US20180117554A1 - Fluidized bed granulation - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to a fluidized bed reactor, as well as to a method for the production of granules, such as urea or ammonium nitrate-based granules, typically used as a fertilizer material, using such a fluidized bed reactor.
- a liquid solution or melt such as an aqueous or non-aqueous ammonium nitrate or urea solution
- said solution or melt is sprayed into a granulation compartment containing a fluidized bed of solid nuclei.
- the fluidized bed is fluidized by introducing a fluidization gas, usually air, through the bed of nuclei.
- the nuclei grow by accretion, i.e. solidification and crystallization of the sprayed urea liquid on them, to form granules of a desired average size, which are subsequently withdrawn from the fluidized bed reactor, also called a granulation reactor or granulator, wordings which are used interchangeably in this patent document.
- the fluidization air is generally blown into the granulation compartments by means of blowers.
- the air is stripped from fine solid material, e.g., in a scrubber, a cyclone or a similar separator.
- the air is usually removed from the granulation reactor by means of an exhaust fan.
- GB2046121 (MTA Müszaki Kauchai, 1980) discloses a fluidized bed reactor comprising at least one granulation compartment with at least one air inlet and which comprises two air moving devices: (i) a blower upstream of the fluidized bed configured to push fluidizing air through said at least one air inlet into the granulation compartment, and (ii) an exhaust fan, downstream of the granulation compartment, configured to remove air leaving the system, but not configured to draw air through the at least one air inlet into the granulation compartment; the exhaust fan merely serves the exhaustion of air leaving the wet scrubber, which is positioned after the fluidized bed reactor.
- the produced granules are generally moved from the granulation compartment to an after-cooler, which can be integrated with the fluidized bed reactor.
- an after-cooler In the after-cooler, further dust is produced. Therefore, also air from the after-cooler is usually first treated in a scrubber before it can be vented.
- a slight underpressure typically of about 0.1 to 10 mbar, preferably about 0.1 to 7 mbar, is created in the fluidized bed reactor compartment and/or after-cooler, as for example is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,779,945 (DSM N.V., 1998) and EP 2253374 A1 (Stamicarbon, 2010).
- the object of the invention is achieved with a fluidized bed reactor comprising at least one granulation compartment with at least one air inlet and at least one air moving device, configured to move air through said at least one air inlet into said at least one granulation compartment, wherein said air is moved essentially by the action of said at least one air moving device downstream of said granulation compartment.
- the at least one air moving devices downstream of said at least one granulation compartment has a total capacity to generate a vacuum in the at least one granulation compartment, exceeding the total pressure drop between the air inlets and the downstream air moving devices.
- the at least one air moving devices may be configured to create a vacuum of at least about 50 mbar, e.g., within the range of about 50 to about 70 mbar.
- a fluidized bed reactor which draws air by a downstream air moving device (e.g. an air pump, ventilator, or fan) consumes substantially less energy, since the fluidized bed reactor can now be designed for lower inlet temperatures of the fluidization air.
- a downstream air moving device e.g. an air pump, ventilator, or fan
- the temperature of the fluidization air should not be too high. If the temperature of the fluidization air is low, less air is required for cooling the fluidized bed. However, the inflow of fluidization air must not be too low, otherwise the bed of nuclei will not be sufficiently fluidized.
- the fluidized bed reactor should be designed in such a way that, on the one hand, the amount of fluidization air must be sufficient to achieve good fluidization and to cool the fluidized bed effectively, while, on the other hand, energy consumption for cleaning and discharging exhaust air should be minimized.
- the fluidization air may be cooled by air cooling equipment, but this setup requires extra energy to drive the air cooling equipment.
- Air used for fluidization may, for example, be ambient air.
- the temperature of the ambient air may differ considerably.
- the fluidized bed reactor is therefore usually designed for use with air of summertime temperatures. With known fluidized bed reactors, these temperatures are increased with about 5 to 9° C., or even more, because of the heat, generated by the blowers, as these blowers, blowing the fluidization air into the granulation compartments, also generate heat.
- the generated heat is typically dependent on the efficiency of the used blower and on the pressure at the outlet of the blower. In practice, the generated heat is such that the passing air is heated by at least 5° C., normally at least 9° C., and sometimes 11° C. or more above ambient temperature.
- known fluidized bed reactors are designed for use with relatively high temperatures of the fluidization air. This results in higher energy consumption by the blower, the scrubbers and the exhaust fans. Moreover, in winter, the ambient air should be pre-heated to bring it closer to the relatively high air temperature for which the reactor was designed.
- the fluidized bed reactor of the present invention With the fluidized bed reactor of the present invention, no upstream air moving devices need to be used at the fluidization air inlet, but the air is drawn into the granulation compartment by means of at least one downstream air moving device.
- the fluidization air is not heated by any upstream blower and the reactor can be designed for lower inlet temperatures of the fluidization air. Less air needs to be consumed for cooling the fluidized bed and less air needs to be scrubbed and discharged. Moreover, lower pre-heating temperatures can be used in winter.
- a fluidized bed reactor devoid of any air moving device which is configured to move air through said at least one air inlet into said granulation compartment and which is positioned upstream of the granulation compartment.
- a fluidized bed reactor comprising at least one after-cooler, wherein the at least one air moving device is positioned downstream of the at least one after-cooler.
- the air entering the after-cooler is not heated by the air moving device motor, such that the air is already about 9 toll ° C. cooler when it enters the after-cooler.
- the cooler can operate, e.g., with an ambient air temperature. This means a substantial improvement of the cooling capacity.
- the fluidized bed reactor comprises at least one after-cooler positioned downstream from the at least one granulation compartment.
- the after-cooler(s) is generally part of the fluidized bed reactor and is also provided with a supply of fluidization air.
- the fluidized bed reactor comprises at least two after-coolers.
- the fluidized bed reactor comprises two or three after-coolers.
- the at least one air moving devices downstream of the after-cooler(s) may be configured to draw fluidization air also into the after-cooler, optionally into both the after-cooler and the granulation compartment.
- the at least one after-cooler is integrated in the fluidized bed reactor as a set of at least two chambers subsequent to the granulation compartments.
- the at least one granulation compartment and the at least one after-cooler are separated by one or more ducts or channels and are not present in a single unit.
- At least one granulation compartment and at least one after-cooler compartment are integrated together in the same unit and are not separated by a duct or channel.
- all of the granulation compartment(s) and after-cooler(s) are integrated together in a single unit, wherein the after-cooler(s) are positioned downstream from the granulation compartment(s).
- the granulation compartment can be, for example, a spouted bed or any other suitable type of fluidized bed. Combinations of different types can also be used.
- the fluidized bed reactor comprises at least two granulation compartments. In some embodiments, the fluidized bed reactor comprises three or four granulation compartments.
- the fluidized bed reactor may comprise at least one scrubber downstream of the at least one granulation compartment.
- the at least one air moving device for drawing fluidization air into the granulation compartment may, for example, be positioned downstream of the at least one scrubber.
- the air moving device may, for example, comprise at least one exhaust fan, in particular an exhaust of the scrubber.
- the fluidized bed reactor may comprise at least one scrubber downstream of the at least one after-cooler.
- the at least one air moving device for drawing fluidization air into the granulation compartment may, for example, be positioned downstream of the at least one scrubber.
- the air moving device may, for example, comprise at least one exhaust fan, in particular an exhaust of the scrubber, in particular for discharging air.
- a single scrubber can be used for scrubbing air from the at least one after-cooler and air from the at least one granulation compartment.
- a first scrubber with at least one downstream air moving devices can be used for the granulation compartments, while a second scrubber or set of scrubbers, with at least one downstream air moving devices can be used for the after-cooler.
- scrubbers may be used comprising vertical demisters.
- Particularly low pressure drop can be obtained by using a serial arrangement of a first demister for coarse particles (typically having a pressure drop of less than about 2 mbar) and a second demister for finer particles, e.g., submicron particles. If the air between the demisters is cooled, condensation of moisture will enlarge the particles such that the second demister can also be of a low pressure drop type.
- a suitable configuration of scrubbers is, for example, disclosed in US patent application US 2015/0217221 (Green Granulation Technology, 2015), incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Other configurations with or without scrubbers can also be used.
- the invention also relates to a method for the production of granules, such as granules of urea or ammonium nitrate, using the fluidized bed reactor according to the invention, as disclosed above.
- a method for the production of granules using a fluidized bed reactor comprising at least one granulation compartment with at least one air inlets and at least one air moving device, configured to move air through said at least one air inlet into said at least one granulation compartment, wherein said air is moved essentially by the action of said at least one air moving device downstream of said granulation compartment, the method comprising: drawing air in the at least one granulation compartment through the at least one air inlet using the at least one air moving device; and fluidizing the bed of granules with said drawn in air.
- the method is devoid of any air moving step by an air moving device which is configured to move air through said at least one air inlet into said granulation compartment and which is positioned upstream of the granulation compartment.
- Fluidization air is sucked into the granulation compartment by the downstream air moving device, e.g., by creating a vacuum, exceeding the pressure drop between the at least one air inlet and the at least one air moving device.
- the underpressure may, for example, be at least about 50 mbar, e.g., in the range of about 50 to about 70 mbar.
- the fluidized bed reactor can, for example, be configured such that the pressure drop between at least one air inlet and an air exhaust of between 10 and 100 mbar, preferably less than about 80 mbar.
- the pressure drop over the granulation compartment may, for example, be between 10 and 60 mbar, preferably less than about 50 mbar.
- the temperature of the fluidization air entering the granulation compartment may, for example, be below 114° C., e.g., below 100° C., e.g., below 90° C.
- a spouted bed can for example be operated at or below 120° C.
- the air drawn into the at least one granulation compartment is not preheated, either deliberately using pre-heating equipment, or as a side effect of the action of upstream equipment, such as a fan.
- the granulation compartments may further comprise a plurality of sprayers, connected to a supply of a granulating liquid, such as an aqueous urea solution.
- the sprayers may, for example, be configured to spray the liquid in at least one spraying zones in the compartment next to at least one unsprayed zone.
- the sprayers can, for example, be atomizers or hydraulic sprayers, such as air-assisted hydraulic sprayers.
- the solution When the solution is sprayed into the granulator compartment, the solution may, for example, have a temperature substantially above the crystallization point. If the solution is a urea-based solution, the solution can, for example, be sprayed at a temperature of at least about 120° C., or at least about 130° C. or at least about 135° C. If the solution is an ammonium nitrate solution, the solution can, for example, be sprayed at a temperature of at least about 160° C., or at least about 170° C. or at least about 180° C. The solution can, for example, be sprayed under a hydrostatic pressure of 1.5 to 6 bar, e.g., 2 to 4 bar or other suitable pressures. The sprayed droplets can, for example, have an average droplet size of about 20 to 120 micrometer, e.g., about 30 to 60 micrometer.
- highly concentrated solutions can be used, for example, with a urea content of at least 90 weight % by total weight of the urea solution, e.g., at least 95 weight %.
- the water content of the urea solution is generally low, e.g., less than 5 weight %, by total weight of the urea solution, e.g., less than 3 weight %. If the water content is less than 2.5 weight %, the solution is often referred to as a urea melt.
- the urea solution may further contain additives such as, for example, formaldehyde and/or a urea-formaldehyde condensation products as a granulating aid for slowing down crystallization of the urea and as an anti-caking agent, preventing agglomeration of the resultant granules.
- additives such as, for example, formaldehyde and/or a urea-formaldehyde condensation products as a granulating aid for slowing down crystallization of the urea and as an anti-caking agent, preventing agglomeration of the resultant granules.
- formaldehyde and/or a urea-formaldehyde condensation products as a granulating aid for slowing down crystallization of the urea and as an anti-caking agent, preventing agglomeration of the resultant granules.
- formaldehyde is added to the urea aqueous solution, atom
- Mg(NO3) 2 and aluminium sulphate e.g., with NaOH, may be used as suitable additives.
- the nuclei can be supplied to the fluidized bed reactor via at least one inlet at an inlet side of the fluidized bed reactor.
- the nuclei can either be supplied continuously or be supplied and processed per batch.
- the nuclei Before being submitted to the granulation process, the nuclei may have any suitable average particle size, generally about at least 0.2, or at least 0.5 mm, generally at most 6 mm.
- the nuclei may have any suitable composition. In general, they will mainly comprise the same material as the crystallized granulating liquid, in particular crystallized urea, but is also possible to use nuclei of a different composition than the crystallized granulating liquid.
- the flow velocity of the fluidization air in the fluidized bed can, for example, be about 1 to 8 m/sec, e.g., at least about 2 and/or at most about 3 or 4 m/sec.
- the flow velocity of the fluidization air in the fluidized bed can, for example, be about 1 to 8 m/sec, e.g., at least about 2 and/or at most about 3.5 or 4.5 m/sec.
- the temperature in the granulation compartments of the fluidized bed reactor can, for example, be between 90 and 120° C., e.g., between 100 and 106° C.
- the temperature in the granulation compartments of the fluidized bed reactor can, for example, be between 110 and 140° C., e.g., between 125 and 130° C.
- the temperature in the first compartment will be lower due to the return flow of recycled material. This can be compensated by using a higher density of sprayers in the first compartment.
- the granulation bed may, for example, have a bed level of 1.5 m or less, e.g., about 1 m or less. Lower bed levels may reduce circulation of the granules in the fluidized bed.
- a suitable manner to reduce the bed level while maintaining the required circulation of granules is to use a fluidized bed reactor comprising at least one compartment with a floor with air inlet openings and a plurality of sprayers for spraying a granulating liquid, the sprayers being configured to spray the liquid in spraying zones next to unsprayed zones of the fluidized bed.
- the alternating arrangement of sprayed zones and unsprayed zones intensifies the required circulation of the granules and increases the residence time. Examples of such fluidized bed reactors are disclosed in US 2015/0217248 (Green Granulation Technology, 2015), incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- the processed granules are typically discharged via at least one outlet of the fluidized bed reactor, either continuously or per batch.
- the processed granules typically have an average particle size of about 2 to 4 mm, but can be made smaller or larger if so desired.
- the water content of the granules can be kept well below 0.3 weight % by total weight of the granules, e.g., below 0.25 weight %.
- Granules with a particle size below and/or above a given size limit, or agglomerates can be separated from the outflow, e.g. by sieving.
- the coarse particles and/or agglomerates can be crushed and recycled to the fluidized bed reactor, e.g., together with granules with a particle size considered to be too small and/or with material separated from air discharged from the fluidized bed reactor.
- the fluidized bed reactor can have at least one granulator compartments in a serial and/or parallel arrangement.
- the fluidized bed reactor has at least two, e.g., three or more serially arranged compartments.
- the inlets for fluidization air may, for example, comprise inlets in floors of the granulator compartments.
- the floor can for example be a grid above an air supply.
- the fluidized bed reactor may comprise an after-cooler, such as a fluidized bed cooler receiving discharged granules from the fluidized bed reactor compartments.
- the after-cooler can for example be used to cool the granules to a temperature of about 40° C.
- the method according to the invention is suitable for the production of granules for agricultural and non-agricultural application, in particular for the production of fertilizers, such as NP, NPK, calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate-based fertilizers, as well as for the production of technical nitrates (explosives, etc.).
- fertilizers such as NP, NPK, calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate-based fertilizers, as well as for the production of technical nitrates (explosives, etc.).
- the method according to the invention is suitable for the production of ammonium nitrate-based granules, such as granules of ammonium nitrate and calcium nitrate.
- the method according to the invention is in particular suitable for the production of urea-based granules, such as granules of urea, urea ammonium nitrate, urea ammonium sulphate and urea doped with elemental sulphur.
- urea-based granules such as granules of urea, urea ammonium nitrate, urea ammonium sulphate and urea doped with elemental sulphur.
- FIG. 1 shows an exemplary fluidized bed reactor setup according to the invention. This system has being realized by Yara International ASA in a semi-industrial pilot plant (SIPP) in Sluiskil, The Netherlands.
- SIPP semi-industrial pilot plant
- FIG. 2 shows a pressure graphs of the pressure in a fluidized bed reactor setup with two ventilators in different operational modes.
- FIG. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of a fluidized bed reactor 1 for the production of urea granules, or ammonium nitrate granules.
- the fluidized bed reactor 1 as shown in the figure comprises three granulation compartments 2 , 3 , 4 for granulation and two after-cooler compartments 5 , 6 for subsequent cooling and drying the granules.
- the first granulation compartment 2 of the fluidized bed reactor 1 comprises an inlet 7 for the supply of nuclei. Opposite to the inlet 7 is a first passage 8 , leading to the second compartment 3 .
- the second compartment 3 comprises a second passage 9 opposite to the first passage 8 and leading to the third compartment 4 .
- the third compartment 4 comprises an outlet 10 opposite to the second passage 9 .
- the fluidized bed reactor 1 comprises a floor 12 made of a grid which supports a bed 13 of nuclei and which permits the passage of ambient fluidization air, supplied from a space 14 below the grid floor 12 .
- Air inlets can for example be located at a side wall of the space 14 below the grid 12 and/or in the bottom of that space 14 .
- the air can be preheated by heaters 15 in or upstream the space 14 . The heated air fluidizes the bed 13 of nuclei.
- the space 14 below the grid floor 12 is divided into compartments 17 , 18 , 19 in line with the compartments 2 , 3 , 4 above the grid floor 12 .
- the grid floor 12 of the fluidized bed reactor 1 is provided with clusters of air-assisted sprayers 21 projecting above grid floor 12 .
- the sprayers 22 are fed with a flow of liquid product (e.g. urea or ammonium nitrate) (F1) and a flow of pressurized air (F2), and spray an aqueous solution of urea or ammonium nitrate into the fluidized bed 13 .
- F1 urea or ammonium nitrate
- F2 pressurized air
- the water of the sprayed urea or ammonium nitrate solution evaporates and urea crystallizes on the nuclei, which grow to form granules.
- the after-cooler is integrated into the fluidized bed reactor and comprises a fluidized bed cooler with a grid floor 12 ′ supporting a bed 13 ′ of freshly produced granules and a space 20 , 21 below the grid floor in line with the compartments 5 and 6 above the grid floor 12 , also supplied with a heater 23 for the supply of air fluidizing and drying the bed 13 ′.
- the after-cooler is provided with an outlet 24 for discharging the dried and cooled granules. Subsequently (not shown), undersized and oversized granules are separated from granules of the desired size, which are discharged for storage. The oversized granules can be crushed to finer particles, which can be recycled together with the undersized particles.
- Air and air borne dust particles are discharged from the granulator compartments 2 , 3 , 4 and the after-cooler compartments 5 and 6 via one or more air ducts 25 to at least one scrubbers 28 .
- a single scrubber is shown. Separate scrubbers may be used for treating air from the granulation compartments and air from the cooler, respectively.
- the scrubber may be a wet scrubber.
- the air is stripped. Separated dust particles can be recycled to the granulator compartments 2 , 3 , 4 via one or more ducts 27 . Clean air leaves the scrubber 28 via a discharge duct 29 comprising an exhaust fan 30 .
- the exhaust fan 30 creates a pressure drop of about 10 and 100 mbar, e.g., about 75 mbar over the full flow path from the grid floor 12 , 12 ′ to the exhaust fan 30 .
- fluidization air is sucked into the granulation compartments 2 , 3 , 4 via the grid floors 12 and 12 ′.
- No additional blowers are provided. The difference with known systems is shown in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 2 The difference with known systems is shown in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 2 shows a pressure graphs of the pressure in a system, with either a downstream ventilator active (this application, C), an upstream ventilator active (A), or both an upstream ventilator and a downstream ventilator active (B) active such that a small underpressure (0.1 to 10 mbar) is formed in the fluidized bed reactor, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,779,945 (DSM N.V., 1998) and EP 2253374 A1 (Stamicarbon, 2010). It is obvious that in the setup according to this invention, a larger underpressure is formed in the fluidized bed reactor, typically between 10 and 60 mbar.
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- This application claims the benefit of priority to European Patent Application No. EP16196033.1, filed Oct. 27, 2016. The disclosure of the prior application is hereby incorporated in its entirety by reference.
- This invention relates to a fluidized bed reactor, as well as to a method for the production of granules, such as urea or ammonium nitrate-based granules, typically used as a fertilizer material, using such a fluidized bed reactor.
- The discussion below is merely provided for general technological background information and is not intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.
- To produce granules of a liquid solution or melt, such as an aqueous or non-aqueous ammonium nitrate or urea solution, said solution or melt is sprayed into a granulation compartment containing a fluidized bed of solid nuclei. The fluidized bed is fluidized by introducing a fluidization gas, usually air, through the bed of nuclei. The nuclei grow by accretion, i.e. solidification and crystallization of the sprayed urea liquid on them, to form granules of a desired average size, which are subsequently withdrawn from the fluidized bed reactor, also called a granulation reactor or granulator, wordings which are used interchangeably in this patent document.
- The fluidization air is generally blown into the granulation compartments by means of blowers. In a subsequent compartment, the air is stripped from fine solid material, e.g., in a scrubber, a cyclone or a similar separator. The air is usually removed from the granulation reactor by means of an exhaust fan.
- An example of such reactor for the production of urea granules is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,533,829 (Azote et Produits Chimiques S.A., 1970), which discloses a fluidized bed reactor comprising at least one granulation compartment with at least one air inlet and which comprises two air moving devices: (i) a blower upstream of the fluidized bed configured to push fluidizing air through said at least one air inlet into the granulation compartment, and (ii) an exhaust fan, downstream of the granulation compartment, but not configured to draw air through the at least one air inlet into the granulation compartment; the exhaust fan merely serves the exhaustion of air leaving the system.
- Also GB2046121 (MTA Müszaki Kémiai, 1980) discloses a fluidized bed reactor comprising at least one granulation compartment with at least one air inlet and which comprises two air moving devices: (i) a blower upstream of the fluidized bed configured to push fluidizing air through said at least one air inlet into the granulation compartment, and (ii) an exhaust fan, downstream of the granulation compartment, configured to remove air leaving the system, but not configured to draw air through the at least one air inlet into the granulation compartment; the exhaust fan merely serves the exhaustion of air leaving the wet scrubber, which is positioned after the fluidized bed reactor.
- The produced granules are generally moved from the granulation compartment to an after-cooler, which can be integrated with the fluidized bed reactor. In the after-cooler, further dust is produced. Therefore, also air from the after-cooler is usually first treated in a scrubber before it can be vented.
- To avoid leakage of air from the reactor, a slight underpressure, typically of about 0.1 to 10 mbar, preferably about 0.1 to 7 mbar, is created in the fluidized bed reactor compartment and/or after-cooler, as for example is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,779,945 (DSM N.V., 1998) and EP 2253374 A1 (Stamicarbon, 2010).
- It is an object of the invention to improve process efficiency while reducing energy consumption.
- The object of the invention is achieved with a fluidized bed reactor comprising at least one granulation compartment with at least one air inlet and at least one air moving device, configured to move air through said at least one air inlet into said at least one granulation compartment, wherein said air is moved essentially by the action of said at least one air moving device downstream of said granulation compartment. To this end, the at least one air moving devices downstream of said at least one granulation compartment has a total capacity to generate a vacuum in the at least one granulation compartment, exceeding the total pressure drop between the air inlets and the downstream air moving devices. For example, the at least one air moving devices may be configured to create a vacuum of at least about 50 mbar, e.g., within the range of about 50 to about 70 mbar.
- Where known systems use blowers to blow air into the granulation compartment, it was surprisingly found that a fluidized bed reactor which draws air by a downstream air moving device (e.g. an air pump, ventilator, or fan) consumes substantially less energy, since the fluidized bed reactor can now be designed for lower inlet temperatures of the fluidization air.
- This is especially useful for the production of urea-based products as the process of making urea is an exothermal process, but the features of the fluidized bed reactor according to the invention and the method according to the invention are equally beneficial for the production of ammonium nitrate. During crystallization of the urea liquid, collected on the solid nuclei, heat is generated. Air, used for fluidization, removes excess heat from the fluidized bed. The required amount of fluidization air depends on the temperature of the air, entering the granulator compartment. The warmer the fluidization air is when entering the granulation compartment, the more fluidization air is required to remove excess heat from the granulation compartment. As a result, more air has to be cleaned in the scrubbers and more energy is consumed by the exhaust fans. Therefore, the temperature of the fluidization air should not be too high. If the temperature of the fluidization air is low, less air is required for cooling the fluidized bed. However, the inflow of fluidization air must not be too low, otherwise the bed of nuclei will not be sufficiently fluidized. Hence, the fluidized bed reactor should be designed in such a way that, on the one hand, the amount of fluidization air must be sufficient to achieve good fluidization and to cool the fluidized bed effectively, while, on the other hand, energy consumption for cleaning and discharging exhaust air should be minimized. Alternatively, the fluidization air may be cooled by air cooling equipment, but this setup requires extra energy to drive the air cooling equipment.
- Air used for fluidization may, for example, be ambient air. The temperature of the ambient air may differ considerably. The fluidized bed reactor is therefore usually designed for use with air of summertime temperatures. With known fluidized bed reactors, these temperatures are increased with about 5 to 9° C., or even more, because of the heat, generated by the blowers, as these blowers, blowing the fluidization air into the granulation compartments, also generate heat. The generated heat is typically dependent on the efficiency of the used blower and on the pressure at the outlet of the blower. In practice, the generated heat is such that the passing air is heated by at least 5° C., normally at least 9° C., and sometimes 11° C. or more above ambient temperature.
- As a result, known fluidized bed reactors are designed for use with relatively high temperatures of the fluidization air. This results in higher energy consumption by the blower, the scrubbers and the exhaust fans. Moreover, in winter, the ambient air should be pre-heated to bring it closer to the relatively high air temperature for which the reactor was designed.
- With the fluidized bed reactor of the present invention, no upstream air moving devices need to be used at the fluidization air inlet, but the air is drawn into the granulation compartment by means of at least one downstream air moving device. This means that the fluidization air is not heated by any upstream blower and the reactor can be designed for lower inlet temperatures of the fluidization air. Less air needs to be consumed for cooling the fluidized bed and less air needs to be scrubbed and discharged. Moreover, lower pre-heating temperatures can be used in winter.
- With the fluidized bed reactor of the present invention, using one or more downstream air moving devices to draw air into the reactor, automatically, an underpressure in the granulation compartments is achieved, while with the known fluidized bed reactors, an overpressure is automatically realized and extra measures need to be taken to realize a slight underpressure at the granulation compartment. An underpressure results in an improved evaporation in the granulation compartment.
- According to one embodiment, a fluidized bed reactor according to the invention is provided, devoid of any air moving device which is configured to move air through said at least one air inlet into said granulation compartment and which is positioned upstream of the granulation compartment.
- According to one embodiment, a fluidized bed reactor according to the invention is provided comprising at least one after-cooler, wherein the at least one air moving device is positioned downstream of the at least one after-cooler. As a result, the air entering the after-cooler is not heated by the air moving device motor, such that the air is already about 9 toll ° C. cooler when it enters the after-cooler. By eliminating the 9 to 11° C. extra heating of the fluidization air by the air moving device motor, the cooler can operate, e.g., with an ambient air temperature. This means a substantial improvement of the cooling capacity.
- According to one embodiment, the fluidized bed reactor comprises at least one after-cooler positioned downstream from the at least one granulation compartment. The after-cooler(s) is generally part of the fluidized bed reactor and is also provided with a supply of fluidization air. In some embodiments, the fluidized bed reactor comprises at least two after-coolers. In some embodiments, the fluidized bed reactor comprises two or three after-coolers. The at least one air moving devices downstream of the after-cooler(s) may be configured to draw fluidization air also into the after-cooler, optionally into both the after-cooler and the granulation compartment.
- According to one embodiment, the at least one after-cooler is integrated in the fluidized bed reactor as a set of at least two chambers subsequent to the granulation compartments.
- According to one embodiment, the at least one granulation compartment and the at least one after-cooler are separated by one or more ducts or channels and are not present in a single unit.
- According to another embodiment, at least one granulation compartment and at least one after-cooler compartment are integrated together in the same unit and are not separated by a duct or channel. In one embodiment, all of the granulation compartment(s) and after-cooler(s) are integrated together in a single unit, wherein the after-cooler(s) are positioned downstream from the granulation compartment(s). These embodiments provide for a more compact design. It is surprising and unexpected that sufficient and acceptable cooling may be accomplished when the granulation compartment(s) and after-cooler(s) are combined together.
- According to one embodiment, the granulation compartment can be, for example, a spouted bed or any other suitable type of fluidized bed. Combinations of different types can also be used. In some embodiments, the fluidized bed reactor comprises at least two granulation compartments. In some embodiments, the fluidized bed reactor comprises three or four granulation compartments.
- According to one embodiment, the fluidized bed reactor may comprise at least one scrubber downstream of the at least one granulation compartment. In such a case, the at least one air moving device for drawing fluidization air into the granulation compartment may, for example, be positioned downstream of the at least one scrubber. The air moving device may, for example, comprise at least one exhaust fan, in particular an exhaust of the scrubber.
- According to another embodiment, the fluidized bed reactor may comprise at least one scrubber downstream of the at least one after-cooler. In such a case, the at least one air moving device for drawing fluidization air into the granulation compartment may, for example, be positioned downstream of the at least one scrubber. The air moving device may, for example, comprise at least one exhaust fan, in particular an exhaust of the scrubber, in particular for discharging air.
- A single scrubber can be used for scrubbing air from the at least one after-cooler and air from the at least one granulation compartment.
- Alternatively, a first scrubber with at least one downstream air moving devices can be used for the granulation compartments, while a second scrubber or set of scrubbers, with at least one downstream air moving devices can be used for the after-cooler.
- The pressure drop over the scrubbers is preferably low. To this end, scrubbers may be used comprising vertical demisters.
- Particularly low pressure drop can be obtained by using a serial arrangement of a first demister for coarse particles (typically having a pressure drop of less than about 2 mbar) and a second demister for finer particles, e.g., submicron particles. If the air between the demisters is cooled, condensation of moisture will enlarge the particles such that the second demister can also be of a low pressure drop type. A suitable configuration of scrubbers is, for example, disclosed in US patent application US 2015/0217221 (Green Granulation Technology, 2015), incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Other configurations with or without scrubbers can also be used.
- The invention also relates to a method for the production of granules, such as granules of urea or ammonium nitrate, using the fluidized bed reactor according to the invention, as disclosed above.
- According to one embodiment, a method is provided for the production of granules using a fluidized bed reactor comprising at least one granulation compartment with at least one air inlets and at least one air moving device, configured to move air through said at least one air inlet into said at least one granulation compartment, wherein said air is moved essentially by the action of said at least one air moving device downstream of said granulation compartment, the method comprising: drawing air in the at least one granulation compartment through the at least one air inlet using the at least one air moving device; and fluidizing the bed of granules with said drawn in air.
- According to one embodiment, the method is devoid of any air moving step by an air moving device which is configured to move air through said at least one air inlet into said granulation compartment and which is positioned upstream of the granulation compartment.
- Fluidization air is sucked into the granulation compartment by the downstream air moving device, e.g., by creating a vacuum, exceeding the pressure drop between the at least one air inlet and the at least one air moving device. The underpressure may, for example, be at least about 50 mbar, e.g., in the range of about 50 to about 70 mbar.
- The fluidized bed reactor can, for example, be configured such that the pressure drop between at least one air inlet and an air exhaust of between 10 and 100 mbar, preferably less than about 80 mbar. The pressure drop over the granulation compartment may, for example, be between 10 and 60 mbar, preferably less than about 50 mbar.
- The temperature of the fluidization air entering the granulation compartment may, for example, be below 114° C., e.g., below 100° C., e.g., below 90° C. A spouted bed can for example be operated at or below 120° C.
- According to one embodiment, the air drawn into the at least one granulation compartment is not preheated, either deliberately using pre-heating equipment, or as a side effect of the action of upstream equipment, such as a fan.
- The granulation compartments may further comprise a plurality of sprayers, connected to a supply of a granulating liquid, such as an aqueous urea solution. The sprayers may, for example, be configured to spray the liquid in at least one spraying zones in the compartment next to at least one unsprayed zone. The sprayers can, for example, be atomizers or hydraulic sprayers, such as air-assisted hydraulic sprayers.
- When the solution is sprayed into the granulator compartment, the solution may, for example, have a temperature substantially above the crystallization point. If the solution is a urea-based solution, the solution can, for example, be sprayed at a temperature of at least about 120° C., or at least about 130° C. or at least about 135° C. If the solution is an ammonium nitrate solution, the solution can, for example, be sprayed at a temperature of at least about 160° C., or at least about 170° C. or at least about 180° C. The solution can, for example, be sprayed under a hydrostatic pressure of 1.5 to 6 bar, e.g., 2 to 4 bar or other suitable pressures. The sprayed droplets can, for example, have an average droplet size of about 20 to 120 micrometer, e.g., about 30 to 60 micrometer.
- For granulation of urea, highly concentrated solutions can be used, for example, with a urea content of at least 90 weight % by total weight of the urea solution, e.g., at least 95 weight %.
- The water content of the urea solution is generally low, e.g., less than 5 weight %, by total weight of the urea solution, e.g., less than 3 weight %. If the water content is less than 2.5 weight %, the solution is often referred to as a urea melt.
- The urea solution may further contain additives such as, for example, formaldehyde and/or a urea-formaldehyde condensation products as a granulating aid for slowing down crystallization of the urea and as an anti-caking agent, preventing agglomeration of the resultant granules. If for example 0.1 to 3 weight %, based on total the weight of the urea solution, of formaldehyde is added to the urea aqueous solution, atomized liquid droplets adhere better to the urea nuclei. Other suitable additives can also be used.
- For the granulation of ammonium nitrate, Mg(NO3)2 and aluminium sulphate, e.g., with NaOH, may be used as suitable additives.
- The nuclei can be supplied to the fluidized bed reactor via at least one inlet at an inlet side of the fluidized bed reactor. The nuclei can either be supplied continuously or be supplied and processed per batch.
- Before being submitted to the granulation process, the nuclei may have any suitable average particle size, generally about at least 0.2, or at least 0.5 mm, generally at most 6 mm.
- The nuclei may have any suitable composition. In general, they will mainly comprise the same material as the crystallized granulating liquid, in particular crystallized urea, but is also possible to use nuclei of a different composition than the crystallized granulating liquid.
- For granulating urea, the flow velocity of the fluidization air in the fluidized bed can, for example, be about 1 to 8 m/sec, e.g., at least about 2 and/or at most about 3 or 4 m/sec. For granulating ammonium nitrate, the flow velocity of the fluidization air in the fluidized bed can, for example, be about 1 to 8 m/sec, e.g., at least about 2 and/or at most about 3.5 or 4.5 m/sec.
- For granulating urea, the temperature in the granulation compartments of the fluidized bed reactor can, for example, be between 90 and 120° C., e.g., between 100 and 106° C. For granulating ammonium nitrate, the temperature in the granulation compartments of the fluidized bed reactor can, for example, be between 110 and 140° C., e.g., between 125 and 130° C. Typically, the temperature in the first compartment will be lower due to the return flow of recycled material. This can be compensated by using a higher density of sprayers in the first compartment.
- To reduce the pressure drop over the granulation bed, the granulation bed may, for example, have a bed level of 1.5 m or less, e.g., about 1 m or less. Lower bed levels may reduce circulation of the granules in the fluidized bed. A suitable manner to reduce the bed level while maintaining the required circulation of granules is to use a fluidized bed reactor comprising at least one compartment with a floor with air inlet openings and a plurality of sprayers for spraying a granulating liquid, the sprayers being configured to spray the liquid in spraying zones next to unsprayed zones of the fluidized bed. The alternating arrangement of sprayed zones and unsprayed zones intensifies the required circulation of the granules and increases the residence time. Examples of such fluidized bed reactors are disclosed in US 2015/0217248 (Green Granulation Technology, 2015), incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- The processed granules are typically discharged via at least one outlet of the fluidized bed reactor, either continuously or per batch. The processed granules typically have an average particle size of about 2 to 4 mm, but can be made smaller or larger if so desired.
- The water content of the granules can be kept well below 0.3 weight % by total weight of the granules, e.g., below 0.25 weight %.
- Granules with a particle size below and/or above a given size limit, or agglomerates, can be separated from the outflow, e.g. by sieving. Optionally, the coarse particles and/or agglomerates can be crushed and recycled to the fluidized bed reactor, e.g., together with granules with a particle size considered to be too small and/or with material separated from air discharged from the fluidized bed reactor.
- The fluidized bed reactor can have at least one granulator compartments in a serial and/or parallel arrangement. In a specific embodiment, the fluidized bed reactor has at least two, e.g., three or more serially arranged compartments.
- The inlets for fluidization air may, for example, comprise inlets in floors of the granulator compartments. To this end, the floor can for example be a grid above an air supply.
- Optionally, the fluidized bed reactor may comprise an after-cooler, such as a fluidized bed cooler receiving discharged granules from the fluidized bed reactor compartments. The after-cooler can for example be used to cool the granules to a temperature of about 40° C.
- The method according to the invention is suitable for the production of granules for agricultural and non-agricultural application, in particular for the production of fertilizers, such as NP, NPK, calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate-based fertilizers, as well as for the production of technical nitrates (explosives, etc.).
- The method according to the invention is suitable for the production of ammonium nitrate-based granules, such as granules of ammonium nitrate and calcium nitrate.
- The method according to the invention is in particular suitable for the production of urea-based granules, such as granules of urea, urea ammonium nitrate, urea ammonium sulphate and urea doped with elemental sulphur.
- An exemplary embodiment of a fluidized bed reactor according to the invention will be explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 : shows an exemplary fluidized bed reactor setup according to the invention. This system has being realized by Yara International ASA in a semi-industrial pilot plant (SIPP) in Sluiskil, The Netherlands. -
FIG. 2 : shows a pressure graphs of the pressure in a fluidized bed reactor setup with two ventilators in different operational modes. -
FIG. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of afluidized bed reactor 1 for the production of urea granules, or ammonium nitrate granules. Thefluidized bed reactor 1 as shown in the figure comprises threegranulation compartments - The
first granulation compartment 2 of thefluidized bed reactor 1 comprises an inlet 7 for the supply of nuclei. Opposite to the inlet 7 is a first passage 8, leading to thesecond compartment 3. Thesecond compartment 3 comprises a second passage 9 opposite to the first passage 8 and leading to thethird compartment 4. Thethird compartment 4 comprises anoutlet 10 opposite to the second passage 9. As a result, the nuclei can flow from the inlet 7 to theoutlet 10 in a straight flow path. - The
fluidized bed reactor 1 comprises afloor 12 made of a grid which supports abed 13 of nuclei and which permits the passage of ambient fluidization air, supplied from a space 14 below thegrid floor 12. Air inlets can for example be located at a side wall of the space 14 below thegrid 12 and/or in the bottom of that space 14. In case the ambient air is relatively cold, for example during winter, the air can be preheated byheaters 15 in or upstream the space 14. The heated air fluidizes thebed 13 of nuclei. - The space 14 below the
grid floor 12 is divided intocompartments compartments grid floor 12. In each of thecompartments grid floor 12 of thefluidized bed reactor 1 is provided with clusters of air-assistedsprayers 21 projecting abovegrid floor 12. Thesprayers 22 are fed with a flow of liquid product (e.g. urea or ammonium nitrate) (F1) and a flow of pressurized air (F2), and spray an aqueous solution of urea or ammonium nitrate into thefluidized bed 13. In the granulator compartments 2, 3, 4, the water of the sprayed urea or ammonium nitrate solution evaporates and urea crystallizes on the nuclei, which grow to form granules. - The after-cooler is integrated into the fluidized bed reactor and comprises a fluidized bed cooler with a
grid floor 12′ supporting abed 13′ of freshly produced granules and aspace grid floor 12, also supplied with aheater 23 for the supply of air fluidizing and drying thebed 13′. - The after-cooler is provided with an
outlet 24 for discharging the dried and cooled granules. Subsequently (not shown), undersized and oversized granules are separated from granules of the desired size, which are discharged for storage. The oversized granules can be crushed to finer particles, which can be recycled together with the undersized particles. - Air and air borne dust particles are discharged from the granulator compartments 2, 3, 4 and the after-cooler compartments 5 and 6 via one or
more air ducts 25 to at least onescrubbers 28. In the schematic drawing ofFIG. 1 a single scrubber is shown. Separate scrubbers may be used for treating air from the granulation compartments and air from the cooler, respectively. The scrubber may be a wet scrubber. - In the
scrubber 28 the air is stripped. Separated dust particles can be recycled to the granulator compartments 2, 3, 4 via one ormore ducts 27. Clean air leaves thescrubber 28 via adischarge duct 29 comprising anexhaust fan 30. - The
exhaust fan 30 creates a pressure drop of about 10 and 100 mbar, e.g., about 75 mbar over the full flow path from thegrid floor exhaust fan 30. As a result, fluidization air is sucked into the granulation compartments 2, 3, 4 via thegrid floors FIG. 2 .FIG. 2 shows a pressure graphs of the pressure in a system, with either a downstream ventilator active (this application, C), an upstream ventilator active (A), or both an upstream ventilator and a downstream ventilator active (B) active such that a small underpressure (0.1 to 10 mbar) is formed in the fluidized bed reactor, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,779,945 (DSM N.V., 1998) and EP 2253374 A1 (Stamicarbon, 2010). It is obvious that in the setup according to this invention, a larger underpressure is formed in the fluidized bed reactor, typically between 10 and 60 mbar. - A setup of the fluidized bed reactor according to the invention with three granulation compartments and integrated after-cooler was used for the continuous production of ammonium nitrate granules (see
FIG. 1 ). The parameters of the experiment are summarized in the Tables 1 and 2 below. These are typical parameters for the operation of the fluidized bed reactor according to the invention. -
TABLE 1 Average material balance After 7 Units Start hours After 13.5 hours Outflow kg/h 11,775 11,385 11,221 granulator Ready product kg/h 7,660 7,520 7,380 after sieving Fines after kg/h 2,782 2,388 2,784 sieving (returned to granulator) Coarse after kg/h 1,308 1,452 1,032 sieving (to be crushed) Product after kg/h 1,308 1,452 1,032 crushing Dust at exit kg/h n.m. n.m. n.m. granulator Dust after kg/h n.m. n.m. n.m. ventilator Agglomerates kg/ h 25 25 25 n.m. not measured -
TABLE 2 Process parameters Ammonium nitrate solution Temperature 178 ° C. Concentration 97.6 % Flow rate 5.5 m3/h Pre-pressure 2.0 ato1 Per nebulizer 1st about m3/h compartment 0.561 Number of nebulizer: 4 Per nebulizer 2th about m3/h compartment 0.360 Number of nebulizer: 5 Per nebulizer 3th about m3/h compartment 0.291 Number of nebulizer: 5 Injection air Temperature 142 ° C. Pressure 0.52 ato Flow rate about Nm3/h 1,800 Per nebulizer 1st about 130 Nm3/h compartment Number of nebulizer: 4 Per nebulizer 2th about 130 Nm3/h compartment Number of nebulizer: 5 Per nebulizer 3th about 130 Nm3/h compartment Number of nebulizer: 5 Fluidization air Temperature Flow rate Speed (° C.) (Nm3/h) Nm/sec 1st compartment 78 2,471 2.02 2d compartment 81 2,359 1.93 3d compartment 79 2,836 2.92 4th compartment 20 2,235 5th compartment 18 2,299 Suction 113 about 14,000 Fluidized bed Height 685 mmwk2 Temperature 1st compartment 127 ° C. Temperature 2d compartment 127 ° C. Temperature 3d compartment 130 ° C. Temperature 4th compartment n.m. ° C. Temperature 5th compartment 119 ° C. Temperature after granulator 119 ° C. Expansion room (space over the granulator compartments) Temperature 1st compartment 127 ° C. Temperature 2d compartment 130 ° C. Temperature 3d compartment 127 ° C. Temperature 4th + 5th n.m. ° C. compartment Temperature top granulator 113 ° C. 1atmospheres of overpressure over the standard atmospheric pressure; n ato = n + 1 atm (absolute) ≈ n + 1 bar 2mmwk = mm water column; 1 mmwk = 0.0981 mbar ≈ 0.1 mbar - Although the subject matter has been described in language, specific to structural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understood that the subject matter as defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described above as has been held by the courts. Rather, the specific features and acts described above are disclosed as example forms of implementing the claims. The claimed subject matter is not limited to implementations that solve any or all disadvantages noted in the background.
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