Abstract: A process is described for recovering sodium carbonate or other sodium-based chemicals from sodium-bearing streams, including in particular mine water, evaporative pond water and sodium carbonate decahydrate deposits, recycle and purge streams, and other waste streams. In the process sodium bicarbonate-bearing streams are decarbonized to reduce the sodium bicarbonate concentration in a combination with other sodium-bearing streams, resulting in a liquor suitable as feed to a sodium carbonate decahydrate or sodium carbonate monohydrate process. The sodium bicarbonate stream is combined in a mix tank with other sodium carbonate bearing streams where the concentration is adjusted to form a liquor suitable to feed a sodium decahydrate or sodium carbonate monohydrate evaporation/crystallization step. In the process the combination of the various sodium-bearing streams is decarbonized to below 3.

Abstract: A process is described for recovering sodium carbonate or other sodium-based chemicals from sodium-bearing streams, including in particular mine water, evaporative pond water and sodium carbonate decahydrate deposits, recycle and purge streams, and other waste streams. In the process selected sodium bicarbonate-bearing streams are decarbonized to reduce the sodium bicarbonate concentration in a combination with other sodium-bearing streams, resulting in a liquor suitable as feed to a sodium carbonate decahydrate or sodium carbonate monohydrate process. The sodium bicarbonate concentration can be reduced using any number of known processes such as reacting said sodium bicarbonate with a neutralizing agent such as calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, or other alkali. Sodium bicarbonate can also be stripped using steam or air.

Abstract: A corrosion inhibited chloride salt is provided containing 30-38% by weight calcium chloride and up to 50% by weight based on the weight of the salt, of honey. This composition reduces the corrosivity of chloride salt up to as much as about 70% compared to that of the untreated sodium chloride solution. The corrosion-inhibited salt finds uses in a variety of applications, such as, for roadway deicing, freezeproofing, concrete additive and for dust suppression for example.