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    This 500 ton per day nitric acid plant located in Hamilton, NJ has been producing 65% strength nitric acid since 1971. The plant uses ammonia, air, platinum and water to produce nitric acid through a continuous process. The nitric acid is stored in a 2,000 ton tank and delivered to customers. The plant is shut down but retains spare parts like compressor rotors. The document provides an overview of the plant's capacity and emissions, manufacturing process, materials used, and contact information.

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    This 500 ton per day nitric acid plant located in Hamilton, NJ has been producing 65% strength nitric acid since 1971. The plant uses ammonia, air, platinum and water to produce nitric acid through a continuous process. The nitric acid is stored in a 2,000 ton tank and delivered to customers. The plant is shut down but retains spare parts like compressor rotors. The document provides an overview of the plant's capacity and emissions, manufacturing process, materials used, and contact information.

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    This 500 ton per day nitric acid plant located in Hamilton, NJ has been producing 65% strength nitric acid since 1971. The plant uses ammonia, air, platinum and water to produce nitric acid through a continuous process. The nitric acid is stored in a 2,000 ton tank and delivered to customers. The plant is shut down but retains spare parts like compressor rotors. The document provides an overview of the plant's capacity and emissions, manufacturing process, materials used, and contact information.

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    Nitric Acid

    Uploaded by

    Jaamac Dhiil
    This 500 ton per day nitric acid plant located in Hamilton, NJ has been producing 65% strength nitric acid since 1971. The plant uses ammonia, air, platinum and water to produce nitric acid through a continuous process. The nitric acid is stored in a 2,000 ton tank and delivered to customers. The plant is shut down but retains spare parts like compressor rotors. The document provides an overview of the plant's capacity and emissions, manufacturing process, materials used, and contact information.

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    The document provides an overview of a 500 TPD nitric acid plant, including its capacity, design details, emissions levels, and history of operation.

    The production of nitric acid requires ammonia, air, platinum and water as main materials. The processes involve vaporizing ammonia, mixing it with compressed air, passing the mixture through a platinum catalyst to form NOx, and absorbing this in water to form nitric acid.

    The main sections described are the ammonia section, process air section, product process section, tailgas treatment section, and process utility section.

    500 TPD Nitric Acid Plant

    Please click on our logo or any link in this presentation to be redirected to our website, email or other documentation. Thank You!

    17A Marlen Drive w Hamilton, NJ 08691 w USA Tel: (609) 586-8004 w Fax: (609) 586-0002
    www.ippe.com

    General Overview
    Capacity: Shut Down: Design: Concentration: NOx Emission: 500 TPD January 2006 C&I Girdler 64%-67% 180 PPM

    General Overview
    Key Points
    This facility has been producing 65% strength nitric acid since 1971 The production of nitric acid is a continuous process and the plant produces about 170,000 tons per year The manufactured Nitric Acid is constantly circulated in a 2,000 ton storage tank before loading tank trucks for delivery Nitric acid is used in a variety of applications from fertilizer to explosives, as well as a raw material used in the manufacture of other chemical products There are a complete set of Spare Rotors for the Compressor New Tailgas Heaters (Never Installed) Zirconium Tube Bundle Cooler Condenser

    Purpose
    The purpose of the nitric acid unit is to produce 65% strength nitric acid from raw materials and a catalyst for use in a variety of applications.

    Materials and Products


    Materials and Products
    The production of nitric acid requires only four materials: ammonia, air, platinum and water

    Anhydrous ammonia (NH3) and oxygen from the air (O2) is mixed, passed through and reacted with a platinum catalyst gauze to form NOx, then absorbed with H2O to form basic nitric acid
    The ammonia is heated to a gas and the gas is then superheated and transferred to the mixer Air is taken in through the compressor and transferred to the mixer

    This ammonia/air mixture is forced through the platinum gauze in the converter
    This new gas then enters the absorber column where it is absorbed with water to form basic nitric acid

    Manufacturing Process Unit Sections


    Manufacturing Process Unit Diagram

    Manufacturing Process Unit Sections


    Ammonia Section
    The Ammonia Section contains a storage tank from which the anhydrous ammonia is transferred to the vaporizer, superheater and filters

    Manufacturing Process Unit Sections


    Process Air Section
    The Process Air Section contains the Steam Turbine, Vera Compressor (filter, silencer, compressor case 1, air cooler and compressor case 2), Expander and Process Air Filter for the required compressed air

    Manufacturing Process Unit Sections


    Product Process Section
    The Product Process Section contains the following:

    Mixer

    Where ammonia gas and compressed air mix

    Waste Heat Exchanger & Platinum Filter

    Where the mixed gases react with a platinum catalyst within the converter The mixed gases continue through the waste heat exchanger, then through the platinum filter

    Converter

    Tail Gas Heater, Boiler Feedwater Heaters and Cooler Condenser Used to cool the process stream after passing through the platinum filter Absorption Column The process stream then enters the absorption column, where nitric acid is formed Acid Heater The acid is heated to make the bleaching process more efficient Bleacher Column The acid enters the bleacher column where it is bleached to a clear color Product Acid Cooler
    Product Platinum Filter Prior to the storage area, the acid passes through the product platinum filter Storage Area
    The acid is then cooled in the product acid cooler, which promotes less fumes and decreased corrosion in the storage area.

    Manufacturing Process Unit Sections


    Product Process Section Diagram

    Manufacturing Process Unit Sections


    Tailgas Treatment Section
    The Tailgas Treatment Section contains the components to eliminate unconverted gases (nitric oxide) that were not absorbed in the absorption column. The components in this section include:

    The mist eliminator Removes any liquid acid from the tailgas stream Bleach Air Cooler Cools air from the air compressor Tailgas Heater Reheats the tailgas before it enters the fume abater Fume Abater Destroys and eliminates nitric oxides in the tailgas Expander Uses the hot gases from the fume abater to drive the compressor 2 Economizer Uses its heat to heat and send water to the boiler Stack
    Vents the cleaned gas to the atmosphere

    nd

    stage

    Manufacturing Process Unit Sections


    Tailgas Treatment Section

    Manufacturing Process Unit Sections


    Process Utility Section
    The Process Utility Section includes hydrogen, butane, instrument air, demin water, cooling tower water and equipment components that are used to produce their own steam and heating/cooling from the heat made by the nitric acid process to continue the process in a complete cycle When running at mid to full rates, the nitric acid unit produces more thermal utility than it uses. The components include the steam header, surface condenser, steam traps, heat exchangers and demin water supply The deaerator receives steam and water from the above components where it is heated and transferred to the ammonia superheater The heated water flows to the ammonia vaporizer, boiler feedwater heaters A&B and to the acid heater The vestibule jacket is a boiler around the converter The waste heat exchanger is a boiler in line with the process stream Water is heated to steam and transferred to the turbine; the excess is exported to plant utilities

    Process Flow
    Process Flow Path
    Ammonia from the storage tanks is transferred to the ammonia vaporizer through a magnetic filter, to the ammonia superheater through filters and into the mixer Air is drawn through an intake filter and silencer to the first case compressor The air is cooled by the air intercooler and enters the second case compressor then through a process filter and into the mixer Air and ammonia mix enter the converter where it passes through a platinum/rhodium gauze which forms nitrogen oxide As it passes through the waste heat exchanger, nitrogen dioxides are also formed

    This process gas passes through a platinum filter for platinum recovery
    The gas then passes through the tailgas heater, cooler condenser and boiler feedwater heaters for process cooling and enters the absorption column The nitric oxide is oxidized to form nitrogen dioxide Water is introduced into the column where it absorbs the nitrogen dioxides to form nitric acid

    The acid enters the acid heater where it is heated to make the bleaching process more efficient
    The acid enters the bleacher column where it is bleached to a clear color The acid is then cooled in the product acid cooler. This promotes less fumes and decreased corrosion in the storage area. Prior to the storage area the acid passes through the product platinum filter

    Process Flow
    Process Flow Diagram

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    Contact Information
    MICHAEL JOACHIM DIRECTOR, PLANTS DEPT. Tele: 609-838-5930 (direct) Mobile: 609-516-9107 MichaelJ@ippe.com

    SANJEEV REGE VP GLOBAL PLANT SALES Tele: 609-838-5938 (direct) Mobile: 609-510-2616 SanjeevR@ippe.com

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