Salt consulting and engineering service provider with its own technology portfolio for salt production and refining
Salt Partners Ltd.
CH-8053 ZurichNew on Amplifa
About Salt Partners
Salt Partners Ltd., based in Zurich, is an independent consulting and engineering company for salt production, salt processing and hypersaline biotechnology. The company offers the full spectrum of project development: concept studies on products, resources, technologies and marketing, feasibility and financing studies, project management, delivery of technologies and equipment, turn-key implementation as well as commissioning of salt factories. The core of its services are proprietary processes such as HYDROSAL for salt purification with hydro-extraction of impurities, ASR for sulphate reduction in brine, SOLARSAL for solar-powered saltworks, BIOSAL for the biological management of solar saltworks and THERMOSAL for evaporation and crystallisation using waste heat. Materials treated include solar salt, sea salt, rock salt, by-product salt, potash and brine. The technologies are used in the chlor-alkali and soda industries, in mining (solution mining), in table salt refineries and vacuum salt plants. They are backed by more than 45 years of project experience worldwide, including the SALEX process developed by company founder Vladimir M. Sedivy.
- Site
- CH-8053 Zurich
- Processes
- HYDROSAL – salt purification with hydro-extraction of impurities, ASR – Anhydrite Solubility Reduction (reduction of the sulphate content in brine), SOLARSAL – salt production with solar energy (solar saltworks), BIOSAL – biological management of solar saltworks, THERMOSAL – evaporation and crystallisation using waste heat, SALEX – salt upgrading with hydro-extraction of impurities, Concept and feasibility studies, economic studies for salt projects, Project management, technology supplier, turn-key contractor, commissioning of saltworks
- Materials
- NaCl (food/industrial salt), Rock salt, Solar salt / sea salt, Sea salt / lake salt, Potash (Kalisalz), By-product salt, Anhydrite (CaSO4), Food and industrial salt
- Founded
- 2004
- Industries
- Salt industry, Chlor-alkali industry, Soda industry, Potash and rock salt mining (solution mining), Table salt refineries, Vacuum salt plants
- 01
Concept study (products, resources, technologies, marketing)
- 02
Feasibility study / financing documentation
- 03
Project management
- 04
Technology delivery / turn-key construction of the saltworks
- 05
Commissioning and support
Materials & Processes
Food and industrial salt
Target product of the refining and purification processes for the highest purity requirements.
Salt purification with hydro-extraction
Purification of solar, sea, rock and by-product salt with high efficiencies and low NaCl losses.
Anhydrite Solubility Reduction
Reduction of the sulphate content in brine dissolved from rock salt for solution mining and chlor-alkali plants.
Solar salt production
Design and modernisation of solar saltworks with brine from seawater, sea water, solution mining or rock salt by-product.
Biological management of solar saltworks
Increase of saltworks productivity by up to 12% and production according to Australian Standard.
Evaporation and crystallisation using waste heat
Evaporation of brines or recrystallisation of crystalline salt using residual heat.
Potash (Kalisalz)
Refining of potash in mining and in the fertiliser industry.
Location
Zurich
CHHeadquarters
Technologies & Services
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYDROSAL – salt purification with hydro-extraction of impuritiesEngineering | – | – | – | – | brine, solar salt, sea salt, rock salt, by-product salt |
| ASR – Anhydrite Solubility Reduction (reduction of the sulphate content in brine)Engineering | – | – | – | – | rock salt, brine |
| SOLARSAL – salt production with solar energy (solar saltworks)Engineering | – | – | – | – | seawater, sea water, brine, rock salt by-product |
| BIOSAL – biological management of solar saltworksEngineering | – | – | – | – | seawater, brine |
| THERMOSAL – evaporation and crystallisation using waste heatEngineering | – | – | – | – | brine, crystalline salt |
| SALEX – salt upgrading with hydro-extraction of impuritiesEngineering | – | – | – | – | salt |
| Concept and feasibility studies, economic studies for salt projectsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Project management, technology supplier, turn-key contractor, commissioning of saltworksEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 1973
Vladimir M. Sedivy becomes manager of a salt factory construction project in Africa.
- 1978
Invention of the SALEX salt upgrading process with hydro-extraction of impurities.
- 1979
Sedivy at Krebs Swiss: development, marketing and implementation of SALEX in more than 30 projects (Portugal, Spain, France, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Pakistan, India) until 1999.
- 2000
VA Tech and subsequently Messo AG take over the SALEX business from Krebs Swiss; Sedivy realises turn-key contracts there worth CHF 30 million.
- 2003
Invention of the BIOSAL technology and the HYDROSAL salt purification technology.
- 2004
Foundation of Salt Partners Ltd. in Zurich by Vladimir M. Sedivy.