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Design-Build Soda Ash Crystallization Plant

The document discusses a design-build project where Veolia Water Technologies helped American Soda develop a process to produce soda ash and sodium bicarbonate from natural nacholite deposits. Veolia developed and tested a custom pilot system and then designed and supplied commercial sodium carbonate monohydrate and sodium bicarbonate crystallization systems that are the core of American Soda's new $300 million facility in Parachute, Colorado.

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Design-Build Soda Ash Crystallization Plant

The document discusses a design-build project where Veolia Water Technologies helped American Soda develop a process to produce soda ash and sodium bicarbonate from natural nacholite deposits. Veolia developed and tested a custom pilot system and then designed and supplied commercial sodium carbonate monohydrate and sodium bicarbonate crystallization systems that are the core of American Soda's new $300 million facility in Parachute, Colorado.

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Design-Build Soda Ash Crystallization Plant

Chemical / Soda Ash Industry | Case Study

The Client’s Perspective


American Soda –
Parachute, CO USA
“Instrumental in this project
was Veolia’s pilot testing in
their research facilities and the
subsequent supply of the HPD
monohydrate and bicarbonate
crystallizers that serve as the heart
of the production process.”

- Charles Yates
COO & VP, Operations
American Soda, L.L.P.

Project Description
Through innovative process development and results-oriented pilot
testing, Veolia Water Technologies helped American Soda reach their
goal to produce exceptional high-quality soda ash and high-purity sodium
bicarbonate from natural nacholite deposits. An HPD® sodium carbonate
monohydrate crystallization system and a unique HPD sodium bicarbonate
crystallization system were the first of several commercial production
systems that Veolia would design and supply to the soda ash producer.

The Client’s Needs


American Soda set high expectations for their new $300 million Parachute,
Colorado facility. They wanted to be the world’s most efficient and lowest
cost producer of soda ash and sodium bicarbonate while producing these
products in an environmentally responsible way.

To reach these objectives, American Soda needed efficient crystallization


systems specifically designed to produce soda ash and sodium bicarbonate
from a natural nacholite deposit, unlike the conventional trona method.

WATER TECHNOLOGIES
Design-Build Soda Ash Crystallization Plant

Technology Solutions
Sodium Carbonate Monohydrate Crystallizers
Project Development • The two, 32-foot diameter HPD sodium monohydrate
crystallizers are the heart of the plant’s production.
Veolia developed a unique and efficient
process to produce the soda ash and sodium • Production capabilities exceed the required capacity of one
bicarbonate. To test and validate the new process million tons of dense soda ash (DSA) annually.
and determine optimal operating conditions, a • Pilot testing in the crystallization research center
custom pilot-scale system was designed and demonstrated that the product quality would meet or exceed
built for the project. the market’s needs.

Utilizing the pilot system, one ton of sodium Sodium Bicarbonate Crystallizer
carbonate monohydrate crystals and one ton • The innovative HPD cooling style crystallizer was pilot
of sodium bicarbonate were produced which demonstrated to validate the new process.
American Soda used for market testing. The • The commercial system has shown exceptional performance
successful pilot testing led to the design, with annual production capacity of 150,000 tons of sodium
fabrication and installation of the commercial bicarbonate.
sodium carbonate monohydrate crystallizer
• The unique design has greatly extended clean out
system.
frequencies from normal industry practice.

Sodium Carbonate Decahydrate Recovery System


• American Soda requested suggestions for management of
a monohydrate purge stream for an alternative to external
disposal. Veolia recommended and installed an HPD sodium
carbonate decahydrate crystallizer for additional product
recovery.
• The decahydrate system operates at a low temperature to
provide alkali recovery from the purge with capacity up to
260,000 tons annually.

Sodium Bicarbonate Solids Handling Improvements


• Ongoing evaluations helped identify another area
of opportunity for American Soda. Veolia provided a
bicarbonate curing system, which enhanced product quality
and opened new markets for American Soda by providing
additional grades of product.

Results
American Soda has experienced reliable production of soda
ash and sodium bicarbonate at exceptional product purity. Each
system and equipment enhancement supplied by Veolia Water
Technologies was smoothly integrated into the facility and met
the local environmental requirements.

Veolia Water Technologies


Plainfield, IL USA     Getxo, Vizcaya, Spain   
 tel +1 815 609-2000 tel +34 94 491 40 92
www.veoliawatertechnologies.com/hpdevaporation • [email protected]

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