US1997691A - Purification of caustic solutions - Google Patents

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US1997691A
US1997691A US611640A US61164032A US1997691A US 1997691 A US1997691 A US 1997691A US 611640 A US611640 A US 611640A US 61164032 A US61164032 A US 61164032A US 1997691 A US1997691 A US 1997691A
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  • Liquid caustic that is aqueous solutions of caustic soda containing about 50% by weight of caustic soda, has some advantages, as compared to solid caustic, in specific applications, but the presence of the small amount of iron compounds almost invariably encountered in liquid caustic has involved difliculties in some applications, particularly in the manufacture of rayon and high grade soap and in mercerizing and textile work.
  • liquid caustic should contain not more than about 0.0040% of iron on the caustic soda and for rayon manufacture not more than about 0.0010%, for example.
  • This invention relates to an improvement in the treatment of liquid caustic for bringing the iron content below the limits which must be observed in such applications.
  • This invention provides a simple and economical method of reducing the iron content of liquid caustic, to bring it within the limits tolerable in the manufacture of rayon and soap and in mercerizing and textile work, for example.
  • the introduction of the water insoluble oxide and hydroxide of magnesium into the liquid caustic results in the formation of a precipitate from which the liquid caustic can be readily separated and which precipitate occludes, or otherwise carries with it, a large part of any iron compounds I present in the liquid caustic.
  • the oxideor' the hydroxide is added to'the liquid caustic and the precipitate formed is thereafter separated from the liquidcaustic, iron compounds present, or a large part of them, being removed from the liquid caustic with this precipitate.
  • the purifying reagent may be added to the liquid caustic in suspension or in solid form.
  • the precipitate formed may be separated from the liquid caustic by filtration, settling or centrifuging, for example.
  • iron content of the liquid caustic was reduced to 0.00004%.
  • the temperature of the liquid caustic during the treatment of. the invention is not important centration. It is applicable to caustic liquor of any concentration, liquid below about 100 C. For example:
  • the introduction of the oxide and hydroxide of magnesium in the caustic liquor, according to this invention results in the formation of a precipitate which .occludes, or otherwise carries with it, a large part of any aluminum compounds present in the caustic liquor.
  • the alumina content of caustic liquors' may be reduced, by the treatment of the invention, from upwards of 0.040% by weight on the caustic soda to 0.006-0.010%.
  • the invention thus alsoprovides a simple and economical method of reducing the aluminum content of caustic liquors.
  • the purifying agent may be recovered from the separated precipitate and re-used.
  • the improvement in the purification of caustic liquors which comprises addition to the caustic liquor of a purifying reagent selected'from the group consisting of the oxide and hydroxide of magnesium, and the subsequent separation from the caustic liquor of the precipitate formed.

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Patented Apr. 16, 1935 UNITED STATES 1,997,691 PURIFICATION or CAUSTIG sowrrons Wilmer H. Koch, Niagara Falls, N. Y., assignor to The Mathieson Alkali Works, Inc., New
York, N. Y., a corporation of Virginia No Drawing. Application May 16, 1932,
Serial No. 611,640
1 Claim.
Liquid caustic, that is aqueous solutions of caustic soda containing about 50% by weight of caustic soda, has some advantages, as compared to solid caustic, in specific applications, but the presence of the small amount of iron compounds almost invariably encountered in liquid caustic has involved difliculties in some applications, particularly in the manufacture of rayon and high grade soap and in mercerizing and textile work. For soap manufacture liquid caustic should contain not more than about 0.0040% of iron on the caustic soda and for rayon manufacture not more than about 0.0010%, for example.
This invention relates to an improvement in the treatment of liquid caustic for bringing the iron content below the limits which must be observed in such applications.
Various expedients have been adopted for the purpose of producing liquid caustic sufiiciently free from iron for these purposes, including the use oi nickel lined apparatus throughout the manufacture of the liquid caustic and the use of silver lined apparatus, but such expedients have involved unfortunate economic penalties.
This invention provides a simple and economical method of reducing the iron content of liquid caustic, to bring it within the limits tolerable in the manufacture of rayon and soap and in mercerizing and textile work, for example.
I have found that the introduction of the water insoluble oxide and hydroxide of magnesium into the liquid caustic, results in the formation of a precipitate from which the liquid caustic can be readily separated and which precipitate occludes, or otherwise carries with it, a large part of any iron compounds I present in the liquid caustic. According to this invention, the oxideor' the hydroxide is added to'the liquid caustic and the precipitate formed is thereafter separated from the liquidcaustic, iron compounds present, or a large part of them, being removed from the liquid caustic with this precipitate. The purifying reagent may be added to the liquid caustic in suspension or in solid form. The precipitate formed may be separated from the liquid caustic by filtration, settling or centrifuging, for example.
of solid light magnesia on the liquid caustic was added, the precipitate formed was permitted to settle and the settled precipitate was separated from the liquid caustic by filtration. The
iron content of the liquid caustic was reduced to 0.00004%.
The temperature of the liquid caustic during the treatment of. the invention is not important centration. It is applicable to caustic liquor of any concentration, liquid below about 100 C. For example:
II, To a caustic liquor containing 18% byweight of caustic soda and about 0.0017% by weight of iron on the caustic soda, 0.15% by weight of solid light magnesia on the caustic liquor was added, the precipitate formed wasps. mitted to settle and the settled precipitate was separated from the caustic liquor by filtration. The iron content of the caustic liquor was reduced to 0.00016% Caustic liquors of this concentration, about 18%, by weight of caustic soda, or somewhat lower concentration, are used extensively in the manufacture of rayon at present. When the treatment is applied to more dilute caustic liquors, settling is more rapid and filtration is easier but increased settling capacity is required.
I have also found that the introduction of the oxide and hydroxide of magnesium in the caustic liquor, according to this invention, results in the formation of a precipitate which .occludes, or otherwise carries with it, a large part of any aluminum compounds present in the caustic liquor. For example, the alumina content of caustic liquors'may be reduced, by the treatment of the invention, from upwards of 0.040% by weight on the caustic soda to 0.006-0.010%. The invention thus alsoprovides a simple and economical method of reducing the aluminum content of caustic liquors.
The purifying agent may be recovered from the separated precipitate and re-used.
This application is a continuation in part of my 'copending application, Serial Number 493,236, filed November 3, 1930.
I claim:
The improvement in the purification of caustic liquors which comprises addition to the caustic liquor of a purifying reagent selected'from the group consisting of the oxide and hydroxide of magnesium, and the subsequent separation from the caustic liquor of the precipitate formed.
WILMER H. KOCH.
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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2541733A (en) * 1947-05-22 1951-02-13 Du Pont Production of alkali metal carbonate perhydrates
US2553595A (en) * 1949-04-21 1951-05-22 Franz J Maier Process of regenerating the hydroxyapatite of tricalcium phosphate and trimagnesium phosphate for use as fluoride adsorbent reagents
US2592907A (en) * 1949-03-08 1952-04-15 Infilco Inc Cooking liquor treatment
US2634192A (en) * 1951-06-28 1953-04-07 Dow Chemical Co Method of removing iron from caustic soda solutions
US2887364A (en) * 1957-02-14 1959-05-19 Dow Chemical Co Removal of impurities from caustic soda solutions

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2541733A (en) * 1947-05-22 1951-02-13 Du Pont Production of alkali metal carbonate perhydrates
US2592907A (en) * 1949-03-08 1952-04-15 Infilco Inc Cooking liquor treatment
US2553595A (en) * 1949-04-21 1951-05-22 Franz J Maier Process of regenerating the hydroxyapatite of tricalcium phosphate and trimagnesium phosphate for use as fluoride adsorbent reagents
US2634192A (en) * 1951-06-28 1953-04-07 Dow Chemical Co Method of removing iron from caustic soda solutions
US2887364A (en) * 1957-02-14 1959-05-19 Dow Chemical Co Removal of impurities from caustic soda solutions

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