Novel precipitated silica production process

A process for preparing precipitated silica, the process comprising conducting a precipitation reaction between a silicate and at least one acid, whereby a suspension of precipitated silica is obtained, followed by separation and drying of this suspension, wherein:

• the precipitation reaction is carried out in the following way:
• (i) forming an initial stock comprising a silicate and an electrolyte, wherein a concentration of silicate (expressed as SiO2) in said initial stock is less than 100 g/l and, optionally, wherein concentration of electrolyte in said initial stock is less than 19 g/l,
• (ii) adding an acid to said stock until a pH value of the reaction medium of at least 7.0, is obtained,
• (iii) simultaneously adding an acid and a silicate to the reaction medium,
• (iv) adding an acid to the reaction medium, optionally until a pH value of the reaction medium of between 3.0 and 6.5 is obtained,
• drying a resulting suspension,
• and wherein, in at least step (iii), the acid used is a concentrated acid.