UT19-SV UT19-1P1 CV1 HV1 RV1 P2 P3 PHE2 P1A/P1B PF1A/PF1B PF2 PHE1 UT19-C1 DI1 PV1

Storage NaOH Feed Heating Reactor Recirculation Gas Draw Condenser Main Process Main Process Polishing Heat Absorption De-ioniser Product
water Vessel Pump Hopper Vessel Vessel Pump Pump Pumps Filters Filter Exchanger Column Vessel

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UT19-1P1
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NaOH
Sodium Hydroxide 20 Air
UT19-SV
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PHE2 Air
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P3
DI1
Sodium Chloride 4 5 6
Calcium Chloride P1A
Sodium Bicarbonate RV 1 PF1A 24
1 2 3 Aqueous Sodium
Chloride
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P2
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26 PF2
27 P1B PF1B PV 1
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15 Water ( Purged )
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Description The production of aqueous Sodium Chloride by the thermal
decomposition of aqueous Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, and
Na2CO3 (aq) + CaCl2 (aq)
CaCO3 (s) + 2NaCl (aq) (desired ) reacting the resultant ions with aqu eous Calcium Chloride.
Sodium Chloride Calcium Carbonate is recov ered from the filter .
2NaHCO3 (aq) Na2CO3 (aq) + CO2 (g) + H2O (l) (undesired) Company University of Surrey
Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Sodium bicarbonate Drawn by Tzon Olikize Gkofas
No. Version 1
Date 16/11/2017
Figure 1: Process Flow Diagram for the Production of Sodium Chloride