ALKİM TO PRODUCE 50 THOUSAND TONS OF POTASH PER YEAR NEAR DAZKIRI...
Turkey-based Alkim Alkali Kimya A.Ş. (Alkim), one of the largest sodium sulfate producers in the world, decided to invest in its Koralkim facility near Dazkırı (a district of Afyonkarahisar province) on the coast of lake Acıgöl to produce up to 50,000 tons per year of soluble-grade sulfate of Potash (SOP). For this project, Alkim awarded Veolia Water Technologies a contract to supply HPD crystallization technology to produce SOP in crystalline, fully-soluble form. The chemical reaction between purified potassium chloride and brine saturated with sulfate salts takes place inside draft tube baffle crystallizers, which allow for the reaction time under controlled temperature to promote the growth of highly-pure SOP crystals. Veolia’s solution, which also includes multiple-effect crystallizers to produce almost 35,000 tons per year of food-grade sodium chloride as a by-product, optimizes capital investment by utilizing Alkim’s existing cogeneration units. Operating expenses are controlle...