CHEMICAL

ENGINEERING DESIGN II
SODIUM CYANIDE TEAM E
PRODUCTION • ONUR İLHAN 101140042
WITH DEGUSSA • GÖZDE ERKEK
METHOD 11114038
• KHAN MUHAMMED
SHINWARI 121140108
• FATMA BUSE AVCI
141140015
• ÖZGÜN BERK
AYDEMİR 141140017

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 • WHAT IS THE SODIUM CYANIDE
AND WHY DO WE NEED IT
• WHY DO WE CHOOSE BMA
SODIUM • ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES OF THE BMA
CYANIDE • MARKET SURVEY
PRODUCTION • PLANT LOCATION
• PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM
• MASS AND ENERGY BALANCES
• HAZARD ANALYSIS
• FEASIBILITY

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• Molecular Formula: NaCN

• White cubic crystals

• CAS Number: 143-33-9

• Boiling Point: 1496 °C at 1 • Sodium cyanide is mainly used in

atm the mining industry for extraction
of gold and other precious metals.
• Odorless when perfectly
dry, emits odor of 
• Used to prepare nitriles commonly
hydrogen cyanide when found in many specialty chemicals
damp

• Faint odor of bitter

almonds

• Corrosive to aluminum WHY DO WE

• A deadly human poison by NEED
ingestion 3
WHY DO WE CHOOSE DEGUSSA METHOD (BMA)

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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE BMA PROCESS

• ECOLOGICALLY • THE REACTION IS

FRIENDLY EXTREMELY
ENDOTHERMIC
• NOT MUCH BY-
PRODUCTS • CATALYST AS
EXPENSIVE AS ANY
• NO CO, CO2 EMISSIONS
OTHER PROCESS
• HIGHER HCN YIELD
• PURE H2 OFF-GAS
STREAM WHICH WE CAN
USE IN THE HYDROGEN
FUEL CELLS
• NO CATALYST
DEACTIVATION FOR 9
MOUNTHS

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 MARKET SURVEY

Potential for Asia Minor, Middle East, Africa and Europe Sodium Cyanide Market in Turkey
• Due to overwhelming influence of China throughout the • Since there is no local supplier of sodium cyanide in
region, future trade with Asia Minor seems unlikely for Turkey, all sodium cyanide is imported. Yet, with the
Turkey. increased investments in gold and silver mining, the
• Due to the diplomatic relationship of Turkey is an demand rises.
unpredictable variable in the Middle East region.
• Turkey is accessible for land transporting to most of the
Balkan countries and a maritime route to many key ports in
the Western Europe. With Africa, this region also has the
potential of being another major exporter from Turkey.

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 Kg vs Year
35000000
30000000
INCREASE IN SODIUM CYANIDE PRICES
25000000
IN TURKEY
20000000
Kg

15000000 TL/ton vs Year

10000000 16000
5000000 14000
0 12000
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
10000
Year

TL/ton
8000
6000
INCREASE IN DEMANDS FOR SODIUM 4000

CYANIDE IN TURKEY 2000

0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Year

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PLANT LOCATION
• The reasons we choose Kocaeli for the facility location are because it is a port
city, close to raw materials, has a natural gas line, and is close to gold mines.
It is suitable for international maritime trade and road transport. It provides
suitable conditions for facilities producing hazardous materials in terms of
logistics. For all these reasons, the Kocaeli region is suitable for plant
location.

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PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM
MASS BALANCE FOR HCN PRODUCTION

stream number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
temp(°C) 25 25 350 350 -33 -33 6 350 350 1200
pressure (atm) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
phase gas gas gas gas gas gas gas gas gas gas
total flow(mol) 46,4 46,4 46,4 46,4 53,6 53,6 53,6 53,6 100,0 170,9
HCN 39,15
H2 122,75
NH3 53.6 53.6 53.6 53.6 53,6 53,6 53,6 53,6 53,6 4,27
CH4 46,4 46,4 46,4 46,4 46.4 46.4 46.4 46.4 46,4 2,9
N2 1,88

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 MASS BALANCE FOR HCN PRODUCTION
Sütun13 Sütun14 Sütun15 Sütun16 Sütun17 Sütun18
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Sütun19 Sütun20 Sütun21 Sütun22 Sütun23 Sütun24 Sütun25 Sütun26 Sütun27 Sütun28 Sütun29 Sütun30

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

300 40 25 25 30 300 300 300 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 20

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

gas gas gas gas gas gas gas gas gas-liquid liquid liquid gas-liquid liquid liquid liquid gas-liquid gas liquid

168.0 168.0 500 500 500 170.9 2.9 168.0 168.0 163.8 163.8 124.6 39.1

39.15 39.15 39.15 39.15 39.15 39.15 39.15 39.15

122.75 122.75 122.75 122.75 122.75 122.75 122.75 122.75

4.27 4.27 4.27 4.27 4.27

2.9 2.9

1.88 1.88 1.88 1.88 1.88 1.88 1.88 1.88

500 500 500

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ENERGY BALANCE
Equipment Enthalpy Change (kJ/h)
PC-1 0,24
C-1 -0,37
PH-1 0,07
PH-2 24
REACT-1 9705,78
H-1 19,2
H-2 19,2
SH-1 627

Total: 10395,12
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HAZARD
ANALYSIS

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FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS

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