EP0982554A1 - Procédé et installation de production d'oxygène impur par distillation d'air - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method and an installation for production of impure oxygen by air distillation.
- the impure oxygen typically contains from 1 to 5 mol% of argon. This argon accumulates in the synthesis loop and can cause losses of ammonia production and possible pollution during purges.
- J-B-74023997 describes the use of an air separation device for supply oxygen and nitrogen to an ammonia production unit.
- EP-A-0562893 describes a process using a double column to produce nitrogen containing less than 10 ppm in moles of oxygen for a medium to high purity ammonia and oxygen manufacturing unit, or 95 to 99.5 mol% for the production of hydrogen by reaction of oxygen on heavy hydrocarbons, hydrogen being intended to supply the same ammonia manufacturing unit.
- EP-A-0636845 describes a process in which oxygen pumped a double column is sent at the head of a mixing column.
- the process uses an intermediate pressure column of the so-called column type Etienne supplied with rich liquid from the medium pressure column and produces oxygen at 30 bar with 95% by mole of oxygen, 2% by mole nitrogen and 3% by mole of argon.
- EP-A-0531182 discloses a process using a mixing column operating at a pressure different from that of the medium pressure column to produce oxygen having a purity between 80 and 97 mol% oxygen.
- US-A-5490391 describes a process using a double column and a mixing column with a Claude turbine to provide cold to the device.
- a method of supplying of impure oxygen to a syngas production unit including synthesis is separated into a part enriched in hydrogen intended for a unit of ammonia synthesis characterized in that the impure oxygen comes from a air separation device by cryogenic distillation and contains from 70 to 98% in moles of oxygen and less than 2% in moles of argon.
- the impure oxygen contains from 1 to 30 mol% of nitrogen.
- the impure oxygen contains between 75 and 85 mol% of oxygen, it contains 15 to 25 mol% of nitrogen and less than 2 mol% of argon.
- the synthesis gas production unit can be a device for reforming or partial oxidation.
- a method of supply of impure oxygen to a syngas production unit including the synthesis gas is separated into a part enriched in hydrogen intended for an ammonia synthesis and nitrogen supply unit to the ammonia synthesis characterized in that impure oxygen and nitrogen come from an air separation device by cryogenic distillation and impure oxygen contains 70 to 98% in moles of oxygen and less than 2% in moles of argon.
- the syngas production unit produces synthesis gas which is separated into a part enriched in hydrogen intended for the synthesis of ammonia.
- the impurities in impure oxygen are essentially nitrogen which will take part in the synthesis reaction ammonia.
- the air is compressed to 6 bars in a compressor 1, is cooled in 3 and purified in water and carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons in the beds adsorbent 5. The air is then divided into three fractions. The first fraction 6 is cooled to its dew temperature in the exchanger 13 and sent to the medium pressure column 15 of a double column 14.
- the second fraction 8 is boosted by the booster 7 at 11 bars, cools in exchanger 13 and is sent to the bottom of a column of mixture 19.
- the third fraction 10 is boosted by the booster 9 to 8 bars, is cooled in 13 and expanded in the blowing turbine 11 before to be sent to the low pressure column 17 of the double column.
- the mixing column can be supplied to the tank by a flow withdrawn from the medium pressure column.
- a flow rate of 99 mol% of oxygen is withdrawn from the bottom of the low pressure column 14, pressurized to 11.8 bar by pump 21 and sent at the head of the mixing column 19.
- Impure oxygen gas flow 23 to 95 mol% oxygen, 4% nitrogen molars and 1 mol% argon is withdrawn at the top of the mixture and a flow 22 is drawn off at an intermediate level thereof and returned to the low pressure column.
- a flow of liquid nitrogen is drawn off at the top of the middle column pressure, pressurized by the pump 25 and sent (at 26) to the exchanger 13 where it vaporizes.
- Nitrogen can be compressed by a compressor.
- the process also produces low pressure nitrogen 33 withdrawn at the head of the minaret in column 17. This nitrogen flow can be sent at the ammonia synthesis unit.
- Impure nitrogen at low pressure is used to regenerate the beds adsorbents 5.
- a liquid flow 31 is sent from the mixing column to the column low pressure 17 a few trays above the flow injection point 22 and the flow injection point 10.
- FIG. 3 shows the steps of an ammonia production process according to the invention.
- An apparatus for air separation by cryogenic distillation 1 produces oxygen containing less than 1% argon and pure nitrogen.
- Oxygen is sent to unit 3 where hydrocarbons undergo a stage reforming or partial oxidation.
- the synthesis gas mixture is separated in a PSA 5 and the hydrogen by 6 is sent to the synthesis of ammonia 7 produced in 8 using the nitrogen 9 produced by the separation 1.
- Fraction 6 is sent to the medium pressure column 15 and the fraction 8 is compressed by compressor 7 with n stages.
- Fraction 10 is compressed by at most n-1 compressor stages 8 and then by booster 49, cooled in 13 and slackened in a Claude 41 turbine before being sent to the column medium pressure.
- the turbine 11, 41 can produce a flow which is at least partially liquid.
- the mixing column can operate at between 2 and 30 bar. She can operate at the same pressure as the low pressure column or at a pressure above or below this value.
- Figures 1, 2 and 4 can obviously include a argon column fed from the low pressure column.
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- les Figures 1, 2 et 4 sont des diagrammes schématiques de procédés de fourniture d'oxygène impur selon l'invention ;
- la Figure 3 est un schéma simplifié d'un procédé de synthèse d'ammoniac comprenant un procédé de fourniture d'oxygène impur selon l'invention.
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- Procédé de fourniture d'oxygène impur à une unité de production de gaz de synthèse (3) dont le gaz de synthèse est séparé en une partie enrichie en hydrogène destinée à une unité de synthèse d'ammoniac (7) caractérisé en ce que l'oxygène impur provient d'un appareil (1) de séparation d'air par distillation cryogénique et contient de 70 à 98 % en moles d'oxygène et moins de 2 % en moles d'argon.
- Procédé selon la revendication 1 dans lequel l'oxygène impur contient de 1 à 30 % en moles d'azote.
- Procédé selon la revendication 1 dans lequel l'oxygène impur contient entre 75 et 85 % en moles d'oxygène.
- Procédé selon la revendication 3 dans lequel l'oxygène impur contient de 15 à 25 % en moles d'azote.
- Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4 dans lequel on envoie de l'air dans une colonne moyenne pression d'une double colonne (14) de l'appareil de séparation d'air (1), on envoie un liquide enrichi en oxygène et un liquide enrichi en azote de la colonne moyenne pression (15) à une colonne basse pression (17) de la double colonne, on envoie de l'air en cuve d'une colonne de mélange (19), on envoie un liquide (20) enrichi en oxygène de la colonne basse pression à la tête de la colonne de mélange et on soutire l'oxygène impur (23) comme produit en tête de la colonne de mélange.
- Procédé selon la revendication 1 dans lequel l'unité de production de gaz de synthèse (3) est un appareil à reformage ou à oxydation partielle.
- Procédé de fourniture d'oxygène impur à une unité de production de gaz de synthèse (3) dont le gaz de synthèse est séparé en une partie enrichie en hydrogène destinée à une unité de synthèse d'ammoniac (7) et de fourniture d'azote (9) à l'unité de synthèse d'ammoniac caractérisé en ce que l'oxygène impur (2) et l'azote proviennent d'un appareil (1) de séparation d'air par distillation cryogénique et l'oxygène impur contient de 70 à 98 % en moles d'oxygène et moins de 2 % en moles d'argon.
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