Reuse of Ammonium Chloride Solution from Zirconia Powder Producer

Summary

Doral Specialty Chemicals (a producer of high purity zirconia powders) produces a wastewater stream with up to 5% ammonium chloride. This solution is supplied to two companies (industrial chemical plant and producer of synthetic rutile) as feedstock for 25% ammonium chloride production.

Industry

Industry Sector	Specific Industry
Mining and mineral sector	Producer of zirconia powers
Chemical plant	Producer of industrial chemicals
Mining and mineral sector	Producer of synthetic rutile

Region

Kwinana Industrial Area, Kwinana, ( Perth , Western Australia ).

Applied Technologies

• Not known

Triple Bottom Line Aspects (direct at operational level)

Economic	Lower water treatment costs Increased company income/revenue (e.g. lower purchase costs for raw materials)
Environment	Increased resource efficiency
Social	None identified

Additional Comments

None.

References

• van Beers, D, Bossilkov, A and van Berkel, R (2005) “Capturing Regional Synergies in the Kwinana Industrial Area – 2005 Status Report”, CSRP Report (for Project 3B1), August 2005

Last Update

18 January 2007