Melamine Reactor System 60,000 tons/year

60,000 tons/year Melamine Reactor System

Stock # 600462

Highlights

Brief Overview

Products Produced from the Melamine Reactor System

Melamine (60,000 tons/year)

By-Products: Ammonia and Carbon Dioxide (2 tons/ton of Melamine)

Two Methods of Melamine Production

Conventional Melamine Process

New Integrated Urea-Melamine Process

This Process Produces High Quality Melamine and Has Lower Investment and Energy Costs Than Conventional Production Methods

The main improvements of the newly developed integrated urea-melamine process compared with the conventional
gas- phase melamine process are:

heat recovery from the by-products ammonia and carbon dioxide

export of water-free by-product gases to the urea plant without a concentration unit

synthesis of melamine melt instead of melamine vapor

integrated purification of the melamine melt without a re-crystallization unit

water-free quench process producing directly dry powder

low cost ammonia recovery due to separation of by-product gas before the quench

Melamine Application Areas

The main application for melamine is a raw material for the production of melamine formaldehyde resins, which are used as an adhesive for wood-chips; giving laminated panels and floors their unique surface properties and attractive finishes.

Laminates (main application)

Wood-Based Panels

Coatings

Molding Powders

Flame Retardants

Concrete Plasticizers

Paper and Textile

Capacity: 60,000 Tons/Year Melamine

Built: 1999/2000