Grainer evaporation process

Grainer evaporation process

The Grainer evaporation process is a method of producing salt.

This method uses shallow open pans with steam-heated immersion coils to evaporate the brine into salt.

Sometimes it is paired with a partial-vacuum, to speed evaporation.

Compare Alberger process


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