KR101157784B1 - System for producing zinc oxide - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A zinc oxide manufacturing system is provided to minimize generation of environmental pollutant and save energy. CONSTITUTION: A zinc oxide manufacturing system comprises a zinc melting unit(110), a zinc evaporator(120), a zinc vapor feeding line(130), an air transferring line(140), and a heat generating unit(150). The zinc melting unit produces molten zinc fluid by melting zinc. The zinc evaporator generates zinc fume by being provided the molten zinc fluid. The zinc vapor supply line provides zinc fume exhausted from the zinc evaporation tube. The air transfer line provides air path which moves by blowing power of a blower(150).

Description

System for producing zinc oxide

The present invention relates to a zinc oxide production system, and more particularly to the production of high-purity zinc oxide powder based on zinc of metal, and to recover the heat of reaction of zinc and oxygen during the production of zinc oxide to heat the melting of zinc And alternatively supply with evaporative heat, thereby reducing the supply of external heat sources and thus reducing the production cost and environmental pollution.

In general, when zinc zinc is in contact with oxygen at room temperature, it gradually undergoes a chemical reaction to turn into zinc oxide in the form of a hard coating. However, hot zinc vapor reacts rapidly with oxygen and turns to zinc oxide in the form of a white powder. The production method of zinc oxide using this principle is a dry method, and there are two types of direct method and indirect method.

In addition, as a method of producing zinc oxide, there is a chemical method in which zinc dissolved in an acid and an alkaline solution is extracted with zinc oxide through a chemical reaction, and then separated and purified, which is called a wet method.

The direct method is a method of producing zinc oxide by mixing zinc ore with coal, putting it in a rotary furnace, and then burning it. The production cost is low, but it is a manufacturing method that has disappeared in developed countries due to severe environmental pollution. Doing.

The indirect method is a method of producing zinc oxide by evaporating zinc ingots in a high temperature electric furnace and then reacting with zinc vapor in the air. Basically, there is no environmental pollution and high purity products can be produced. The disadvantage is that the production cost is high due to the large electricity.

The wet method is a method of dissolving zinc ore in an acid or alkaline solution, chemically leaching and purifying zinc oxide, and then concentrating and drying it. The product purity and production cost fall between the direct and indirect methods, but also environmental pollution. It has a problem with it. Therefore, there is a need to develop a zinc oxide production system that can solve the above problems.

In order to solve the conventional problems as described above, the present invention is to produce a high-purity zinc oxide powder based on the zinc of the metal, and to recover the heat of reaction of zinc and oxygen during the synthesis of zinc oxide, The alternative supply to the evaporative heat, which is to reduce the supply of external heat source to reduce the production cost and environmental pollution.

Other objects of the present invention will be readily understood through the following description of the embodiments.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention, in the system for producing zinc oxide, a zinc melting part for melting zinc to produce a zinc melt; A zinc evaporation tube for receiving zinc molten liquid from the zinc molten part to generate zinc vapor; A zinc vapor supply line for supplying zinc vapor discharged from the zinc evaporation pipe; Provides a path for the air to move by the blowing force of the blower, the zinc vapor is supplied to the inside by the zinc vapor supply line, the zinc oxide generated by the reaction of oxygen and zinc vapor contained in the air with the air An air transfer line for discharging; And a heating unit installed in the air transfer line and heating the air for mixing with the zinc vapor, wherein some or all of the zinc melting unit, the zinc evaporation tube, and the zinc vapor supply line are provided with air in the air transfer line. A zinc oxide production system is provided which is installed in the air transfer line so as to utilize the heat of excitation or the heat of reaction by the production of zinc oxide for melting or evaporating zinc.

The zinc molten part, the zinc evaporation pipe and the zinc vapor supply line may be installed in a plurality along the air transfer line so that the zinc vapor and oxygen of the air react in multiple regions in the air transfer line. .

The air transfer line, the refractory insulation material is installed for the refractory and thermal insulation, the zinc molten portion, the zinc evaporation tube and the zinc vapor supply line may be installed to be inserted into the inside.

The air supply line may further include a heat exchanger that is heated by the heat generating unit to be preheated by heat exchange with air discharged together with zinc oxide.

The zinc molten part and the zinc evaporation tube may be made of SIC (silicon carbide) or a thermally conductive material to recover and resupply the heat of chemical reaction generated in the air transfer line in the amount of heat required for melting and evaporating zinc.

The zinc vapor supply line includes a zinc vapor supply pipe which is inserted into the air transport line and has a plurality of discharge ports for ejecting zinc vapor supplied from the zinc evaporation pipe into the air transport line. can do.

The zinc vapor supply pipe, made of a plurality may be installed to be inserted into each of the air transfer line.

The zinc molten liquid overflows from the zinc molten part by forming a sealed space connecting the zinc evaporation pipe and the zinc vapor supply line by surrounding the open side of the zinc evaporation pipe and the open side of the zinc vapor supply line. It may further include an evaporation chamber port is formed a flow path for supplying to the open side of the zinc evaporation pipe.

The zinc vapor supply line may be installed such that the inlet protrudes upward from the bottom in the evaporation chamber port.

An inert gas supply line providing a path for supplying an inert gas into the upper portion of the zinc molten portion and the evaporation chamber port; And a first valve installed in the inert gas supply line to open and close the supply of the inert gas to each of the zinc molten part and the evaporation chamber port.

The oxygen concentration control unit may further include an oxygen concentration control unit configured to measure the oxygen concentration in the discharge line through which the zinc oxide and the air are discharged by the brush, to control the brush so that the measured oxygen concentration has a set value.

The air transfer line may further include a first temperature control unit which measures the air temperature at the rear end of the heat generating unit and controls the heat generating unit so that the measured temperature has a set value.

An air supply line connected to supply cooling air for each of the zinc vapor supply lines in the air transfer line; A second valve installed to open and close the supply of cooling air to the air supply line; And a second temperature controller configured to measure the air temperature at the rear end of the connection side of the air supply line in the air transfer line, and control the second valve so that the measured temperature has a set value.

According to the zinc oxide production system according to the present invention, in the production of zinc oxide, by using the heat recovered from the heated air and the reaction heat generated during the production of zinc oxide to save energy, to minimize the generation of environmental pollutants By contributing to the reduction of contamination, by preventing the formation of unnecessary oxides on the surface of the molten zinc, the process and equipment required to remove these oxides can be reduced, resulting in reduced production costs and increased productivity.

1 is a block diagram showing a zinc oxide production system according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the main part of the zinc oxide production system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but is to be understood to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention, And the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following examples.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like or corresponding elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant explanations thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram showing a zinc oxide production system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the main part of the zinc oxide production system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1 and 2, the zinc oxide production system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a zinc molten part 110, zinc evaporation pipe 120, zinc vapor supply line 130 And, it may include an air transfer line 140 and the heating unit 150, it may be implemented as a HRSR (Heat Recycle Self Reaction System).

The zinc molten portion 110 is for producing zinc molten solution (b) by melting zinc (Zn; a), for example, zinc ingot, and for example, a melting furnace may be used, and the zinc molten zinc is melted by heat supplied from a heat source. It is installed separately from the air transfer line 140, or as another example, the heat of reaction in the air (air) in the air transfer line 140 or the heat of reaction by the production of zinc oxide (ZnO) of the zinc as It may be installed in the air transfer line 140 to use for melting, in this case it may be installed to be inserted into the air transfer line 140.

The zinc fusion unit 110 is a silicon carbide (SIC) or thermal conductivity to recover and resupply the chemical reaction heat generated in the heat source or air transfer line 140 supplied from the heat generating unit 150 to the amount of heat required for melting the zinc. It may be made of a material. SIC (silicon carbide) is a non-metal material with high thermoelectric coefficient, low expansion coefficient, little deformation, chemical stability, easy to install and repair, and can easily raise the temperature required for zinc melting during operation. Can be.

Zinc evaporation pipe 120 is to generate the zinc vapor (c) by receiving the zinc melt (b) naturally or artificially from the zinc melting portion 110, it may be made of a single or multiple, for example separate It is installed separately from the air transfer line 140 to receive the heat required for evaporation of the molten zinc solution (b) through a heat source, or, as another example, heat or zinc oxide of air in the air transfer line 140 as in this embodiment. The reaction heat generated by the production of the molten zinc (b) may be installed in the air transfer line 140 to be used, in this case it may be installed to be inserted into the air transfer line 140.

The zinc evaporation pipe 120 is a SIC (silicon carbide) or thermal conductivity to recover and resupply the chemical reaction heat generated in the heat source or air transfer line 140 supplied from the heating unit 150 to the amount of heat required for evaporation of zinc. It may be made of a material.

Zinc vapor supply line 130 is for supplying the zinc vapor (c) discharged from the zinc evaporation pipe 120, is inserted into the air transfer line 140 as in this embodiment, the zinc evaporation pipe 120 The plurality of discharge holes 131 for discharging the zinc vapor (c) supplied from the air may include a zinc vapor supply pipe 132 formed at a side into which the air transfer line 140 is inserted. Here, the zinc vapor supply pipe 132 may be formed with a plurality of discharge ports 131 along the longitudinal direction, it is made of a plurality of zinc vapor in the air transfer line 140 by being installed to be inserted into each of the air transfer line 140 ( c) The uniformity may be increased, and may be made of SIC (silicon carbide) material like the zinc molten part 110 for supplying a heat source or heat generated by the heat generating part 150.

The air transfer line 140 provides a path through which air moves by the blowing force of the blower 141, and zinc vapor c is supplied to the inside by the zinc vapor supply line 130, The zinc oxide (ZnO) generated by the reaction of the contained oxygen and zinc vapor (c) can be made of a closed structure to discharge with air, and to prevent the loss of heat from the outside and to prevent the risk of fire due to high temperature Fireproof insulation 142 may be installed on the outer surface for the refractory and thermal insulation for. Meanwhile, the zinc oxide discharged through the brower 141 is transferred to the product packaging room to be packaged in a product, for example, powder form. At this time, the air contained in the zinc oxide is separated in the packaging process and released into the atmosphere.

The molten zinc part 110, the zinc evaporation pipe 120 and the zinc vapor supply line 130 are installed along the air transfer line 140, so that a plurality of regions in the air transfer line 140, for example, a plurality of oxidations, are provided. In the region where the reaction occurs, the zinc vapor (c) and the oxygen of the air are reacted in multiple, and as shown in the present embodiment, three each can constitute a primary reaction unit, a secondary reaction and a tertiary reaction unit.

Meanwhile, the evaporation chamber port 170 may be installed in the zinc evaporation pipe 120 and the zinc vapor supply line 130.

The evaporation chamber port 170 is provided to surround the open side of the zinc evaporation pipe 120 and the zinc vapor supply line 130, for example, the open side of the zinc vapor supply pipe 132, thereby supplying the zinc evaporation pipe 120 and the zinc vapor supply. A sealed space for connecting the line 130 is formed, a flow path 171 for supplying the zinc molten liquid b overflowed from the zinc molten portion 110 to the open side of the zinc evaporation pipe 120 is formed, and Can be wrapped with insulation. In addition, the zinc vapor supply line 130 may be installed such that the inlet protrudes upward from the bottom in the evaporation chamber port 170.

Zinc oxide manufacturing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an inert gas supply line 180, the first valve 181, the inert gas supply line 180 is a zinc molten part ( The upper portion of the 110 and the evaporation chamber port 170 to provide a path for supplying inert gas, argon gas (Ar), for example, is supplied from an external inert gas supply portion, one side is branched at both ends of the zinc molten portion It is to be supplied to the upper portion of the 110 and the evaporation chamber port 170, respectively. In addition, the first valve 181 is installed to open and close the supply of an inert gas, for example argon gas (Ar), to each of the molten zinc part 110 and the evaporation chamber port 170 in the inert gas supply line 180, As in the present embodiment may be made in a pair to be installed on each branch line of the inert gas supply line 180.

The evaporation chamber port 170 serves to separate the zinc evaporation pipe 120 and the zinc vapor supply line 130 from the zinc melting part 110 to block the flow of air by airtightness. In addition, the inert gas is injected into the zinc molten part 110 and the zinc evaporation pipe 120 by the inert gas supply line 180 to discharge the air remaining therein, and the zinc molten liquid b and the air are separated from each other. It is isolated to fundamentally block the formation of an oxide film or unnecessary oxides in the molten zinc (b).

The evaporation chamber port 170 is entirely sealed except for the flow path 171 and the zinc vapor supply pipe 132, and the air having a lower specific gravity than the flow path 171 and the zinc vapor supply pipe due to the injection of an inert gas into the inner side is provided. It is discharged to the outside through the 132, the zinc vapor supply pipe 132 is installed so as to protrude upward from the inside all the air is discharged, so that only heavy inert gas remains. In addition, the upper surface of the zinc molten liquid (b) in the zinc molten portion 110 exposed to the outside is blocked by air by heavy argon gas, and when the brower 141 is operated, the pressure in the zinc vapor supply pipe 132 becomes negative pressure. The zinc molten liquid (b) is supplied to the zinc evaporation pipe 120 from the zinc molten portion 110 through the flow path 171, and the zinc vapor c is transferred through the zinc vapor supply pipe 132. 140 to move to the side. In addition, the flow path 171 is processed in the form of a water seal (Water seal) can completely block the inflow of air in the evaporation chamber port 170 from the molten zinc (110). In addition, if a small amount of inert gas is supplied only to the molten zinc 110 during the normal operation of the system, the evaporation chamber port 170 and the zinc vapor supply pipe 132 inside the air due to the continued pressure and volume expansion of the zinc vapor (c). Backflow and inflow are prevented.

The heating unit 150 is installed in the air transfer line 140 to heat the air to be mixed with the zinc vapor (c), for example, an electric heating element, that is, a heating means for converting electrical energy into thermal energy may be used.

A heat exchanger 160 may be installed in the air transfer line 140. The heat exchanger 160 may preheat the air supplied to the air transfer line 140 by heat exchange with hot air discharged together with zinc oxide. As an example, a once-through heat exchanger may be used, and the tubes and other components may be fabricated using SIC tubes or materials usable at high temperatures. In addition, the air first introduced into the air transfer line 140 is first heated by heat exchange between the hot zinc oxide and the air, which have been reacted by the heat exchanger 160, and then pass through the heat generating unit 150. Secondary heating can be adjusted to the required temperature.

As such, the temperature of the zinc oxide and the air discharged by the normal operation of the system reaches about 1,300 ° C., thereby heating the air introduced through the heat exchange thereof, so that power supply for driving the heat generating unit 150 is unnecessary. Significantly reduced consumption can significantly reduce the consumption of external power.

Zinc oxide manufacturing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an oxygen concentration control unit 192. Here, the oxygen concentration control unit 192 measures the oxygen concentration in the discharge line 191 through which zinc oxide and air are discharged, so as to control the blower 141 so that the measured oxygen concentration has a set value. When the measured oxygen concentration is less than the set value, it is determined that the oxygen is insufficient to increase the output of the blower 141. When the measured oxygen concentration exceeds the set value, the blower is determined by the excess of oxygen. ) To lower the output, and the oxygen concentration sensor and the control unit may be configured to be integral, or may be configured to form a separate.

The zinc oxide production system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a first temperature control unit 193.

The first temperature control unit 193 measures the air temperature at the rear end of the heat generating unit 150 in the air transfer line 140, and generates heat such that the measured temperature has a set value, for example, 950 to 1,200 ° C. appropriate for the production situation. The unit 150 may be controlled, and the first temperature control unit 193 controls the heating unit 150 to increase the heating temperature by the heating unit 150, for example, when the measured temperature is less than a set value, and the measurement is performed. When the temperature exceeds the set value, the heating unit 150 is controlled to lower the heating temperature by the heating unit 150, and the temperature sensor and the control unit are configured to be integrated, or may be configured separately.

The first temperature control unit 193 is used as a supplementary heat source for supplying the necessary heat amount of the zinc molten portion 110 and the zinc evaporation tube 120 of the primary reaction unit during the initial operation of the cooled equipment or to guarantee the normal temperature of the equipment. As the amount of reaction of zinc oxide increases, the amount of heat generated increases, so that the heating temperature and the amount of electricity supplied to the heat generating unit 150 may be gradually decreased.

The zinc oxide production system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an air supply line 194, a second valve 195, and a second temperature control unit 196, as in the present embodiment. If you have a first to third reaction portion, they may be provided in plurality. Here, the air supply line 194 is connected to supply the cooling air every time between the zinc vapor supply line 130 in the air transfer line 140. In addition, the second valve 195 is installed to open and close the supply of cooling air to the air supply line 194. In addition, the second temperature control unit 196 measures the air temperature at the rear end of the connection side of the air supply line 194, for example, in the region where the oxidation reaction occurs in the air transfer line 140, so that the measured temperature has a set value. The second valve 195 is controlled, and the temperature sensor and the control unit are configured to be integrated, or may be configured separately. In addition, when zinc oxide is generated in the secondary and tertiary reaction parts to generate heat of reaction, the temperature is continuously increased in proportion to the production amount of zinc oxide, so that the second temperature control part 196 supplies an air supply line. The external low-temperature air is introduced into the air transfer line 140 to control the cooling of the air at the same time as the supply of the oxidizing air. The temperature control range at this time may be 950 to 1,300 ° C.

The operation of the zinc oxide production system according to the present invention will be described.

The zinc molten part 110, the zinc evaporation pipe 120 and the zinc evaporation supply line 130 which are cooled to room temperature are heated to 700 ° C by supplying power to the heat generating unit 150, and the inert gas supply line 180 Inert gas is introduced through the zinc melting unit 110 and the zinc evaporation tube 120 to replace the air with an inert gas.

After the substitution with the inert gas, zinc (a), for example, zinc ingot is put into the zinc molten part 110 to produce a zinc molten solution (b), and the zinc molten solution (b) is passed through the zinc evaporation pipe 120. Supply to, at this time, fill up to three quarters of the zinc evaporation pipe 120 through the observation window installed in the zinc evaporation pipe 120. At this time, the inert gas is continuously supplied through the inert gas supply line 180 to prevent the molten zinc liquid (b) from contacting with air to generate an oxide film.

When the zinc melt (b) is filled in the zinc evaporation pipe 120 by a prescribed amount, the set temperature of the first temperature control unit 193 is automatically switched to 950 ° C. to change the power supply of the heat generating unit 150 to automatic operation. It is possible to maintain the temperature of the region in which the oxidation reaction occurs in the air transfer line 140 of the first reaction unit, and manually start the blower 141 at low speed to supply air for zinc oxide production to the air transfer line 140. Start to feed on.

When the temperature of the first reaction portion reaches 950 ℃, the zinc solution (b) in the zinc evaporation pipe 120 is evaporated to become a zinc vapor (c) to the zinc vapor supply pipe 132 in the sealed zinc evaporation pipe 120 It starts to flow into the air transfer line 140 through the), and reacts with the air coming from the outside that is already being supplied to start the production of zinc oxide. At the same time, zinc ingot is continuously supplied to the zinc molten portion 110 by the amount of the zinc molten liquid b evaporated.

When zinc oxide production is started, the oxygen concentration control unit 192, the amount of air supplied to the air transfer line 140 through the oxygen measurement of zinc oxide and air blower so as not to be insufficient for the production of zinc oxide (141). ), That is, the supply air volume.

When zinc oxide is normally produced in the first reaction part and operation is stabilized, zinc vapor (c) and air produce their own heat source by continuous exothermic oxidation reaction in the oxidation reaction region in the air transfer line 140. It is contained in the zinc oxide and the air discharged to heat the outside air introduced into the air transfer line 140 through the heat exchanger 160, and the insufficient heat source is replenished in the heat generating unit 150 to the area where the oxidation reaction occurs The temperature of the reaching air is kept at 950 ° C. At this time, the brower 141 is automatically operated by the oxygen concentration controller 192 and the heat generator 150 is automatically operated by the first temperature controller 193, thereby maintaining the amount of air supplied and the specified temperature.

On the other hand, when preparing zinc oxide to follow the formula (1) below.

[Formula 1]

Zn + ½O ₂ = ZnO + heat of reaction

At this time, the endothermic amount in the production of zinc oxide is 855.5Kcal / kg (including heating heat of the reaction supply air), the calorific value of the zinc oxide reaction is 1433.9 Kcal / kg, as described above, the calorific value is heating, melting, evaporation and Sufficient to heat up the oxidizing air, the remaining 578.4 Kcal / kg of heat will be lost to some plant heat loss, or the waste heat recovery to be reused in a third place.

After the automatic operation of the first reaction part is stabilized, the second reaction part also starts to operate in the same order as described above, and at the same time, the oxidation reaction is automatically performed in the air transfer line 140 by the second temperature control part 196. By controlling the temperature of the cooling air flowing in from the outside of the area to occur so that the temperature of the secondary reaction unit does not exceed 1,300 ℃.

After the operation of the first and second reaction units is stabilized, the third reaction unit also starts the operation in the same order as described above, at which time, the temperature is automatically adjusted by the second temperature control unit 196.

The heat source required in the zinc molten part 110 and the zinc evaporation pipe 120 of the secondary and tertiary reaction parts is generated in the region where the oxidation reaction by the primary, secondary and tertiary reaction parts occurs in the air transfer line 140. The self-heating is used, and the required heat source of the first reaction part is to use the heat of reaction generated by the oxidation reaction first and the heat source recovered through the heat exchanger 160, and the supplemental heat source through the heat generating part 150. do.

After the operation of the system is stabilized, it may be readjusted so as to minimize the power used by the heating unit 150 through fine adjustment of the oxygen concentration controller 192 and the first and second temperature controllers 193 and 196. At this time, the thermal equilibrium does not require an external heat source using only self-generated recovery heat, but in consideration of the design, material, and structural heat loss of the facility, an external heat source, for example, an electric heating element of the heating unit 150 may be used. It is available.

Table 1 below is a comparison of energy consumption of the prior art and the present invention, Table 2 below is a comparison of the environmental impact of the prior art and the present invention.

Method Raw material Main energy Energy consumption Remarks Direct law ore Coal Excluded from comparison due to severe environmental pollution Wet method ore Coal Excluded from comparison due to severe environmental pollution Indirect law Zinc ingot Coal 430kg / Standard Coal Indirect law Zinc ingot Electricity 920kwh Invention Zinc ingot Electricity 40kwh

Method Waste Discharge Status (kg) Oxygen amount (kg) Type of discharge
Exhaust gas
In production
Reaction Required amount for energy combustion Sum CO2 SOx NOx Coal
Indirect law Direct discharge 1118.00 10.32 3.01 196.61 813.09 1009.70 Electric
Indirect law Indirect emissions 323.14 0 0 196.61 213.80 410.41 Invention Indirect emissions 12.78 0 0 196.61 9.30 205.91

As compared with Table 1 and Table 2, it can be seen that the present invention significantly reduces the amount of energy consumed and exhaust gas compared to the prior art, in particular the indirect method.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

110: molten zinc 120: zinc evaporation pipe
130: zinc vapor supply line 131: discharge port
132: zinc vapor supply pipe 140: air transfer line
141: brush 142: fireproof insulation
150: heat generating unit 160: heat exchanger
170: evaporation chamber port 171: flow path
180: inert gas supply line 181: first valve
191: discharge line 192: oxygen concentration control unit
193: first temperature control unit 194: air supply line
195: second valve 196: second temperature control unit

Claims (13)

In a system for producing zinc oxide,
Zinc molten part for melting zinc to produce a zinc melt;
A zinc evaporation tube for receiving zinc molten liquid from the zinc molten part to generate zinc vapor;
A zinc vapor supply line for supplying zinc vapor discharged from the zinc evaporation pipe;
Provides a path for the air to move by the blowing force of the blower, the zinc vapor is supplied to the inside by the zinc vapor supply line, the zinc oxide generated by the reaction of oxygen and zinc vapor contained in the air with the air An air transfer line for discharging; And
Installed in the air transfer line includes a heating unit for heating the air to be mixed with zinc vapor,
Some or all of the zinc melted part, the zinc evaporation pipe and the zinc vapor supply line use the heat of the air in the air transfer line or the reaction heat generated by the production of zinc oxide to melt or evaporate the zinc. Zinc oxide production system, characterized in that installed in. According to claim 1, wherein the molten zinc, the zinc evaporation tube and the zinc vapor supply line,
The zinc oxide production system, characterized in that the zinc vapor and the oxygen of the air in a plurality of areas in the air transfer line is installed in a plurality by the plurality of air transfer line. The method of claim 1, wherein the air transfer line,
A refractory insulating material is installed for refractory and thermal insulation, and the zinc molten part, the zinc evaporation pipe, and the zinc vapor supply line are installed to be inserted into the zinc oxide manufacturing system. The heat exchanger according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a heat exchanger configured to preheat the air supplied to the air transfer line by heat exchanging with the air discharged with zinc oxide. Zinc oxide production system, characterized in that. According to any one of claims 1 to 3, The zinc molten part and the zinc evaporation tube,
Zinc oxide manufacturing system, characterized in that made of SIC (silicon carbide) or a thermally conductive material to recover and resupply the heat of chemical reaction generated in the air transfer line in the amount of heat required for melting and evaporating zinc. According to any one of claims 1 to 3, The zinc vapor supply line,
Zinc oxide is inserted into the air transfer line, the zinc oxide characterized in that it comprises a zinc vapor supply pipe formed on the side of the plurality of discharge ports for discharging zinc vapor supplied from the zinc evaporation pipe is inserted into the air transfer line Manufacturing system. According to claim 6, The zinc vapor supply pipe,
Zinc oxide manufacturing system, characterized in that the installation is made of a plurality so as to be inserted into each of the air transfer line. The sealed space according to any one of claims 1 to 3, provided to surround the open side of the zinc evaporation pipe and the open side of the zinc vapor supply line. And an evaporation chamber port in which a flow path for supplying the zinc molten liquid overflowed from the zinc molten portion to the open side of the zinc evaporation tube is formed. The method of claim 8, wherein the zinc vapor supply line,
Zinc inlet is provided so as to protrude upward from the bottom in the evaporation chamber port. According to claim 8, Inert gas supply line for providing a path for supplying an inert gas in the upper portion of the molten zinc and the evaporation chamber port; And
And a first valve installed in the inert gas supply line to open and close a supply of inert gas to each of the zinc molten part and the evaporation chamber port. The oxygen concentration control unit of claim 1, further comprising an oxygen concentration control unit configured to measure the oxygen concentration in the discharge line through which the zinc oxide and the air are discharged by the blower, and to control the blower so that the measured oxygen concentration has a set value. Zinc oxide production system, characterized in that. The zinc oxide of claim 1, further comprising a first temperature control unit configured to measure the air temperature at the rear end of the heat generating unit in the air transfer line, and control the heat generating unit so that the measured temperature has a set value. Manufacturing system. The air supply system of claim 2, further comprising: an air supply line connected to supply cooling air between the zinc vapor supply lines in the air transport line;
A second valve installed to open and close the supply of cooling air to the air supply line; And
Zinc oxide manufacturing, characterized in that for measuring the air temperature at the rear end of the connection side of the air supply line in the air transfer line, and controlling the second valve so that the measured temperature has a set value system.

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