Process for demineralizing a liquid containing organic matter and salts in solution
AssigneeSociete Anonyme Francaise D'Ingenierie et de Recherche
InventorRoland Noel
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Abstract
A process of demineralizing a liquid containing organic matter and inorganic salts in solution, in which the treatment of the liquid comprises the following steps: the liquid is percolated over a strong cationic ion exchange resin for monovalent ions; both a batch of liquid from the preceding step and a brine for receiving ions from that liquid are caused to circulate in loops through at least one "two-compartment" electrodialyzer comprising a plurality of anionic membranes interposed between a plurality of cationic membranes; and the brine whose salt concentration lies in the range 90 grams per liter (g/l) to 110 g/l is used to regenerate the ion exchange resin.
Claims12
A process of demineralizing a liquid containing organic matter and inorganic salts in solution, wherein the treatment of the liquid comprises the following steps:
- the liquid is percolated over a strong cationic ion exchange resin for monovalent ions;
- both a liquid from the preceding step and a brine for receiving ions from that liquid are caused to circulate through at least one "two-compartment" electrodialyzer comprising a plurality of anionic membranes interposed between a plurality of cationic membranes
- said brine is caused to circulate in at least one other electrodialyzer for regulating its concentration to provide another brine, wherein concentration of said another brine lies in the range of 80 grams per liter to 120 grams per liter and wherein said another brine is used to regenerate the ion exchange resin.
A process for demineralizing a liquid containing organic matter and inorganic salts in solution, wherein the treatment of the liquid comprises the following steps:
- the liquid is percolated over a strong cationic ion exchange resin for monovalent ions;
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- both a batch of liquid from the preceding step and a brine for receiving ions from that liquid are caused to circulate in loops through at least one "two-compartment" electrodialyzer comprising a plurality of anionic membranes interposed between a plurality of cationic membranes, said electrodialysis taking place in two stages, said two stages including a first stage with brine whose salt concentration is maintained in the range of 80 grams per liter to 140 grams per liter while the salt concentration of the liquid being treated is greater than a predetermined threshold, and a second stage using a brine whose salt concentration is maintained in the range of 30 grams per liter and 40 grams per liter until the predetermined demineralization threshold is reached;
- wherein between the percolation step and the electrodialysis step, the liquid is preconcentrated and wherein the brine whose salt concentration lies in the range 80 grams per liter to 140 grams per liter is used to regenerate the ion exchange resin.
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