FYP Mid-defense Presentation

ation of Carbonating Tower Unit Operation with a purp

e operating regime for better yield or efficiency impro

Faculty Supervisor:
Group Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad Salarz
Members:
Mohib ur
Rahman Industrial Supervisor:
Hamza Khan Mr. Amjad Latif
Ahmed Osama
 Process Description
Carbonating tower is a reactor in which CO2 reacts with ammoniated brine to form
crystals of sodium bicarbonate.
NaCl (aq) + NH3 + H2O + CO2 NaHCO3 + NH4Cl (aq) + heat
NaCl + NH4HCO3 NaHCO3 + NH4Cl (aq) + heat
Carbonated Vat liquor(CVL) enters the tower from top
Carbon dioxide gas enters at two locations
Top entry(TE) almost at the middle of tower(40 % concentration),
Bottom entry(BE) which is mixed gas of kiln and calciner(70 % concentration).
The unreacted gases pass from the top as TW Exit Gas.
Cooling boxes facilitate the temperature control in the bottom section.
Sodium bicarbonate along with ammonium chloride leaves from
the bottom in the form of magma.
Material Balance

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 Energy Balance
STREAM Q (KJ/hr)
CVL 253275.218
TE 73828.63287
BE 30669.56528
Magma 93308.66101
TW Exit Gas 129751.109

Hreaction = Hproducts - Hreactants

H products(KJ/hr) 223059.77
H reactants(KJ/hr) 357773.4161
H reaction (KJ/hr) -134713.6461

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 Project Timeline
Project Mid Final
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2016 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 2017
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Optimize model to get desired
Industrial Visit yield/efficiency
Economic
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Material Scaling model to industrial
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Energy Conversion to
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