Alberger process
The Alberger process is an industrial method of producing salt from rock salt.
Method[edit]
The Alberger process begins by heating brine under high pressure with a series of heaters. Impurities are removed using a tank filled with granite cubes called a graveler. When the pressure is released, salt crystals form in a steam heated evaporation pan.[1] This results in a three-dimensional pyramid-shaped flake salt, which has low bulk density, high solubility, and good adhesion.[2] According to a scientific article from 1946, the process results in salt of high purity but "is the least economical method for the production of a given quantity of salt."[3]
Production[edit]
Cargill operates a plant in St. Clair, Michigan that is the only place in the United States that manufactures such salt using the Alberger process. Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt is a brand of salt produced using the alberger process.[4]
History[edit]
The method was patented by Charles L. Weil on June 8, 1915.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Salt plant enhances safety, cuts costs with low-temperature hot melt". Adhesives Age. Access Intelligence. 39 (8). July 1996.
- ↑ Claudia D. O'Donnell (March 1998). "A short salt synopsis". Prepared Foods. BNP Media. 167 (3).
- ↑ Taft, Robert (1946). "Kansas and the Nation's Salt". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science (1903-). 49 (3): 223–272. doi:10.2307/3626079. ISSN 0022-8443.
- ↑ Tejal Rao (29 January 2019). "The Rumors Aren't True: Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt Will Still Flow". New York Times. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ European Patent Office: US 1141999. For original patent drawings and description of the process see: Original document. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
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