Innovation Proposals
Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry after M.G. Manvelyan Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry after M.G. Manvelyan
Division of Chemistry and Earth Sciences

Magnesium chloride and other coproducts production from ultrabasic serpentinous rocks

N Investment project title Magnesium chloride and other coproducts production from ultrabasic serpentinous rocks
1. Sector

Chemical compounds production

2. Project description

A basically new, highly productive, cost-effective, energy-saving and environmentally friendly method of the acid processing for ultrabasic serpentinous rocks is represented. A single-stage acid processing without involving additional reagents and complex techniques allows to produce the following compounds: 
pure solution of magnesium chloride, 
silicagel, which is precursor for active xerogel, 
silica with layered structure, 
paint pigment production based on trivalent iron

3. Project implementation period 2 years
4. Project location M.Manvelyan Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of NAS RA
5. Project overall cost (USD) 4.000.000
6. Required investments (USD) 4.000.000
7. Own funds (USD) -
8. Creation of jobs At the beginning of the project At the end of the project
- 100-150
9. Payback period 36 years
10. Annual profitability index USD 1.500.000
11. Detailed costs

All the units for the production including required equipment

12. Offer to investor

To construct a cost effective plant of magnesium and other important coproducts production in RA

13. Contact details

Nshan Zulumyan, Deputy Director of M.Manvelyan Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of NAS RA 
E-mail: zulumnshan {[ at ]} rambler.ru 
Tel.: (+374 91) 461904



Compounds produced from serpentinites via the new developed method and beta-wollastonite synthesized from layered silica derived from serpentine mineral 1 - MgCl2×nH2O, 2 - Silicagel, 3 - SiO2×nH2O, 4 - Layered silica, 5 - Fe(OH)3, 6 - β-wollastonite, 7 - Fe2O3 , 8 - Sediment-pigment
Compounds produced from serpentinites via the new developed method and beta-wollastonite synthesized from layered silica derived from serpentine mineral 1 - MgCl2×nH2O, 2 - Silicagel, 3 - SiO2×nH2O, 4 - Layered silica, 5 - Fe(OH)3, 6 - β-wollastonite, 7 - Fe2O3 , 8 - Sediment-pigment