A pneumatically-mixed foam column is described for the precipitation of potash alum from aqneous solution using 2-propanol a s the water-miscible salting-out agent. Controlled precipitation is achieved by first evaporating the alcohol into the foam-producing air stream. Guidelines are given for some optimum modes of operation.
The method developed for determining size-dependent crystal growth kinetics makes use of the assumption that the linear growth rate is a product of a size-dependent factor and a supersaturation-dependent one. The transformed form of the population balance equation, obtained by means of this assumption, is the basis of the evaluation utilizing measurement data from one seeded batch crystallization experiment, namely the size distributions of the seed and product crystals as well as the supersaturation course. The application of the method is illustrated by evaluating an experiment with potash alum crystals.Das fur die Bestimmung der Kinetik des groI3enabhiingigen Kristallwachstums erarbeitete Verfahren beruht auf der Voraussetzung, daB der Ausdruck der Wachstumsgeschwindigkeit als Produkt zweier Faktoren geschriebm werden kann, wobei der eine nur von den KristallgrijBen, der andere hingegen von der obersiittigung abhiingt. Die Auswertung beruht auf einer mit Hilfe dieser Voraussetzung transformierten Form der Gesamtbdanzgleichung, in der die Meaergebnisse eines diskontinuierlichen Kristallisationsversuchs mit einem Impfkristall verwendet werden, das sind die GroBenverteilung der Impfkristalle und des Produktes, des weiteren der zeitliche Verlauf der nberslittigung. Die Anwendung dieser Methode wird durch die Auswertung eines mit einem Kalialaunkristall eusgefuhrten Versuchs veranschaulicht.
An air-slug crystallizcr is described and its utility demonstrated with the precipitation of potash alum from aqueous solution using 2-propanol as the water-iniscible precipitant. Basic equipment dimensions are specified and several modes of operation explored. Best results are obtained with a controlled step-wise addition of alcohol.
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