Method for forming Glauber's salt crystals of reduced size by including a fluorine-containing surfactant

Patent · Tue May 19 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6254663

Herrick, C S; Holub, F F

The average size of glauber's salt crystals formed by crystallization of Na/sub 2/SO/sub 4/ from aqueous solution in systems comprising Na/sub 2/SO/sub 4/, H/sub 2/O and Glauber's salt is decreased by including a fluorine-containing surfactant in the system.

• Assignee: General Electric Co
• Patent Number(s): US 4267879
• OSTI ID: 6254663
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 21 Aug 1979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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