How to store halite?

The guaranteed shelf life of industrial salt is 5 years, and so that during this time the deicing reagent does not lose its original properties, certain rules must be followed during storage. Before you learn about the main rules for storing a product, you need to understand its features. There are not many of them. Industrial salt is a completely non-toxic material. It is not explosive and therefore does not require any difficult storage conditions. From an environmental point of view, salt is also safe. The material does not release harmful chemical elements, and if it comes into contact with the skin, there is no need to worry. You just need to wash off the salt with water in time. Important! Technical salt may contain an anti-caking component. This additive is not always present in the composition. Those enterprises that buy Mineral Halite Concentrate without it must remember: if the air humidity in the room where the salt is stored exceeds 75%, then there is a possibility of caking of the material. Also, a technical product can freeze if it does not contain additives and is stored at a temperature of minus 15 degrees.

Other features of storing technical salt

• Dry room;
• Use of special pallets;
• Presence of a canopy.

It is not always possible to use pallets. You can store salt in open areas where there is a hard surface. But here it is important to fulfill the third storage condition (canopy).

It is strictly forbidden to store salt outside in winter. As mentioned above, at low temperatures salt freezes and ceases to perform its functions. In winter, it is better to use storage bags. You can choose a warehouse without high humidity as a room.

Anyone who buys industrial salt in large quantities must remember! Natural material has a crystalline structure. This explains the likelihood of granules sticking together. The product evaporates moisture over time. Because of this, during storage it is necessary to pour salt from one container to another, or mix it to prevent the formation of a single lump of salt.

Features of storing technical salt in open areas

In addition to the fact that when storing mineral Halite concentrate in an open area you need to organize a shed, there are several more requirements:

• Drainage grooves must be made along the entire perimeter of the area used to remove precipitation.
• The surface of the area must be hard. It is better if it is concrete or asphalt. The mineral Halite concentrate should be placed on wooden pallets.
• It is not allowed to place materials with various pungent odors near the salt. This includes freshly separated leather, rubber or some kind of chemicals.
• If there is a metal fence on the site, it should not be corroded.

Storing Unpackaged Salt

Industrial salt is a hygroscopic material. This indicator directly depends on the size of the granules. The finer the salt, the greater the likelihood of caking of the material. Because small particles have more points of contact with each other, hence the larger adhesion surface.

Salt also tends to cake more often when stored in bulk. In the material where special additives are not present in the composition, the caking process may begin after 2-3 months of storage. This raises a very important storage requirement – the layer of salt should not exceed more than 2 meters. Moreover, this is regardless of whether the material is stored outdoors or indoors.

Why shouldn’t caking of industrial salt be allowed?

Due to high levels of humidity in the room, or precipitation on the product, some of the salt may disappear altogether. The granules will simply dissolve. When the temperature changes, the remaining remaining particles of material will begin to stick together, forming a large lump. In the future, it will be very difficult to separate it into small particles. What is most important is that mineral halite concentrate that has deteriorated (sticky, caked) cannot be used for its main purpose. It is unacceptable to sprinkle roads with this kind of salt when there is ice.

A dry and warm room is what is necessary to create the correct conditions for storing technical salt.

If you follow all the above recommendations, you can store industrial salt for a very long time (more than 5 years). You can, of course, purchase material for travel purposes in plastic bags. But the raw materials will become unusable after 5 years. Salt can be stored in paper bags for only 1 year.

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Technical salt is an effective natural powder that is used to break up ice.

The first signs of the use of salt in human life have come to us from antiquity; it is mentioned by ancient philosophers as “the child of the sun and the sea.” And this is partly true, because salt deposits are formed due to the drying of salt water and are formed in layers in rocks. In modern life, it is difficult to imagine the importance of the niche occupied by the use of industrial salt. There is not a single employee of housing maintenance companies who would not sprinkle pedestrian paths with its composition, and also how many accidents were prevented with its help when treating the roadways of our cities in the winter. In addition, it is widely used in construction in sub-zero climatic temperatures, when it is added to concrete solutions so that they have time to harden and are not affected by frost.

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Technical salt has advantages: it is relatively inexpensive, it is used in subzero temperatures, and it is easy to use. It works at temperatures down to -30 C, but is more effective up to -15 C. When sprinkled on the ground, it enters into a chemical reaction with ice and dissolves, dissolving it too, it detaches the ice from the road surface. It consists of 97% sodium chloride (NaCI).

Technical characteristics of technical salt

1. A powdery substance consisting of salt processing waste.
2. Tastes salty without additives
3. White in color, depending on the place where it is mined it can change shades.
4. There is no smell.

Its composition includes (mass fraction)

1. Sodium chloride – 97,11%.
2. Calcium ion – 0,28%.
3. Magnesium ion – 0,04%.
4. Sulfate ion – 0,75%.
5. Insoluble residue in water – 0,55%.
6. Moisture – 2,5%.

It can be of four types:

1. Stone – extracted from mines.
2. Self-sufficient – extracted from salt lakes.
3. Career – it has the most additives.
4. Tablets are the best purification and are used to soften water.

Storage conditions

Salt is stored in dry covered warehouses, or in open asphalt areas. There is drainage around the perimeter to drain water. Salt does not spoil if stored properly.

What is salt used for?

It is widely used in industry. During oil production, it is poured into the well, it helps to defrost the soil. It is used as a reagent that destroys ice and is sprinkled on roads. It is used in boiler houses and heating networks for chemical purification and improvement of water quality.

How is de-icing salt made?

It is produced by processing rock salt deposits. During production, three categories are taken into account.

1. Quality (three grades).
2. Grinding (three fractions).
3. Processing method (with and without anti-caking additive).

How much does salt weigh

One cubic meter of salt weighs 1,24 tons.

Specific weight

The specific gravity is 800 kg in 1150 cubic meters. m. In this case, specific gravity is equal to density.

Using salt

It is mainly used for sprinkling roadways and pedestrian paths in winter to combat icing. It can be pre-mixed with sand or crushed stone.

Technical salt consumption

When sprinkling roads for melting 1 gram of ice:

• at a temperature of -2 C you need 0,04 grams,
• at a temperature of -5 C you need 0,08 grams,
• at a temperature of -10 C you need 0,16 grams,
• at a temperature of -20 C you need 0,285 grams.

Technical salt halite characteristics

Among the minerals there is the mineral halite (rock salt). It is colorless, but with impurities it has different shades. Found in rocks, it contains 39,34% Na and 60,66 CI. Density 2,1-2,2 g/cm³. Rock salt is a sedimentary rock that is more than 90% halite.