Natural Soda Ash: Occurrences, process and use / Edition 1

by D.E. Garrett

Overview

Known as one of the world's major industrial chemicals natural soda ash plays a critical role in glass and ceramics industries, production of chemicals, cleansing and bleaching, and metallurgy. Natural soda ash is also preferable to synthetic types because its production is purer and requires less energy with virtually no harmful environmental effects. Essential data on the properties, sources, processing requirements, and applications of natural soda ash fill this guide, making it valuable to both manufacturers and users. The formation, occurrence and history of natural soda ash deposits are covered along with specific chemical, physical and mineralogical characteristics. Explanations of processing techniques demonstrate how to convert soda ash into commercial products. Included are new methods and technologies for large-scale soda ash production, safe handling procedures and marketing strategies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780442239275
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	01/31/1992
Edition description:	1992
Pages:	636
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.39(d)

Table of Contents

Deposits. The origin of soda ash deposits. Green River formation. Rift Valley, Africa. Searles Lake drainage basin. Smaller commercial deposits. Other United States occurrences. Other world occurrences. Production. Green River, Wyoming. Searles Lake. Other operations. Other processing methods. Sodium bicarbonate production. Utilization. Soda ash uses. Handling. Health and safety. Shipment and handling. Production and consumption statistics. Physical data and chemistry. Analytical procedures.

Editorial Reviews

a well-researched book that contains a wealth of knowledge on the subject of soda ash...this book comes as a revelation. The 625 pages of text are packed with information...an excellent basis for the search for commerciall viable naturally occurring deposits - Geological Magazine

From the Publisher

The extremely widespread occurrence of soda ash deposits and formations is not generally known, nor are its principles of formation. Its processing requirements are similar to those of other saline minerals, but quite different from those of Solvay plants. Also, on the tremendous scale of production that is required, many specific methods and technologies are needed to assure reliability and maximum efficiency. Each of these areas is discussed in this book, based upon the author's many years of consulting and performing process development work. To round out the coverage, chapters have been included on soda ash handling, utilization, and physical properties. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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