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Salt additive composition for inhibiting formation of yellow brine

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CA2035186A1
CA2035186A1 CA002035186A CA2035186A CA2035186A1 CA 2035186 A1 CA2035186 A1 CA 2035186A1 CA 002035186 A CA002035186 A CA 002035186A CA 2035186 A CA2035186 A CA 2035186A CA 2035186 A1 CA2035186 A1 CA 2035186A1
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Michelle K. Zaid
Najib H. Zaid
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23LFOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF
    • A23L27/00Spices; Flavouring agents or condiments; Artificial sweetening agents; Table salts; Dietetic salt substitutes; Preparation or treatment thereof
    • A23L27/40Table salts; Dietetic salt substitutes
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01JCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J49/00Regeneration or reactivation of ion-exchangers; Apparatus therefor
    • B01J49/50Regeneration or reactivation of ion-exchangers; Apparatus therefor characterised by the regeneration reagents
    • B01J49/53Regeneration or reactivation of ion-exchangers; Apparatus therefor characterised by the regeneration reagents for cationic exchangers
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C01INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C01DCOMPOUNDS OF ALKALI METALS, i.e. LITHIUM, SODIUM, POTASSIUM, RUBIDIUM, CAESIUM, OR FRANCIUM
    • C01D3/00Halides of sodium, potassium or alkali metals in general
    • C01D3/04Chlorides

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Abstract

Abstract of the Disclosure Additive compositions for sodium chloride are disclosed which minimize the tendency of certain aqueous salt brines to exhibit "yellow brine", or the presence of an unappealing yellow tinge or color.
The additive compositions include from about 0.1 to 50% by weight ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid or its salts and from about 99.9 to 50%
by weight alkali metal citrate, most preferably sodium citrate, or citric acid. The additives may be mixed with a preponderant quantity of sodium chloride to yield final salt mixtures, e.g., such mixtures contain from about 99.5 to 99.99% by weight sodium chloride, and correspondingly from about 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of additive.

(Docket No. 21242)

Description

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SALT A[:\D!TIVE COMPOSITION FOR
-INHIBITING FORMATI(:)N OF YELLOW BRINE

Back~round of the Invention ~i. Field of the Invention The present invention is broadly concerned with composi-tions useful for addition to bulk sodium chloride in order to minimize the phenomenon known as "yellow brine", as well as final salt mixtures containing the compositions of the invention. Such final salt mixtures are substantially free from yellow brine problems, and can be used in various applications, including use as regenerating media for cation exchange resins and food processing. The additive compositions of the present invention broadly include respective minor amounts of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and its disodiurn or tetrasodium salts and an alkali metal citrate such as sodium citrate or citric acid.

20 Description of the Prior Art Salt processors have long been acquainted with the problem of "yellow brine." This refers to the fact that brines made from certain salt deposits exhibit an unappealing yellow tinge or color. This condition is believed to result from the fact that the salt deposits contain magnesium or calcium impurities, as well as unwanted iron. While in certain industrial applications, the presence of yellow brine color is not objectionable, it is a positive detriment when the salt is used in food or other consumer applications for example.
U.S. Patent No. 4,839,086 describes additive compositions for salt which comprise respective minor amounts of citric acid and a salt of citric acid. When added to sodium chloride, the resulting mixture is useful in the context of regeneration of cation exchange resins found ~ 30 in water softening systems. In preferred forms, the additive compositions of Patent No. 4,839,086 include and anti-caking agent such as an alkyl substituted naphthalene sulfonate. Use of such agents of course increases the cost of the final additives. Patent No. 4,839,086 is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

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SummarV of the Invention The present invention provides an improved additive composition for addition to sodium chloride so as to eliminate or substantially minimize the phenomenon of yellow brine. Broadly speaking, the additive composition of the invention cornprise from about 0.5 to 30% by weight ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and from about 99.5 to 70% by weight alkali metal citrate. Use of ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid has been found to eliminate the need for an anti-caking agent, and moreover creates a desirable low pH (i.e., from about 4 - 8) when added to salt and the latter used to form a saturated brine.
Moreover, it is believed that the ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid serves to complex calcium and magnesium ions present in the sodium chloride as impurities which have been found responsible for stimulating the yellow color development.
The invention also comprehends final sodium chloride compositions including a preponderant amount of sodium chloride together with respective minor amounts of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and alkali metal citrate. Such final compositions can be used in food applications for example, particularly when it is considered that the additive compositions of the invention are forrned using constituents which have long been acceptable for food usage. Moreover, the final salt compositions find significant utility as regenerating media for cation exchange resins.

Description of the Preferred Embodiments As explained above, the additive compositions of the invention broadly contain from about 0.1 to 50% by weight ethylene-diaminetetraacetic acid and from about 99.9 to 50% by weight alkali metal citrate. Preferably the alkali metal citrate is selected from the group consisting of sodium or potassium citratel and most preferably sodium citrate.
In more preferred forms, the ethylenediaminetatraacetic acid is present at a level from about 3 to 10% by weight, while the alkali metal citrate is present at a level from about 97 to 90% by weight. Most preferably, the ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid is used at a level of .

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about 6% by weight, while the alkali metal citrate is present at a level of about 94% by weight.
The final sodium chloride cornpositions in accordance with the invention include a preponderance of sodium chloride, i.e., from about 99.5 to 99.99% by weight, and most preferably at a level of about 99.75% by weight. Thus, the two-component additive composition is mixed with sodium chloride at a level of from about 0.01 to 0.5% by weight, and most preferably at a level of about 0.25% by weight. In all instances, the amount of alkali metal citrate present in the final sodium chloride mixture will be greater than the amount of ethylenediamine-` tetraacetic acid present therein.
In terms of the individual constituents of the overall sodium chloride compositions of the invention, the ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid is present at a level from about 0.00001 to 0.025% by weight, and most preferably at about 0.015% by weight. The alkali metal citrate on the other hand is present at a level from about 0.00999 to 0.4995% by weight, and most preferably at about 0.235% by weight.
In preparative procedures, the compositions designed for addition to sodium chloride are produced by initially blending together ` 20 the ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid or disodium or tetrasodium sal~s thereof and alkali metal citrate or citric acid through the use of a ` conventional blender to assure homogeneity. This preblended, dry matcrial can then be used to manufacture the final salt mixtures of the invention. Such typically involves initially blending of the dry additive with a preponderant amount of sodium chloride. Thereaftsr, the mixture may ba subjected to a conventional pelletizing procedure to yield pellets comprising primarily sodium chloride but with the important adjuncts of the present invention homogeneously mixed and compaoted therewith.
Of course, final salt mixtures can also be produced by directly blending the individual constituents of the additive compositions into the sodium chlorlde.

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Claims (18)

Claims:
1. A composition for addition to sodium chloride and comprising from about 0.1 to 50% by weight ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and salts thereof and from about 99.9 to 50% by weight alkali metal citrate.
2. The composition of Claim 1, said alkali metal citrate being selected from the group consisting of sodium and potassium citrate.
3. The composition of Claim 2, said alkali metal citrate being sodium citrate.
4. The composition of Claim 1, said ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid being present at a level of from about 3 - 10% by weight, said alkali metal citrate being present at a level from about 97 to 90%
by weight.
5. The composition of Claim 4, said ethylenediamino-tetraacetic acid being present at a level of about 6% by weight, said alkali metal citrate being present at a level of about 94% by weight.
6, A sodium chloride composition comprising:
a quantity of sodium chloride;
respective minor amounts of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and an alkali metal citrate admixed with said sodium chloride.
7. The composition of Claim 6, the amount of said alkali metal citrate present in said composition being greater than the amount of said ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid.
8. The composition of Claim 6, said sodium chloride being present at a level of about 99.5 to 99.99% by weight.
9. The composition of Claim 8, said sodium chloride being present at a level from about 99.75% by weight.
10. The composition of Claim 6, said ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid being present at a level from about 0.00005 to 0.15% by weight.
11. The composition of Claim 10, said ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid being present at a level from about 0.015% by weight.
12. The composition of Claim 6, said alkali metal citrate being present at a level from about 0.00995 to 0.4975% by weight.
13. The composition of Claim 12, said alkali metal citrate being present at a level of about 0.235% by weight.
14. The composition of Claim 6, said alkali metal citrate being selected from the group consisting of sodium and potassium citrate.
15. The composition of Claim 14, said alkali metal citrate being sodium citrate.
16. A composition for addition to sodium chloride and comprising from about 0.1 to 50% by weight ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and salts thereof and from about 99.9 to 50% by weight citric acid.
17. The composition of Claim 16, said ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid being present at a level of from about 3 - 10% by weight, said citric acid being present at a level from about 97 to 90% by weight.
18. The composition of Claim 17, said ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid being present at a level of about 6% by weight, said citric acid being present at a level of about 94% by weight.
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