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175 TPD Ammonia Plant

Brief Overview
 

Capacity:

175 metric tons/day

Technology:

VOEST Alpine (Austria)

Built:

1984
 

Shut Down:

1990
 

Raw Materials:

Naphta

Products Produced:

Liquid anhydrous ammonia

Documentation:

Available
 

Process Description

• Similar to ICI process.
• Naphta desulfurisation ( s < 0.2 ppm)
• Primary reforming with water vapour
• Secondary reforming with air
• Conversion of carbon monoxyde by Monoéthanolanium
• Elimination of carbon dioxyde
• Méthanation by réaction of hydrogen with CO & CO² using CCI catalytic bed (type C–14–4–03 )
• Compression : By two Ingersoll-Rand compressors powered by a 3 MW synchronous motor with 6.000 volts supply voltage