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Calculation for Lime Consumption

Lime purity 75 %

W/L analysis
TTA as Na2O 90 GPL
Na2S as Na2O 6 GPL
Na2CO3 as Na2O 13 GPL
TAA as Na2O 77 GPL
NaOH as Na2O 71 GPL

Chemical Rxns
CaO + H2O Ca(OH)2
56 18 74

Ca(OH)2 + Na2CO3 2NaOH +


74 80

W/L Production
(TAA as Na2O) 700 MT

W/L Production
(NaOH as NaOH) 832.845 MT

Lime requirement from rxn for above


quantity 582.991 MT ( 100 % pure lime)

Actual lime req


after taking its purity into account 777.322 MT

MUD Generation 1235.386 MT

Present Lime losses in


Mud filter { Ca(OH)2 } 2.2 %

Lime loss in Mud 20.5675 MT

Lime Cons/WL Prod 1.150 MT/MT ( TAA as Na2O)

Mud gen 1262.80946518366 MT

Target Lime losses in


Mud filter { Ca(OH)2 } 1.7 %

Lime loss in Mud 15.8931 MT


Target Lime Cons/WL Prod 1.141 MT/MT ( TAA as Na2O)
CaCO3
100

( 100 % pure lime)

/MT ( TAA as Na2O)


/MT ( TAA as Na2O)
Reduction in lime cons by reducing lime losses from 2.2 % to 1.7 %

Monthly prod 700 MT TAA as Na2O

Lime saving 0.009 MT/MT

Lime saving 6.23257862 MT

Lime rate 2420 Rs/Mt

Saving 15082.8403 Rs/month

1.81 Rs. Lacs/annum


Reduction in steam saving by reducing steam cons/steam gen ratio

Present Steam cons/gen ratio 1.45

Target Steam cons/gen ratio 1.43

Reduction in steam cons 150 MT/month

Steam rate 600 Rs/MT

Saving 0.9 Lacs/month

10.80 Rs. Lacs/annum


Reduction in Na2O loss in mud

White Liquor Prod 700 MT/month TAA as Na2O

Present ORE 95 %

Na2CO3 in white liquor 13 Gpl

TAA as Na2O 77

WL prod 818.182 MT/month TTA as Na2O

Caustic required for cooking 861.244 MT/month TTA as Na2O

Present Na2O loss 1.00 %

Target Na2O loss 0.80 %

Mud gen 1265 MT on OD basis

caustic saved 2.53 MT

Caustic rate 20900 Rs/MT TTA as Na2O

Saving 52877 Rs/month

6.35 Rs Lacs/annum

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