Technical Information

Introduction:
UD offers bromine production plants with proven process know How .Bromine is widely used
in manufacturing of Fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals and Fire retardant chemical . UD has
designed, installed and commissioned more than 10 plants within the last 20 years.
Bromine is available in nature as magnesium bromide in sea water in minute quantities say
0.065 Gram /liter. With solar evaporation of water in salt farms results in crystallization of salt.
After removal of salt , remaining mother liquor-sea Bittern is rich in Bromine content say 2.5-4
GPL. This content can be economically recovered using hot process to produce elemental
bromine.
As Bromine itself is highly corrosive manufacturing process is at higher temperature; UD
offers complete plant with special corrosion resistant material of construction with purity
complies with Indian Government standard IS 2142.

Brief process Description.

Process divides in three steps
1. Displacement of Elemental Bromine from Sea Bittern in Oxidation reaction by Chlorine
2. Steam Stripping of Bromine and condensation
3. Purification of Bromine to remove chlorine and moisture

Main Reaction Column is Combined Reactive Stripping Column. First two steps carried out in
same column. Step 3 –Purification involves separate Distillation Column .
Design of Plant is carried out considering varied Bromine content in feed ad varied flow rates.
Due to this design, it is possible to run the plant in different seasons with consistent purity.
Preheated and preacidified Sea Bittern at pH 1 -2.5 and Temperature 105 Deg C fed to Stripping
column.Chlorine Oxidises MgBr2 and Liberates Bromine.Open Steam from Bottom gives enough
energy and Pushes up Heavey Bromine Vapor to condenser Surface. Debromineted Sea bittern
leaves from Bottom to PHE and Further treatment
Steam and Bromine condenses and get separated in Phase separator. Water layer returned back
to Stripping column.Condnesed bromine contains Soluble chlorine and Water .
This is purified in Purification column by distillation.
Excess Chlorine, Uncondensed bromine leaves from Whole system is passed in Primary vent
scrubber. Part of Acidified Bittern sprays from top and get enriched with chlorine and bromine
.Glass scrubber ensures maximum scrubbing to get better recovery.
Unscubbed Gas reached to final Scrubber to get neutralized with Dilute Caustic Solution.
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P-Feed Pump
HE1-heat Inter changer between feed and Debrominated effluent
C1- Reactive Stripping Column
HE2-Primary Condenser-Stripping Column
HE3-Secondary Condenser-Stripping Column
V1-Crude bromine Intermittent vessel
C2-Bromine Purification column
HE4- Thermosyphon Reboiler
HE5- Bromine cooler
HE6-Primary Condenser-Purification column
HE7-Secondary Condenser-Purification Column
HE8- Vent Condenser
C3-Chlorine Scrubber
C4-Final Caustic Scrubber

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D 102 Sun city Exotica, Manjalpur Vadodara-390011
Website: www.udtechnologies.com Call on: +91 704 33 313 44