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Lecture:10 Oxalic acid
Module: 2
Lecture: 10
OXALIC ACID
INTRODUCTION
MANUFACTURE
Raw materials
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Dr. N. K. Patel
Lecture:10 Oxalic acid
Reaction
Manufacture process
Sodium
formate
Crystallizer
Precipitator Acidifier
Cold air
in
Autoclave
Hot air
in
Dryer
Animation
NPTEL 2
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Dr. N. K. Patel
Lecture:10 Oxalic acid
The yield of oxalic acid dehydrate was about 80% by weight based on
sodium formate. It is generally sold and used, as the dihydrate, but anhydrous
oxalic acid may be formed by heating the dihydrate to 1000C where it loses
2 molecules of water.
Further process
Raw materials
NPTEL 3
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Dr. N. K. Patel
Lecture:10 Oxalic acid
Reaction
Manufacture process
First
Second
reactor
reactor
Propylene
Oxygen
Intermediate
reservoir
Oxygen
Nitric acid
Catalyst
Crystallizer
Filter
Hot
air
Mother Dryer
Autoclave Cold
liquor air out
Oxalic acid
Animation
NPTEL 4
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Dr. N. K. Patel
Lecture:10 Oxalic acid
In the first reactor, propylene was introduced where it was reacted with
nitric acid. Propylene to nitric acid molar ratio is kept at 0.01 - 0.5. The mixture
from first reactor was run into second reactor where it was reacted with
oxygen. In this reactor vapour of nitric acid was continuously evolved from
the top of the vessel. The stream from vessel contains intermediate and trace
amount of nitric acid was run into reservoir tank where acid was evolved.
α-nitratolactic acid from reservoir was then run into autoclave where it was
oxidized at 45 - 1000C in the presence of mixed acid as catalyst. In this step
α-nitratolactic acid is converted into oxalic acid dihydrate. The crude
product was then transfer into a crystallizer where oxalic acid crystals
obtained. The slurry from crystallizer is filtered and sent for drying operation
where dried oxalic acid is obtained.
Raw materials
Basis: 1000kg oxalic acid from methyl nitrite and carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide 957kg
Methyl nitrite 1330kg
Water 395kg
Reaction
Manufacture process
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Lecture:10 Oxalic acid
Methyl
nitrite
Reactor
NOx Regeneration
column
Carbon
monoxide
Methanol Oxygen
Crystallizer
Hydrolyzer
Distillation Steam
column
Filter
Hot
air
Mother Dryer
Cold
liquor air out
Oxalic acid
Figure: Manufacture of Oxalic acid by Dimethyl oxalate process
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Engineering aspects
NPTEL 6
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Dr. N. K. Patel
Lecture:10 Oxalic acid
PROPERTIES
USES
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