[P2assist] looking for alternatives and ideas in dealing with waste sodium h ydroxide solutions

[Greg Flynn]

I don't believe this sodium hyroxide/aluminium solution is sodium
aluminate but I came across a reference to the use of material like this
in the production of sodium aluminate at:
www.des.state.nh.us/hwcs/interpretation1.pdf

This is a letter discussing whether the spent caustic material is to be
considered hazardous or "not a waste when recycled" in MA.  The material
was to be processed by the Holland Company, a MA manufacturer of
coagulants for potable and industrial water treatments.

A similar company in NC is Martint in Cornelius, with products and
services for the textile industry.  Perhaps they could use this
material.  Their website is:
www.martintenvironmental.com

>From what I can gather the creation of sodium aluminate is just one of
the steps in the more complex process of recovering and separating
aluminum and sodium hydroxide.

Greg Flynn

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