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How Can NaCl Be Separated From Other Dissolved Salts

The document discusses two methods for separating NaCl from other dissolved salts in a solution: deionization and reverse osmosis. Deionization uses ion exchange resins to remove ions like Na+ and Cl- from the solution. Reverse osmosis forces the solution through a membrane that is impermeable to dissolved salts. The simplest approach is deionization followed by replacing the minerals removed during the process.

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How Can NaCl Be Separated From Other Dissolved Salts

The document discusses two methods for separating NaCl from other dissolved salts in a solution: deionization and reverse osmosis. Deionization uses ion exchange resins to remove ions like Na+ and Cl- from the solution. Reverse osmosis forces the solution through a membrane that is impermeable to dissolved salts. The simplest approach is deionization followed by replacing the minerals removed during the process.

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HowcanNaClbeseparatedfromotherdissolved

salts?
Iwanttoknowtheeasiestwaytoremovesodiumchloridefromasolutionandstillretaintheotherminerals.
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Dissolvedsaltsareusuallyremovedusingeitherdeionizationorreverseosmosis.Deionizationpassesthe
wateroverionexchangeresins,whichadsorbdissolvedions.ReverseosmosisiswhatKevinCostnerdidin
theopeningsceneof"Waterworld":forcepressurizedwateracrossamembranewhichisimpermeableto
dissolvedsalts.Neitherapproachwillselectivelyremovesodiumchloride,though.

Thesimplestapproachwouldprobablybedeionization,followedbyreplacementofthedissolvedminerals
removedinthedeionization.
1. Determinetheconcentrationofthemineralcomponentsyouwanttokeep.
2. Passthewaterthroughadeionizer.Thisisacolumnpackedwithmixedcationandanionexchange
resins.ThecationexchangeresinwillremovetheNa+ions,replacingthemwithH+ions.Itwillalso
replacethecalciumandmagnesiumandothercations.Theanionexchangeresinwillreplacethe
chloridewithhydroxideions.Thehydroxideionswillneutralizethehydrogenionsproducedinthe
previousstep.Theanionexchangeresinwillalsotakesulfateoutofthewater.
3. Replacethemineralcomponentslostinthecationandanionremovalprocesses.

Thealternativeapproach,reverseosmosis,isoutlinedhere.
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GeneralChemistryOnline!HowcanNaClbeseparatedfromotherdissolvedsalts?

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