A system and method for producing minerals from divalent ion-containing brine stream includes rejecting sulfate from a divalent-ion rich reject stream in a first nanofiltration seawater reverse osmosis (NF-SWRO) unit, producing solid calcium sulfate dihydrate and a magnesium-rich brine stream in a first concentration unit, concentrating the magnesium-rich brine stream to a saturation point of sodium chloride in a second concentration unit, producing solid sodium chloride and a supernatant product stream in a first crystallizing unit, produce a concentrated magnesium-rich bittern stream from the supernatant product stream in a third concentration unit, and at least one of producing hydrated magnesium chloride from the concentrated magnesium-rich bittern stream in a second crystallizing unit and producing anhydrous magnesium chloride by prilling the concentrated magnesium-rich bitterns stream under a hydrogen chloride atmosphere in a dry air process unit.

A system and method for producing minerals from divalent ion-containing brine stream includes rejecting sulfate from a divalent-ion rich reject stream in a first nanofiltration seawater reverse osmosis (NF-SWRO) unit, producing solid calcium sulfate dihydrate and a magnesium-rich brine stream in a first concentration unit, concentrating the magnesium-rich brine stream to a saturation point of sodium chloride in a second concentration unit, producing solid sodium chloride and a supernatant product stream in a first crystallizing unit, produce a concentrated magnesium-rich bittern stream from the supernatant product stream in a third concentration unit, and at least one of producing hydrated magnesium chloride from the concentrated magnesium-rich bittern stream in a second crystallizing unit and producing anhydrous magnesium chloride by prilling the concentrated magnesium-rich bitterns stream under a hydrogen chloride atmosphere in a dry air process unit.

The present invention relates to a material and process for producing water- and oxygen-free halogen salts of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal, or of a transition metal, or of a metal of groups 13 or 14 of the Periodic Table, in which at least one halogen salt is heated with a heating rate of from 0.2 K/min to 30 K/min, especially from 1.0 K/min to 10 K/min, proceeding from room temperature.

It is provided a process for extracting nickel sulfate from mining ores, such as serpentine, comprising the steps of conducting a magnetic separation of the mining ores producing a magnetic fraction and a non magnetic fraction; leaching the non magnetic fraction with HCl producing a slurry comprising metals chloride; filtrating the slurry producing a metals chloride liquor; purifying the metals chloride liquor producing a magnesium chloride solution; separating an iron-nickel cake from the magnesium chloride solution; leaching the cake together with the magnetic fraction producing a metallic sulfate solution; extracting nickel and cobalt from the metallic sulfate solution by a ion exchange resin extraction and stripping producing an inorganic stripped phase; submitting the inorganic stripped phase to a liquid-liquid extraction producing a nickel concentrated phase; and evaporating and drying the nickel concentrated phase to recuperate nickel sulfate.

It is provided a process for extracting nickel sulfate from mining ores, such as serpentine, comprising the steps of conducting a magnetic separation of the mining ores producing a magnetic fraction and a non magnetic fraction; leaching the non magnetic fraction with HCl producing a slurry comprising metals chloride; filtrating the slurry producing a metals chloride liquor; purifying the metals chloride liquor producing a magnesium chloride solution; separating an iron-nickel cake from the magnesium chloride solution; leaching the cake together with the magnetic fraction producing a metallic sulfate solution; extracting nickel and cobalt from the metallic sulfate solution by a ion exchange resin extraction and stripping producing an inorganic stripped phase; submitting the inorganic stripped phase to a liquid-liquid extraction producing a nickel concentrated phase; and evaporating and drying the nickel concentrated phase to recuperate nickel sulfate.

A system for producing a magnesium chloride aqueous solution includes a crystallization unit configured to generate reaction slurry in which particles of magnesium hydroxide are dispersed by adding a sodium hydroxide aqueous solution to water to be treated, a precipitation unit configured to store reaction slurry, precipitate particles and separate the reaction slurry into recovered slurry and a separated liquid, a removal unit configured to remove divalent cations from the water to be treated or the separated liquid to generate a reaction liquid, an acid-alkali generation unit configured to generate a sodium hydroxide aqueous solution and hydrochloric acid from the reaction liquid, and a reaction unit configured to generate a magnesium chloride aqueous solution by adding hydrochloric acid to the recovered slurry. The acid-alkali generation unit has a main body section configured to generate a sodium hydroxide aqueous solution and hydrochloric acid from the reaction liquid.

A system for producing a magnesium chloride aqueous solution includes a crystallization unit configured to generate reaction slurry in which particles of magnesium hydroxide are dispersed by adding a sodium hydroxide aqueous solution to water to be treated, a precipitation unit configured to store reaction slurry, precipitate particles and separate the reaction slurry into recovered slurry and a separated liquid, a removal unit configured to remove divalent cations from the water to be treated or the separated liquid to generate a reaction liquid, an acid-alkali generation unit configured to generate a sodium hydroxide aqueous solution and hydrochloric acid from the reaction liquid, and a reaction unit configured to generate a magnesium chloride aqueous solution by adding hydrochloric acid to the recovered slurry. The acid-alkali generation unit has a main body section configured to generate a sodium hydroxide aqueous solution and hydrochloric acid from the reaction liquid.

A system and method for producing minerals from divalent ion-containing brine stream includes rejecting sulfate from a divalent-ion rich reject stream in a first nanofiltration seawater reverse osmosis (NF-SWRO) unit, producing solid calcium sulfate dihydrate and a magnesium-rich brine stream in a first concentration unit, concentrating the magnesium-rich brine stream to a saturation point of sodium chloride in a second concentration unit, producing solid sodium chloride and a supernatant product stream in a first crystallizing unit, produce a concentrated magnesium-rich bittern stream from the supernatant product stream in a third concentration unit, and at least one of producing hydrated magnesium chloride from the concentrated magnesium-rich bittern stream in a second crystallizing unit and producing anhydrous magnesium chloride by prilling the concentrated magnesium-rich bitterns stream under a hydrogen chloride atmosphere in a dry air process unit.

A system and method for producing minerals from divalent ion-containing brine stream includes rejecting sulfate from a divalent-ion rich reject stream in a first nanofiltration seawater reverse osmosis (NF-SWRO) unit, producing solid calcium sulfate dihydrate and a magnesium-rich brine stream in a first concentration unit, concentrating the magnesium-rich brine stream to a saturation point of sodium chloride in a second concentration unit, producing solid sodium chloride and a supernatant product stream in a first crystallizing unit, produce a concentrated magnesium-rich bittern stream from the supernatant product stream in a third concentration unit, and at least one of producing hydrated magnesium chloride from the concentrated magnesium-rich bittern stream in a second crystallizing unit and producing anhydrous magnesium chloride by prilling the concentrated magnesium-rich bitterns stream under a hydrogen chloride atmosphere in a dry air process unit.

A system and method for producing minerals from divalent ion-containing brine stream includes rejecting sulfate from a divalent-ion rich reject stream in a first nanofiltration seawater reverse osmosis (NF-SWRO) unit, producing solid calcium sulfate dihydrate and a magnesium-rich brine stream in a first concentration unit, concentrating the magnesium-rich brine stream to a saturation point of sodium chloride in a second concentration unit, producing solid sodium chloride and a supernatant product stream in a first crystallizing unit, produce a concentrated magnesium-rich bittern stream from the supernatant product stream in a third concentration unit, and at least one of producing hydrated magnesium chloride from the concentrated magnesium-rich bittern stream in a second crystallizing unit and producing anhydrous magnesium chloride by prilling the concentrated magnesium-rich bitterns stream under a hydrogen chloride atmosphere in a dry air process unit.