OA16762A - Device and method for making a dilute aqueous solution of peroxomonosulphuric acid. - Google Patents
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Abstract
A device, comprising a conduit for an aqueous stream, a mixing tube located inside the conduit, having a static mixer inside the mixing tube, an outlet open to the conduit and an inlet, a sulphuric acid supply tube connected to the inlet of the mixing tube and a hydrogen peroxide supply tube, arranged inside the sulphuric acid supply tube and having an outlet for hydrogen peroxide at the inlet of said mixing tube, and a method, where an aqueous stream is passed through the conduit of the device, 85 to 98 % by weight sulphuric acid is introduced to the sulphuric acid supply tube of the device and 50 to 80 % by weight aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution is introduced to the hydrogen peroxide supply tube of the device, provide a dilute aqueous solution of peroxomonosulphuric acid without a risk of exposing operating personnel to concentrated peroxomonosulphuric acid.
Description
Device and method for making a dilute aqueous solution of peroxomonosulphuric acid
The invention relates to a device for making a dilute aqueous solution of peroxomonosulphuric acid.
Peroxomonosulphuric acid is a strong oxidant which reacts faster than hydrogen peroxide and can be readily made from concentrated sulphuric acid and aqueous hydrogen peroxide, as known from US 2,789,954. The concentrated peroxomonosulphuric acid solution obtained from concentrated sulphuric acid and aqueous hydrogen peroxide is a hazardous chemical and poses a work hazard for operating personnel with a low qualification in handling hazardous chemicals. In many applications, such as in mining and water purification, peroxomonosulphuric acid is not used in concentrated form, but as a dilute aqueous solution.
US 2,789,954 describes a method of making concentrated peroxomonosulphuric acid by flowing together a stream of concentrated sulphuric acid and a stream of hydrogen peroxide at the mouth of a water-cooled condenser, so that the resulting mixture is cooled within several seconds. The cooled mixture is then diluted to 6 % by weight peroxomonosulphuric acid by mixing with a stream of water and passing the resulting mixture through a second condenser. The device used in US 2,789,954 is useful only on a laboratory scale, but cannot be sealed up safely to an industrial scale.
WO 92/07791 describes a method of making peroxomonosulphuric acid in an adiabatic reactor, where hydrogen peroxide is injected into a stream of sulphuric acid, flowing through an annular reaction chamber, through an inlet directing the hydrogen peroxide transversely to the sulphuric acid flow. The document proposes to allow the hot concentrated peroxomonosulphuric acid to flow directly into a tank or vessel in which its use is desired or in the alternative to flow it through a pipe immersed in a treatment tank in order to cool it.
However, there still remains a need for a device and a method that provides a dilute aqueous solution of peroxomonosulphuric acid without a risk of exposing operating personnel to a concentrated peroxomonosulphuric acid solution. The instant inventors hâve developed a device and a method that meets this need.
One object of the invention is a device for making a dilute aqueous solution of peroxomonosulphuric acid, comprising a conduit (1) for an aqueous stream (2), a mixing tube (3) located inside said conduit, having a static mixer (4) inside the mixing tube, an outlet open to said conduit and an inlet, a sulphuric acid supply tube (5) connected to the inlet of said mixing tube and a hydrogen peroxide supply tube (6), arranged inside the sulphuric acid supply tube and having an outlet for hydrogen peroxide at the inlet of said mixing tube.
A further object of the invention is a method for making a dilute aqueous solution of peroxomonosulphuric acid (11) , wherein an aqueous stream (2) is passed through the conduit (1) of a device according to the invention, 85 to 98 % by weight sulphuric acid is introduced to the sulphuric acid supply tube (5) of said device and 50 to 80 % by weight aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution is introduced to the hydrogen peroxide supply tube (6) of said device.
Fig. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the device of the invention having the mixing tube (3) and sulphuric acid supply tube (5) arranged coaxially inside the conduit (1) and additional non-return valves (8, 10) on the sulphuric acid and hydrogen peroxide feed lines (7, 9).
The device of the invention comprises a conduit (1) for an aqueous stream (2), which preferably is a tube and more preferably is a straight tube with a circular cross section.
The device of the invention further comprises a mixing tube (3) located inside the conduit for the aqueous stream. In the preferred embodiment of the conduit being a tube, the mixing tube is preferably arranged coaxially inside the conduit. The mixing tube is preferably lined with a corrosion résistant material, more preferably with a fluorocarbon polymer and most preferably with polytetrafluoroethylene.
The mixing tube has a static mixer (4) arranged inside, which preferably fills the entire cross section of the mixing tube. Any kind of static mixer can be used in the mixing tube, static mixers having repeating mixing éléments being preferred. Most preferably, a static mixer having from 2 to 20 mixing éléments is used. The static mixer is preferably made of a corrosion résistant material, more preferably of a fluorocarbon polymer and most preferably of polytetrafluoroethylene. In a preferred embodiment, the mixing tube is arranged exchangeably inside the conduit in order to easily adapt the device to different throughput ranges by exchanging mixing tubes of different size and volume.
The outlet of the mixing tube (3) is open to the conduit (1), so any liquid leaving the mixing tube through the outlet will flow into the conduit for the aqueous stream. The outlet of the mixing tube is preferably in the flow direction of the aqueous stream, that is liquid flowing through the outlet into the aqueous stream is directed in the direction of the aqueous stream.
Arranging the mixing tube inside the conduit for the aqueous stream with the outlet open to the conduit provides efficient cooling of the mixture formed from sulphuric acid and hydrogen peroxide by heat transfer to the aqueous stream and effects rapid dilution of the resulting concentrated peroxomonosulphuric acid in the aqueous stream, which leads to reduced hydrogen peroxide décomposition and high yields of peroxomonosulphuric acid. The arrangement also avoids any exposition of operating personnel to concentrated peroxomonosulphuric acid, because the peroxomonosulphuric acid is formed and diluted inside the conduit for the aqueous stream.
The device of the invention further comprises a sulphuric acid supply tube (5) that is connected to the inlet of the mixing tube (3), the inlet of the mixing tube being the end of the mixing tube that is opposite to the outlet. In the 15 preferred embodiment of the mixing tube being arranged coaxially inside the conduit, the sulphuric acid supply tube is preferably also arranged coaxially inside the conduit. The sulphuric acid supply tube is preferably lined with a corrosion résistant material, more preferably with a 20 fluorocarbon polymer and most preferably with polytetrafluoroethylene.
The device of the invention further comprises a hydrogen peroxide supply tube (6) that is arranged inside the sulphuric acid supply tube (5) and has an outlet for hydrogen peroxide at the inlet of the mixing tube. This way of arranging the hydrogen peroxide supply tube has the advantage of providing efficient mixing of hydrogen peroxide with sulphuric acid as soon as the hydrogen peroxide leaves the hydrogen peroxide supply tube, which reduces hydrogen peroxide décomposition and provides high yields of peroxomonosulphuric acid.
In a preferred embodiment, the device of the invention further comprises a sulphuric acid feed line (7) that is connected to the sulphuric acid supply tube and has a non35 return valve (8), and a hydrogen peroxide feed line that is connected. to the hydrogen peroxide supply tube and has a non-return valve (10) . The non-return valves ensure that peroxomonosulphuric acid formed in the mixing tube cannot be pushed back into storage vessels for hydrogen peroxide 5 and sulphuric acid. Preferably, the non-return valves are arranged inside the conduit for the aqueous stream. This ensures that peroxomonosulphuric acid formed in the mixing tube will be retained inside the conduit and cannot leak from flanges outside the conduit. Preferably, the sulphuric 10 acid feed line and the hydrogen peroxide feed line pass through a common flange cover on the conduit for the aqueous stream, which allows to exchange the complété assembly of flange cover, sulphuric acid feed line, hydrogen peroxide feed line, sulphuric acid supply tube, 15 hydrogen peroxide supply tube and mixing tube in one piece.
This embodiment allows a quick exchange of the assembly in order to adapt the device to different throughput ranges.
In another preferred embodiment, the device of the invention further comprises devices for stopping supply of 20 sulphuric acid to the sulphuric acid supply tube and of hydrogen peroxide to the hydrogen peroxide supply tube. These devices are controlled by a flow indicator for the aqueous stream. Any known device for detecting or measuring the flow of an aqueous stream may be used as the flow 25 indicator, such as commercial flow monitors and flow meters. The devices for stopping supply of sulphuric acid and hydrogen peroxide may be for example shut-off valves or circuits for stopping delivery pumps. Preferably, the flow indicator for the aqueous stream stops the supply of sulphuric acid and hydrogen peroxide to the mixing tube when the flow rate of the aqueous stream in the conduit falls below a pre-determined value in order to avoid any accumulation of concentrated peroxomonosulphuric acid in.
the conduit.
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In yet another preferred embodiment, the device of the invention further comprises an additional static mixer located in the conduit for the aqueous stream downstream from the outlet of the mixing tube. The additional static mixer provides a more rapid and even dilution of the concentrated peroxomonosulphuric acid in the aqueous stream and provides a dilute aqueous solution of peroxomonosulphuric acid with a homogeneous concentration of peroxomonosulphuric acid.
In the method of the invention for making a dilute aqueous solution of peroxomonosulphuric acid, an aqueous stream (2) is passed through the conduit (1) of a device of the invention as described above, 85 to 98 % by weight sulphuric acid is introduced to the sulphuric acid supply tube (5) of the device and 50 to 80 % by weight aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution is introduced to the hydrogen peroxide supply tube (6) of the device in order to provide a dilute aqueous solution (11) of peroxomonosulphuric acid.
The aqueous stream is preferably a stream of water.
Sulphuric acid and hydrogen peroxide are preferably introduced at a molar ratio of from 0.5 to 10 and more preferably at a molar ratio of from 1 to 4. A molar ratio at the upper end of the ranges is preferred if high conversion of hydrogen peroxide is desired. A molar ratio at the lower end of the ranges is preferred if the dilute aqueous solution of peroxomonosulphuric acid will be neutralized with a base before use.
Sulphuric acid and hydrogen peroxide are preferably introduced at rates to provide a weight ratio of the aqueous stream relative to the combined amount of sulphuric acid and hydrogen peroxide within the range from 1 to 10 in order to achieve the desired concentration of peroxomonosulphuric acid in the dilute aqueous solution of peroxomonosulphuric acid.
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Sulphuric acid and hydrogen peroxide are preferably introduced at flow rates providing an average résidence time in the mixing tube of from 1 to 10 seconds, more preferably from 1 to 7 seconds and most preferably from 1 to 5 seconds, the average résidence time being calculated as the ratio between the volume of mixing tube and the combined flow rates of sulphuric acid and hydrogen peroxide. Adjusting the résidence time within the preferred range provides high yields of peroxomonosulphuric acid with little peroxide décomposition. In order to achieve a résidence time within the preferred range for a given flow of the aqueous stream and a given concentration of peroxomonosulphuric acid in the dilute aqueous solution of peroxomonosulphuric acid, the volume of the mixing tube may be adjusted by exchanging the mixing tube for a smaller or larger mixing tube.
The device and the method of the invention allow the safe production of a dilute aqueous solution of peroxomonosulphuric acid at low cost and in large volumes without a risk of exposing operating personnel to concentrated peroxomonosulphuric acid. The heat transfer from the mixture of sulphuric acid and hydrogen peroxide to the surrounding aqueous stream which occurs during formation of peroxomonosulphuric acid in the mixing tube also provides for safe operation of the process and avoids thermal peroxide décomposition.
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1. A device for making a dilute aqueous solution of peroxomonosulphuric acid, comprising
Claims:
a) a conduit (1) for an aqueous stream (2),
b) a mixing tube (3) located inside said conduit, having a static mixer (4) inside the mixing tube, an outlet open to said conduit and an inlet,
c) a sulphuric acid supply tube (5) connected to the inlet of said mixing tube and
d) a hydrogen peroxide supply tube (6), arranged inside the sulphuric acid supply tube and having an outlet for hydrogen peroxide at the inlet of said mixing tube.
2. The device of claim 1,
15 wherein said mixing tube and said sulphuric acid supply tube are arranged coaxially inside said conduit.
3. The device of claim 2, wherein the outlet of said mixing tube is in the flow
20 direction of said aqueous stream.
4. The device of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a sulphuric acid feed line (7) to said sulphuric acid supply tube, the sulphuric acid feed line having a non-return valve (8), and a
25 hydrogen peroxide feed line (9) to said hydrogen peroxide supply tube, the hydrogen peroxide feed line having a non-retum valve (10) .
5. The device of any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising flow interrupting devices,
30 controlled by a flow indicator for said aqueous stream, for stopping supply of sulphuric acid to said sulphuric acid supply tube and of hydrogen peroxide to said hydrogen peroxide supply tube.
6. The device of any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising an additional static mixer located in said conduit downstream from the outlet of said mixing tube.
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7. A method for making a dilute aqueous solution (11) of peroxomonosulphuric acid, wherein an aqueous stream (2) is passed through the conduit (1) of a device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, 85 to 98 % by weight sulphuric acid is introduced to the sulphuric
10 acid supply tube (5) of said device and 50 to 80 % by weight aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution is introduced to the hydrogen peroxide supply tube (6) of said device.
8. The method of claim 7,
15 wherein sulphuric acid and hydrogen peroxide are introduced at a molar ratio of from 0.5 to 10.
9. The method of claim 7 or 8, wherein the sulphuric acid and hydrogen peroxide are introduced at rates to provide a weight ratio of the
20 aqueous stream relative to the combined amount of
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| EP11182103.9 | 2011-09-21 |
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