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Magnesium Chloride from Naturally Occurring Brines and Evaporites

A raw material for an expanding magnesium industry?

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Abstract

Increased production of potash from natural brines or brines derived from solution mining can mean greater availability of byproduct magnesium chloride—a possible raw material for magnesium production. This article outlines the technological basis for the utilization of these brines.

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  1. Minera Bayovar S.A., USA

    A. F. Nylander (project engineer)

  2. Western Knapp Engr. Div. of Arthur G. McKee & Co., San Francisco, USA

    J. H. Jensen (member of AIME, chief process engineer)

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Nylander, A.F., Jensen, J.H. Magnesium Chloride from Naturally Occurring Brines and Evaporites. JOM 16, 718–720 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03397222

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