Shanks process for nitrate refining

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The Shanks process for nitrate refining is an industrial method developed in the 19th century to extract and purify sodium nitrate from natural nitrate ores, notably those found in the Chilean nitrate fields.

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instanceOf industrial chemical process
nitrate refining process
sodium nitrate extraction process
appliesTo natural nitrate ores
associatedWithCountry Chile NERFINISHED
category industrial refining process
inorganic chemical process
developedInCentury 19th century
feedstock nitrate-rich caliche ore
historicalPeriodOfUse early 20th century
late 19th century
involves crystallization of sodium nitrate
leaching of nitrate-bearing ores
separation of impurities from nitrate solution
notablyAppliedIn Chilean nitrate fields
product commercial-grade sodium nitrate
refined sodium nitrate
relatedTo Chilean nitrate industry NERFINISHED
natural nitrate deposits
sodium nitrate refining
usedFor extraction of sodium nitrate
purification of sodium nitrate
usedInIndustry chemical industry
explosives manufacture
fertilizer production

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Chilean nitrate fields technologyUsed Shanks process for nitrate refining