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Sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate production from nahcolitic oil shale

Patent 6609761 Issued on August 26, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject January 10, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Application

No. 480092 filed on 01/10/2000

US Classes:

299/5, Dissolving or chemical reaction423/206.2Alkali carbonate from trona

Examiners

Primary: Schackelford, Heather
Assistant: Kreck, John

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

F21C 041/16
C01D 007/24

Abstract

A method for solution mining nahcolite, capable of extracting nahcolite from geological formations lean in nahcolite comprising injecting high pressure water (which may include recycled aqueous solution of bicarb and sodium carbonate) at a temperature of at least 250° F. into the formation, dissolving nahcolite in the hot water to form a production solution and recovering the production solution. The invention also includes the processing of the production solution to provide sodium carbonate and, optionally, sodium bicarbonate, comprising: decomposing the sodium bicarbonate portion of the hot aqueous production solution to form a hot aqueous solution of sodium carbonate; evaporating water from the hot aqueous solution comprising sodium carbonate to form a concentrated solution of sodium carbonate; producing sodium carbonate monohydrate from the concentrated solution of sodium carbonate by crystallization; and dewatering and calcining the sodium carbonate monohydrate to produce anhydrous sodium carbonate.

Other References

  • M. Prats, et al., "Soluble-Salt Processes for In-Situ Recovery of Hydrocarbons from Oil Shale," Journal of Petroleum Technology, 1078-88 (Sep. 1977)
  • Waldeck, et al., "Aqueous Solubility of Salts at High Temperatures," 54 J. Am. Chem. Society 928 (Mar. 1932)
  • Waldeck, et al., "Aqueous Solubility of Salts at High Temperatures," 56 J. Am. Chem. Society 43 (Jan. 1934
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