Uhde AMMONIA / UREA UAN: 01-3040 PROJECT Code: SUEZ Il SUEZ I Doe. Date: Rev: 00 Operating Manual Part: I Ammonia Plant 14: _ Carbon Dioxide Removal, Unit 305 Table of Contents } Section 4 Fundamentals Section 2 Utilities, auxiliary materials, consumption figures Section 3 Preparation of the plant for start-up Section 4 Start-up of the plant Section 5 Shut-down of the plant Section 6 Operational checks Section 7 Safely instructions | UD-VT-305-DC-0001 ON DC 01-3040-10428872 wo cea 0s [ye | Fate A Rev. [Sia-| Baie] Prepared | Description Checked Approved [Accept [code ‘aieg. [Status Definition (Latest Rev.) 1 [M= Genera issue | —ppocament Boe. Codeh Halal No. of Pages incl. At ©2004 Unde GmbHeC ) Uhde 01-3040 1.4: Carbon Dioxide Removal 00 SUEZ II Unit 305 14 Section 1 1 Fundamentals 14 Process fundamentals 12 Process description 1.21 Gas route 1.2.2. Potassium carbonate solution route 1.2.3 Carbon dioxide vapours 1.2.4 Process condensate 1.2.5 CO, vapour condensate 1.2.6 Demineralized water 1.2.7 Auxiliary facilitiesey Uhde 01-3040 11.4: Carbon Dioxide Removal Rev.: 00 ‘SUEZ I Unit 305 Page: 1-2 1. Fundamentals 44 Process Fundamentals Carbon dioxide is absorbed by an aqueous potassium carbonate solution with dietha- nolamine (DEA) added as activator, according to the reaction: K,CO,+ CO, + HO «—>2 KHCO, The above equation is a summation formula, which is valid for stoichometric calcula- tions only. The reaction actually takes place in several steps, which do not need to be known for carrying out the process-engineering calculations. During absorption, the reaction proceeds from left to right, during regeneration from right to left. The heat of reaction amounts to approx. 340 kcalNormal cubic meter carbon . For establishing the heat balance, this value may be regarded as con- stant. The reaction equilibrium depends on the temperature and the pressure. By adding DEA, the absorption and desorption properties are considerably improved and material requirements reduced Potassium metavanadate is added as corrosion inhibitor. With increasing formation of bicarbonate, the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in- ‘creases and can be further increased by raising the temperature (see fig. 1, page Il.4- 1/4). The equilibrium curves are for informative purposes only and are not binding, ‘The bicarbonate content is characterized by the socalled conversion factor 'f: 0.5 *KHCO,, 100.2 (KHCO, and K;COs in g/l) K:CO, + 0.5* KHCO; 138.2 100.2