A reclamation process of sodium aluminate/CO
2 bonded water-soluble alumina sand mold was investigated to improve a disagreeable working environment due to noise, vibration, dust and hot air on molding and shaking out. Mold sand CO
2 hardened and the one heated up to 1,200°C is cleaned to a suitable state for reuse by scrubbing out in water for few min. In order to synthesize the binder, aluminum hydrate gel suspended in soluble water and washing water is reclaimed by thickening these water and subsequently by pressure-filtering aluminum hydrate slurry. Sodium hydrate solution is obtained by electrolyzing the dilute sodium carbonate solution of these water. Sodium aluminate as a binder is obtained by heating and condensing the sodium hydrate solution mixed with a suitable amount of aluminum hydrate as a binder at 100°C. A closed reclamation system for the water-soluble mold is proposed.
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