Abstract: A process for the removal of essentially chromium-free sulfate from a chromate and sulfate-containing chlorate liquor which includes mixing the chlorate liquor having a pH of between about 2.0 and 6.0 with a calcium-containing material at a temperature and for a time sufficient to form a sulfate-containing precipitate predominantly of glauberite, Na.sub.2 Ca(SO.sub.4).sub.2, and separating the substantially chromium-free glauberite from the chlorate liquor.

Abstract: A continuous integrated process for the production of neutral calcium hypochlorite in which crystals of by-product sodium chloride are more easily separated from the calcium hypochlorite product is described. The process includes diluting an aqueous slurry of sodium hydroxide, lime and bleach mother liquor with aqueous salt solution saturated with calcium ion and sodium chloride and chlorinating the resulting aqueous admixture in the presence of a seed bed of sodium chloride crystals and calcium hypochlorite crystals at temperatures less than 35.degree. C., e.g., 15.degree.-20.degree. C. A suspension of readily separable, sodium chloride crystals and calcium hypochlorite crystals in chlorinator liquor is conveyed to a classification zone where the sodium chloride and calcium hypochlorite crystals are separated.

Abstract: A continuous integrated process for the production of calcium hypochlorite in which crystals of by-product sodium chloride are more easily separated for the calcium hypochlorite product is described. The process includes: (a) introducing with agitation into a vessel an aqueous slurry of dibasic calcium hypochlorite, sodium hydroxide, and aqueous salt solution saturated with calcium ion and sodium chloride in amounts at least sufficient to substantially dilute the sodium hydroxide; (b) forwarding the resulting aqueous mixture of step (a) to a chlorination zone containing a seed bed of calcium hypochlorite and sodium chloride crystals; (c) introducing chlorine into the chlorination zone, thereby producing an aqueous suspension containing further quantities of calcium hypochlorite crystals and readily separable significantly larger sodium chloride crystals; and (d) removing aqueous suspension containing such calcium hypochlorite and sodium chloride crystals from the chlorination zone to a classification zone.