WO2010137454A1 - カルバミン酸アンモニウム水溶液の分析方法および未反応ガス吸収槽の運転方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an analysis method for analyzing the composition of an ammonium carbamate aqueous solution that is an unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid in a urea production process.
- the present invention also relates to a method for operating an unreacted gas absorption tank in a urea production plant using the method for analyzing an ammonium carbamate aqueous solution.
- ammonium carbamate aqueous solution often exists as an unreacted circulating fluid, by-product and / or raw material. Therefore, in these plants, it is desired to measure the component composition in the ammonium carbamate aqueous solution quickly and simultaneously with a simple apparatus without a time delay.
- urea is commercialized through a synthesis process 31, a decomposition process 32, a concentration process 33, and a production process 34.
- carbon dioxide and ammonia are reacted to synthesize urea to obtain a urea synthesis solution.
- Unreacted ammonia and ammonium carbamate contained in the synthesis solution are separated as a mixed gas of ammonia, carbon dioxide, and water in the decomposition step 32.
- Water (which may be the condensed water separated in the concentration step 33) is supplied to the absorption step 35 as an absorption solvent, and the mixed gas separated in the decomposition step is absorbed by the absorption solvent.
- an absorption tank (called an unreacted gas absorption tank) is used.
- the absorption process outlet liquid (unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid) is returned to the synthesis process 31 as a recovered liquid.
- the equilibrium temperature is a temperature at which the liquid composition when the mixed gas that needs to be absorbed is absorbed by the absorption solvent (water) is just in a gas-liquid equilibrium state at a controlled operating pressure. . This equilibrium temperature is determined by the concentrations of ammonia, carbon dioxide and water.
- the equilibrium temperature of the absorption liquid at the outlet of the absorption process will be lower than the operating temperature, and the absorption performance may be reduced, resulting in loss of ammonia and carbon dioxide.
- the operating temperature is higher than the consolidation temperature (the temperature at which the crystalline salt precipitates without the ammonium carbamate being dissolved in the recovered liquid). , And the recovered liquid may solidify, making it impossible to continue operation.
- This consolidation temperature is also determined from the concentrations of ammonia, carbon dioxide and water. That is, it is desirable that the operation temperature of the absorption process is always lower than the equilibrium temperature of the recovered liquid, the consolidated temperature of the recovered liquid is higher, and the difference between the equilibrium temperature and the consolidated temperature is reduced.
- the equilibrium temperature and consolidation temperature of the recovered liquid are determined by the concentrations of the three components ammonia, carbon dioxide, and water, and are not determined only by the ratio of the amount of water to carbon dioxide or the ratio of ammonia to carbon dioxide. . In order to specify the equilibrium temperature and the consolidation temperature of the recovered liquid, it is required to accurately measure the concentrations of the three components simultaneously with no time delay.
- a solution circulation method in which a urea synthesis solution from a synthesis tube in a synthesis process is directly sent to a decomposition process. Also, the urea synthesis solution from the synthesis tube is sent to the stripper in the synthesis process, and ammonia and carbon dioxide contained in the urea synthesis solution are stripped with carbon dioxide as a stripping agent at the synthesis pressure to a certain level.
- a stripping method for removing up to is known.
- the ammonia and carbon dioxide concentrations in the outlet liquid of the stripper used vary depending on the stripper operating temperature, the amount of carbon dioxide supplied, the amount of liquid supplied, etc., and affect the composition of the recovered liquid.
- the amount of ammonia and carbon dioxide sent to the unreacted gas absorption tank easily fluctuates due to the stripping performance of the stripper, the amount of water supplied to the unreacted gas absorption tank is changed to carbamic acid in the unreacted gas absorption tank. It is difficult to control the optimum amount in consideration of the equilibrium temperature and the consolidation temperature of the aqueous ammonium solution. Therefore, in order to continue stable operation, the supply amount of water as an absorbing solvent is generally increased.
- the equilibrium temperature and the consolidation temperature of the recovered liquid are accurately determined from the composition, and the optimum operating temperature is determined in consideration of both. And the amount of water in the recovered liquid can be controlled to the minimum necessary amount.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-188405 discloses a method for determining the carbon dioxide concentration (ammonium carbamate concentration) by measuring the conductivity of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid.
- the concentration of ammonia and water in the recovered liquid cannot be specified, and therefore the optimum point of operation cannot be determined precisely.
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-133451 discloses a method for determining the concentrations of ammonia and carbon dioxide by determining the density and saturation temperature from a vibration type density meter and a photometer (measurement of crystal precipitation temperature). Yes. However, in this method, the crystallization temperature is obtained with a photometer, and the temperature of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid needs to be adjusted and cooled in order to actually crystallize the sample of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid. There was a time delay and it was not suitable for operation control.
- Patent Document 3 (US327050) describes the concentration of unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid by changing the amount of water supplied as an absorption solvent using a viscometer in a solution circulation method which is a kind of urea synthesis method. It has been proposed to keep this constant. However, this method is not a method for specifying the composition of the liquid at the outlet of the unreacted gas absorption tank, but merely monitoring the concentration variation using the viscosity.
- the patent document 4 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 47-10226
- the inventor himself in the same document has the influence of free ammonia in the method according to patent document 3, and the viscosity is used to control the amount of water supplied as an absorbing solvent.
- Patent Document 4 proposes to use a refractometer instead.
- the method described in Patent Document 3 cannot identify the three compositions.
- the concentration cannot be specified by the method described in Patent Document 3.
- the measurement with a refractometer is only to measure the concentration of ammonium carbamate, and it is not possible to specify all the composition of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid as in Patent Document 3. Can not.
- Patent Document 5 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-90544
- the composition of the synthesis liquid in the synthesis tube is determined by titration and the carbon concentration by conductivity.
- the method of specifying the concentration and the urea concentration by the colorimetric method is disclosed, they are not different from the conventional manual analysis, and it takes time to obtain the measurement results and is inappropriate for operation control. It was. Its purpose is also to adjust the amount of raw material ammonia and carbon dioxide supplied to the synthesis tube, and it cannot be used to optimize the absorption process.
- Patent Document 6 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-182586
- Patent Document 7 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-335563
- N / C ratio ammonia / carbon dioxide ratio
- the methods described in these documents specify the ratio of the total ammonia and carbon dioxide of urea, carbamic acid, and unreacted ammonia in the synthesis solution, and the composition of the synthesis solution cannot be specified.
- the purpose is also to adjust the amount of raw material ammonia and carbon dioxide supplied to the synthesis tube, and it cannot be used to optimize the absorption process.
- the concentrations of ammonia, carbon dioxide and water in the ammonium carbamate aqueous solution which is the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid cannot be specified, or in order to specify these concentrations, crystals are used.
- An analysis such as analysis and titration is required, and a method suitable for plant control that can identify the composition of the ammonium carbamate aqueous solution in real time has not been known.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an analysis method of an aqueous solution of ammonium carbamate capable of specifying the composition of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid in real time and an operation method of the unreacted gas absorption tank using the same.
- the inventors of the present invention have a typical composition of an aqueous solution of ammonium carbamate that is an outlet liquid of an absorption tank in a urea production process.
- the ammonia component is 20 to 40% by mass
- the carbon dioxide component is 20 to 42% by mass
- urea is a trace amount. (0-2% by mass)
- the balance being water
- the viscosity of the aqueous solution is sensitive to the concentration of the carbon dioxide component in the aqueous solution, insensitive to the concentration of the ammonia component
- the density is sensitive to the concentration of the ammonia component
- the vibration type measurement sensor can continuously measure the viscosity, density, and temperature without delay in the state of the aqueous solution as it is (not cooled or diluted).
- the concentration of urea contained in the outlet liquid of the absorption tank is sufficiently low, and the influence on the viscosity and density is small and can be ignored.
- ammonia component both equivalent ammonia and free ammonia as ammonium carbamate are collectively referred to as “ammonia component”. Since one molecule of ammonium carbamate (NH 2 COONH 4 ) contains two molecules of ammonia, when the amount of ammonium carbamate is 1 on the mass basis, the amount of equivalent ammonia as ammonium carbamate is 0.44. It becomes. Therefore, when C 1 mass% of ammonium carbamate and C 2 mass% of free ammonia are contained in the liquid, the concentration of the ammonia component is (0.44 ⁇ C 1 + C 2 ) mass%.
- the “carbon dioxide component” means equivalent carbon dioxide as ammonium carbamate. Therefore, when C 3 mass% of ammonium carbamate is contained in the liquid, the concentration of the carbon dioxide component is (0.56 ⁇ C 3 ) mass%.
- the concentration of the ammonia component, the concentration of the carbon dioxide component and the concentration of water in the ammonium carbamate aqueous solution that is the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid in the urea production process A first correlation that is a correlation between the viscosity of the aqueous solution, temperature, and the concentration of the carbon dioxide component, and a second correlation that is a correlation between the density and temperature of the aqueous solution, the concentration of the ammonia component, and the concentration of the carbon dioxide component
- the concentration of the ammonia component is the total concentration of free ammonia contained in the aqueous solution and equivalent ammonia as ammonium carbamate
- the concentration of the carbon dioxide component is a concentration of equivalent carbon dioxide as ammonium carbamate contained in the aqueous solution. Composition analysis method of ammonium carbamate aqueous solution.
- step a The method according to 2), wherein a vibration type instrument capable of measuring viscosity, density and temperature is used in step a.
- the equilibrium temperature is the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid corresponding to the carbon dioxide component concentration, ammonia component concentration and water concentration of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid when only the water flow rate is changed.
- the equilibrium temperature, In Equation 2 the consolidation temperature is the solidification of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid corresponding to the carbon dioxide component concentration, ammonia concentration and water concentration of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid when only the water flow rate is changed.
- Temperature In formulas 1 and 2 both have a predetermined positive value.
- step v a step of controlling the flow rate of water supplied to the unreacted gas absorption tank to a minimum value in a range where the water flow rate in the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid is equal to or higher than F min.water obtained in step v; Of operating an unreacted gas absorption tank.
- step i 4. The method according to 4), wherein a vibration type instrument capable of measuring viscosity, density and temperature is used in step i.
- the unreacted gas absorption tank includes a low-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank to which water is supplied as an absorbing solvent, and a high-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank to which a low-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid is supplied as an absorbing solvent, by performing the step i ⁇ v for each of the low pressure unreacted gas absorption vessel and the high pressure unreacted gas absorption vessel, and F L min.water is the F Min.Water for low pressure unreacted gas absorption vessel, high pressure unreacted F H min.water , which is the F min.water for the gas absorption tank, In step vi, water low flow rate of water supplied to the unreacted gas absorption vessel, the low pressure unreacted gas absorber vessel outlet water flow rate F L min.water more and becomes and high pressure unreacted gas absorber vessel outlet liquid in liquid to the extent that flow becomes F H min.water above, 4 is controlled to a minimum value) or 5) the method according.
- an analysis method of an aqueous solution of ammonium carbamate capable of specifying the composition of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid in real time and an operation method of the unreacted gas absorption tank using the same are provided.
- 6 is a graph for explaining the correlation among the density, temperature, ammonia component concentration, and carbon dioxide component concentration of an ammonium carbamate aqueous solution, wherein (a) to (e) are carbon dioxide components of 20, 25, 35, 40, respectively. And 42% by mass.
- It is a flowchart for demonstrating the absorption process of a urea manufacturing process. It is a block diagram for demonstrating a urea manufacturing process. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the measuring apparatus used in the Example.
- the present invention makes it possible to specify the composition of the ammonium carbamate aqueous solution that is the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid in the urea production process. By using the result, it is possible to obtain the equilibrium temperature and the consolidation temperature of this solution, and to control the optimum operating temperature and the amount of water introduced into the unreacted gas absorption tank to the necessary minimum.
- the total water amount supplied to the urea synthesis pipe and the stripping performance of the stripper can be controlled, and the energy consumption of the urea plant can be reduced.
- the composition of the ammonium carbamate aqueous solution is specified by the following method.
- the concentration of the carbon dioxide component contained in this solution can be known from the correlation between the viscosity and temperature of the solution containing ammonium carbamate, ammonia and water as main components and the concentration of the carbon dioxide component.
- the ammonia concentration can be specified from the concentration of the carbon dioxide component thus known and the correlation between the density and temperature, the concentration of the ammonia component, and the concentration of the carbon dioxide component.
- the urea concentration is sufficiently low and can be ignored. Accordingly, the amount of water in the ammonium carbamate aqueous solution that is the absorption tank outlet liquid is calculated by subtracting the concentration of the ammonia component and the concentration of the carbon dioxide component from the whole.
- the urea production process usually further A concentration step 33 in which water is removed from the remaining liquid phase (urea aqueous solution) from which the mixed gas has been separated in the decomposition step to form molten urea; and It has a commercialization step 34 in which molten urea is cooled and solidified to obtain, for example, granular product urea.
- the condensed water separated in the concentration step 33 can be used as the absorbing solvent.
- the first-stage unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid can be used as an absorbing solvent in the second-stage unreacted gas absorption tank.
- an ammonium carbamate aqueous solution that is an unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid in such a urea production process is an analysis target.
- the typical composition of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid in the urea production process during normal operation is 20 to 40 mass of ammonia component (including ammonia supplied in excess in the synthesis step and equivalent ammonia in ammonium carbamate).
- % Carbon dioxide component (equivalent carbon dioxide in ammonium carbamate) is 20 to 42% by mass
- urea is a trace amount (0 to 2% by mass)
- the rest is in the range of moisture.
- the concentration, the concentration of the carbon dioxide component, and the moisture concentration can be specified. Since the urea concentration is sufficiently low, the influence on the viscosity and density and the influence on the equilibrium temperature and the consolidation temperature given by the change in the urea concentration are sufficiently small and can be ignored.
- the temperature can be analyzed in the range of 30 to 120 ° C., which is the normal operating range.
- the present invention is particularly effective in a urea production process called a stripping method.
- a stripping method in the above synthesis step, a urea synthesis solution from a synthesis tube (reacting carbon dioxide and ammonia to synthesize urea) is sent to a stripper in the synthesis step.
- ammonia and carbon dioxide contained in the urea synthesis solution are removed by stripping using carbon dioxide as a stripping agent at the synthesis pressure.
- composition analysis method In the composition analysis method of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid of the present invention, the composition of the ammonium carbamate aqueous solution that is the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid in the urea production process, that is, the concentration of the ammonia component, the concentration of the carbon dioxide component, and the water
- concentration is determined using the first correlation and the second correlation.
- First correlation Correlation between viscosity, temperature and concentration of carbon dioxide component of ammonium carbamate aqueous solution.
- Second correlation Correlation between density, temperature, concentration of ammonia component and concentration of carbon dioxide component of ammonium carbamate aqueous solution.
- steps a to d can be performed.
- A The viscosity, density and temperature of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid are simultaneously measured without a time delay with respect to the process.
- B The concentration of the carbon dioxide component in the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid is determined from the viscosity measurement value and the temperature measurement value obtained in step a using the first correlation.
- C From the density and temperature obtained in step a and the concentration of the carbon dioxide component determined in step b, the concentration of the ammonia component is determined using the second correlation.
- D The concentration of water is determined from the concentration of the carbon dioxide component determined in step b and the concentration of the ammonia component determined in step c.
- FIG. 1 is a graph showing the correlation (first correlation) between the viscosity (mPa ⁇ s), the temperature, and the concentration (mass%) of the carbon dioxide component of the ammonium carbamate aqueous solution.
- the viscosity of the aqueous solution of ammonium carbamate is sensitive to the concentration of the carbon dioxide component, and the influence of the concentration of the ammonia component can be ignored. Therefore, if the viscosity and temperature are known, the concentration of the carbon dioxide component can be accurately determined from the first correlation.
- the correlation (second correlation) among the density (kg / m 3 ), temperature (° C.), ammonia component concentration (mass%), and carbon dioxide component concentration (mass%) of the ammonium carbamate aqueous solution will be described.
- 2 (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) show the density and temperature when the concentration of the carbon dioxide component is 20, 25, 35, 40 and 42% by mass, respectively. It is a graph which shows the correlation with the density
- concentration of an ammonia component The density of the aqueous solution is sensitive to the concentration of the ammonia component and the concentration of the carbon dioxide component, and the influence of the water concentration can be ignored. Therefore, if the viscosity and temperature are known and the concentration of the carbon dioxide component is determined as described above, the concentration of the ammonia component can be determined from the second correlation.
- FIG. 1 shows lines when the temperature has discrete values (40, 60, 80, 100, and 120 ° C.).
- the concentration of the carbon dioxide component can be determined using an interpolation method or an extrapolation method.
- an interpolation method or an extrapolation method may be used.
- the concentration range of each component (ammonia component: 20 to 40% by mass, carbon dioxide component: 20 to 42% by mass, urea concentration of 0 to 2% by mass) and applicable temperature range (30 to 120 ° C.) are ordinary urea. Since the operation conditions in the plant are included, the correlation shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 can be used in any urea plant.
- viscometers, density meters, and thermometers that can measure viscosity, density, and temperature in real time are commercially available, and they can be used to simultaneously measure viscosity, density, and temperature.
- a vibration-type instrumentation in which a viscometer, a density meter, and a thermometer are integrated from the viewpoint of simplicity of the analyzer.
- Vibrating instrumentation is commercially available and is readily available.
- Each of the viscometer, density meter and thermometer or vibration-type instrumentation can be measured by simply mounting it in the unreacted gas absorption liquid tank or piping (especially, the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet piping).
- the composition of the absorption tank outlet liquid can be measured in real time.
- the first method just like other instruments, simply displays the viscosity, density and temperature measurements continuously in the central control room, and the operator uses the composition of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid. Determine the composition of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid from the correlation diagram of the equilibrium temperature and consolidation temperature, etc., and if necessary, optimize the amount of water supplied to the unreacted gas absorption tank and the operating conditions of the unreacted gas absorption tank. This is a method to achieve In this case, it can be expected that the periodic analysis of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid is unnecessary, and the improvement of the operating unit by correcting the appropriate operating conditions without time delay.
- the second method is to formulate and program the correlation between the measurement results of viscosity, density, and temperature as shown in Example 1 described later and the composition of the recovered liquid, and to program the distributed control system (hereinafter referred to as the central control room).
- This is a method of displaying the recovered liquid composition on the console in real time (referred to as DCS). If the composition is clarified, the equilibrium temperature and the consolidation temperature can be estimated by a simple mathematical formula. Therefore, if the calculation function is added, more useful information for the driver can be provided in real time.
- the real-time material balance around the unreacted gas absorption tank can be displayed by taking in information from other instruments such as the amount of water supplied to the absorption tank and the flow rate of the recovered liquid.
- the driver sets the set value of the controller according to the instruction displayed on the DCS console. This eliminates the need for skilled drivers for operation of the absorption tank in the urea factory.
- the third method is a case where the second method is fully automated. That is, it is a method of automatically setting the set values of the operating temperature, pressure, and water supply amount of the absorption tank or the opening degree of the control valves.
- the setting value displayed on the DCS console by the second method may be returned to the necessary controller as it is.
- FIG. 2 is a flow diagram of an apparatus for performing an aqueous ammonium carbamate solution recovery (absorption process) by two-stage absorption using a tank.
- the high-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid is used as a recovered circulating liquid to a urea-containing pipe (not shown) used in the synthesis process.
- the unreacted gas stream 26 from the low pressure cracking tower (not shown) used in the cracking process of the urea production process is a low pressure unreacted gas absorption operated at 1 to 3 kg / cm 2 G (0.1 to 0.3 MPaG). It is supplied to the tank 1. Water whose flow rate is controlled by the flow rate controller 8 is supplied to the low-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank 1 through the flow rate control valve 17, contacts the unreacted gas stream 26 as an absorbing solvent, and absorbs ammonia and carbon dioxide. The absorbed ammonia and carbon dioxide are present in the liquid as free ammonia and ammonium carbamate. Note that G in the pressure unit means a gauge pressure.
- the low-pressure absorption tank 1 has a structure of, for example, a shell-and-tube heat exchanger, and reaction heat and absorption heat accompanying absorption are removed by cooling water passing through the pipe.
- the flow rate of the cooling water is controlled by the temperature controller 11 and the temperature control valve 19 in order to keep the liquid temperature in the low-pressure absorption tank at a constant value in the range of approximately 30 ° C. to 60 ° C.
- the pressure in the low-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank 1 is kept constant by adjusting the amount of gas released from the pressure control valve 18 by the pressure controller 9.
- the low-pressure recovered liquid that has absorbed the unreacted gas (low-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid) is pressurized by the pump 20 and supplied to the high-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank 2 through the flow control valve 21.
- the liquid level of the low-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank 1 is controlled by cascade control that determines the set value of the flow rate controller 12 from the liquid level controller 10.
- the viscosity, density and temperature of the low-pressure recovered liquid are measured by the viscosity / density / thermometer 28, and these measured values are sent to the control system 7.
- a vibration type instrument equipped with a thermometer is preferably used as the viscosity / density / thermometer 28.
- the unreacted gas stream 27 from the high-pressure cracking tower (not shown) used in the cracking step of the urea production process is a high-pressure unreacted gas operated at 15 to 20 kg / cm 2 G (1.5 to 2.0 MPaG). It is sent to the gas absorption tank 2.
- the recovered liquid whose pressure has been increased by the pump 20 from the low-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank comes into contact with the unreacted gas stream 27 as an absorption solvent and absorbs ammonia and carbon dioxide.
- the absorbed ammonia and carbon dioxide exist as free ammonia and ammonium carbamate in the high-pressure recovery liquid (high-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid).
- the high-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank 2 has a structure of, for example, a shell and tube heat exchanger, and reaction heat and absorption heat accompanying absorption are removed by cooling water passing through the inside of the pipe.
- the flow rate of the cooling water is controlled by the temperature controller 15 and the temperature control valve 23 in order to keep the temperature in the high-pressure absorption tank at a constant value in the range of 80 ° C. to 120 ° C.
- the pressure in the high-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank 2 is kept constant by the pressure controller 13 by adjusting the amount of gas released from the pressure control valve 22.
- the high-pressure recovered liquid that has absorbed the unreacted gas is increased in pressure by the pump 25, and is sent to the urea synthesis pipe used in the synthesis process through the flow rate control valve 24.
- the liquid level of the high-pressure absorption tank 2 is controlled by cascade control in which the liquid level controller 14 determines the set value of the flow rate controller 16.
- the viscosity / density / temperature of the high-pressure recovered liquid (high-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid) obtained from the high-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank 2 is measured by the viscosity / density / thermometer 29 and sent to the control system 7.
- the viscosity / density / thermometer 29 a vibration type instrument equipped with a thermometer is preferably used.
- the control system 7 has the pressure, the supply amount of water as the absorbing solvent, the viscosity / density / Take in the temperature and determine the composition of each recovered solution. Further, for each absorption tank, the equilibrium temperature and the consolidation temperature are calculated from the determined composition and pressure. At this time, the composition of the recovered liquid identifies the carbon dioxide concentration from the correlation between the measured viscosity / temperature and the carbon dioxide component concentration, and identifies the ammonia component concentration from the correlation between the density / temperature / carbon dioxide component concentration / ammonia component concentration. .
- control system 7 determines the recovered liquid composition, the equilibrium temperature / consolidation temperature, temperature, pressure, and absorption solvent for the high-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank 2 and the low-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank 1, respectively. Based on the amount of water supplied, an optimum set value for the amount of water as a new absorbing solvent is determined and output and fed back to the controller.
- two unreacted gas streams are supplied from the decomposition process to the low-pressure and high-pressure unreacted gas absorption tanks, and absorption is performed in two stages of the low-pressure and high-pressure absorption tanks in the absorption process. Absent. Only one unreacted gas stream is sent from the cracking process to the absorption process, and absorption may be performed in one stage in the absorption process. In addition, when the production volume of the plant is large or the size of the absorption tank is limited due to modification, it is possible to install the absorption tanks in parallel even in the same stage. It is also possible to provide three or more stages instead of two stages.
- Example 1 First, obtain the correlation between the viscosity and temperature of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid and the concentration of the carbon dioxide component in the same liquid, and the correlation between the density and temperature, the concentration of the ammonia component and the concentration of the carbon dioxide component in the same liquid. A method will be described. Using the apparatus shown in FIG. 5, the viscosity, density, temperature, concentration of ammonia component, concentration of carbon dioxide component, and water concentration were measured for an aqueous solution simulating the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid. The measurement was performed according to the following procedure. In addition, the part enclosed with the broken line in FIG. 5 is a part by which the temperature was adjusted with the electric heater.
- the autoclave is equipped with a pressure gauge (PG) and a thermometer (TT).
- PG pressure gauge
- TT thermometer
- -Each of the autoclave 104 and the flow-through chamber 105 is pressurized with nitrogen to prevent vaporization of ammonia and carbon dioxide during transfer.
- the valve 103 is closed.
- a vibration type instrument “Emerson Solartron Process Density / Viscometer” (trade name) was used.
- the ammonia component concentration is determined by back titration using sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide.
- the carbon dioxide component concentration is specified by back titration using hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide.
- the fluid discharged from the flow-through chamber is guided to the exhaust ammonia absorption tank 107, where ammonia in the fluid is absorbed.
- the concentration of the ammonia component is 20 to 40% by mass
- the concentration of the carbon dioxide component is 20 to 42% by mass
- the concentration of urea is 0 to 40%, which is a typical composition of the absorption tank outlet liquid in the urea production process.
- An aqueous solution of 2% by weight with the balance being water was prepared.
- FIG. 1 shows the correlation (first correlation) between the viscosity, temperature and carbon dioxide component concentration measured for each prepared aqueous solution as described above.
- the vertical axis in FIG. 1 indicates the viscosity (mPa ⁇ s), and the horizontal axis indicates the concentration (mass%) of the carbon dioxide component.
- the correlation between the density, temperature, and ammonia component concentration measured as described above is shown in FIGS. 2 (a) to 2 (e) for each carbon dioxide component concentration.
- the vertical axis in FIG. 2 indicates density (kg / cm 3 ), and the horizontal axis indicates the concentration (mass%) of the ammonia component.
- the viscosity was 4.4 mPa ⁇ s at a temperature of 100 ° C., and the density was 1150 kg / m 3 .
- the concentration of the carbon dioxide component was determined to be 35.0% by mass.
- the concentration of the carbon dioxide component in the same sample solution was quantified by chemical analysis, it was 35.1% by mass, which was in good agreement with the determined value.
- the concentration of the ammonia component was determined to be 32.0% by mass.
- the concentration of the ammonia component in the same sample solution was quantified by chemical analysis, it was 32.2% by mass, which was in good agreement with the determined value.
- FIG. 3 shows a case where a low-pressure / high-pressure two-stage absorption tank is installed.
- the water separated in the concentration step is supplied to the low-pressure absorption tank as the absorption solvent, and the low-pressure absorption is used as the absorption solvent supplied to the high-pressure absorption tank.
- the flow in which the tank outlet liquid is used is shown.
- the absorption tank is made one stage as described above and may be made two stages. In the present example, an attempt was made to optimize the operating conditions of the absorption process when only the low-pressure absorption tank of the urea production plant was installed.
- the low-pressure absorption tank 1-stage equipment is used.
- ammonia and carbon dioxide are absorbed in the water used as the absorption solvent in the absorption process, and since there is no high-pressure absorption tank, the recovered liquid from the valve 21 is returned directly to the synthesis process. ing. Since the absorption solvent used here uses water separated in the concentration step, a trace amount of urea is included.
- the process variables around one low-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank at a certain time were as follows. Operating pressure (indicated value of pressure controller 9): 2.4 kg / cm 2 G (0.24 MPaG), Operating temperature (viscosity, density, temperature indication value of thermometer 28): 46 ° C Absorbing solvent supply amount (flow controller 8 set value): 10.3 t / h, Viscosity (viscosity / density / viscosity indication value of thermometer 28): 3.9 mPa ⁇ s, Density (viscosity / density / thermometer 28 density indication value): 1065 kg / m 3 , Low pressure unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid (recovered liquid) flow rate: 38.6 t / h.
- the vibration type instrument “Emerson Solartron Process Density / Viscometer” (trade name) is used as the viscosity, density, and thermometer, and the viscosity, density, and temperature of the low-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid are simultaneously measured in real time. Measured. The flow rate of the low-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid is also measured simultaneously with these measurements by a flow meter (step a or i).
- the concentration of the carbon dioxide component was determined from the correlation between carbon dioxide composition, viscosity, and temperature of the ammonium carbamate (FIG. 1) in the low pressure unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid (step b or ii).
- the concentration of the ammonia component was determined from the concentration of the carbon dioxide component, the concentration of the ammonia component, the concentration and density of the carbon dioxide component, and the temperature (FIG. 2B) (step c or iii). Since the urea concentration in the absorption process is sufficiently low, the influence of the change in urea concentration on the viscosity and density and the influence on the equilibrium temperature and the consolidation temperature are sufficiently small and can be ignored.
- the water concentration can be calculated by subtracting the ammonia component concentration and the carbon dioxide component concentration from the whole (step d or iv). As a result, the composition of the recovered liquid was as shown in the table below.
- NH 3 means an ammonia component
- CO 2 means a carbon dioxide component
- the unit of the component flow rate is t / h.
- each component flow rate (dioxide dioxide) is determined from the flow rate of the low pressure unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid measured in step i and the carbon dioxide component concentration, ammonia component concentration and water concentration determined in steps ii to iv, respectively.
- the carbon component flow rate, the ammonia component flow rate, and the water flow rate) were determined. Table 1 shows the respective component flow rates.
- the equilibrium temperature and the consolidation temperature of the ammonium carbamate aqueous solution having the above composition were found to be 54 ° C. and 29 ° C., respectively (by determining the equilibrium temperature and the consolidation temperature, it was determined whether the water flow rate adjustment was necessary. can do).
- the equilibrium temperature is determined according to the Gibbs law of law.
- the consolidation temperature is determined from the known composition.
- the operating temperature is not changed, and the equilibrium temperature is 51 ° C or higher (5 ° C margin from the operating temperature), and the consolidation temperature is 41 ° C or lower (operating)
- the composition and the component flow rate were determined by changing (reducing) only the amount of water so that the margin from the temperature was 5 ° C., the following table was obtained.
- the equilibrium temperature is 51 ° C. and the consolidation temperature is 34 ° C.
- the equilibrium temperature is the equilibrium of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid corresponding to the carbon dioxide component concentration, ammonia component concentration and water concentration of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid when only the water flow rate is changed.
- the consolidation temperature is the solidification of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid corresponding to the carbon dioxide component concentration, ammonia concentration and water concentration of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid when only the water flow rate is changed.
- the first and second marginal temperatures both have a predetermined positive value.
- both the first and second marginal temperatures are used to absorb sudden changes in the measurement accuracy and operating conditions of the instrument. These marginal temperatures may be reset while looking at actual operating conditions, but can usually be about 5 ° C. This is generally true for the operation of the unreacted gas absorption tank regardless of whether the pressure is low or high.
- the reaction of urea synthesis proceeds as the amount of water in the system decreases, the urea synthesis rate in the synthesis process is improved by 1.0%, for example, by reducing the amount of water supplied at 1.56 t / h, The effect that the steam consumption in the whole urea plant per 1 ton of urea production is reduced by 1.5% can be expected.
- Example 3 In this example, an attempt was made to optimize the operating conditions of the absorption process when only the high-pressure absorption tank of the urea production plant was installed.
- the high-pressure absorption tank having a configuration (including the valve 17 but not including the valve 21) excluding the configuration around the low-pressure absorption tank between the valves 21 after the valve 17 in the configuration shown in FIG. A one-stage facility was used.
- the high-pressure absorption tank is used in one stage, there is no low-pressure absorption tank. Therefore, ammonia and carbon dioxide are absorbed in the water used as the absorption solvent supplied directly from the concentrating system through the valve 17 to the high-pressure absorption tank, and the process proceeds to the synthesis process. It is returning. Since the absorption solvent used here uses water separated in the concentration step, a trace amount of urea is included.
- the process variables around the high-pressure absorption tank at a certain time were as follows. Operating pressure (indicated value of pressure controller 13): 15.8 kg / cm 2 G (1.55 MPaG), Operating temperature (viscosity / density / temperature indication value of thermometer 29): 106 ° C.
- Absorption liquid supply amount (flow controller 8 set value): 10.39 t / h, Viscosity (viscosity / density / viscosity indication value of thermometer 29): 5.5 mPa ⁇ s, Density (viscosity / density / indication value of thermometer 29): 1150 kg / m 3 , High pressure unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid flow rate (indicated value of flow rate controller 16): 81.31 t / h.
- the vibration type instrument “Emerson Solartron Process Density / Viscometer” (trade name) is used as the viscosity / density / thermometer, and the viscosity, density and temperature of the high pressure unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid are simultaneously measured in real time. Measured. The flow rate of the high-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid is also measured simultaneously with these measurements by a flow meter (step a or i).
- the concentration of the carbon dioxide component was determined from the correlation (FIG. 1) between the concentration of the carbon dioxide component in the outlet liquid (high-pressure recovered liquid) of the high-pressure unreacted gas absorption tank (step b or ii).
- the concentration of the ammonia component was obtained from the correlation between the concentration of the carbon dioxide component, the concentration of the ammonia component, the concentration and density of the carbon dioxide component, and the temperature (FIG. 2D) (step c or iii). Since the urea concentration in the absorption process is sufficiently low, the influence of the change in urea concentration on the viscosity and density and the influence on the equilibrium temperature and the consolidation temperature are sufficiently small and can be ignored.
- the water concentration can be calculated by subtracting the ammonia component concentration and the carbon dioxide component concentration from the whole (step d or iv). As a result, the composition of the high pressure unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid was as shown in the following table.
- each component flow rate (dioxide dioxide) is determined from the flow rate of the high pressure unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid measured in step i and the carbon dioxide component concentration, ammonia component concentration and water concentration determined in steps ii to iv, respectively.
- the carbon component flow rate, ammonia component flow rate, and water flow rate) were determined.
- the equilibrium temperature and the consolidation temperature of the ammonium carbamate aqueous solution having the above composition are 112 ° C. and 92 ° C., respectively (where the equilibrium temperature and the consolidation temperature are determined to determine whether the flow rate of water is necessary or not). Can be judged). There is a difference of 6 ° C between the operating temperature (106 ° C) and the equilibrium temperature (112 ° C), and there is a difference of 14 ° C between the operating temperature (106 ° C) and the consolidation temperature (92 ° C). It can be determined that the amount of water in the outlet liquid can be reduced.
- the equilibrium temperature is 111 ° C or higher (5 ° C margin from the operating temperature) and the consolidation temperature is 101 ° C or less (5 ° C margin from the operating temperature) without changing the operating pressure. It was as shown in the table below when it was determined to have a composition in which only the amount of water was reduced. At this time, the equilibrium temperature is 111 ° C. and the consolidation temperature is 100 ° C.
- the urea synthesis rate in the synthesis process is improved by 1.0%, for example, by reducing the supply amount of 1.85 t / h of water. It can be expected that the steam consumption with respect to 1 ton of urea production of the entire urea plant is reduced by 1.5%.
- the composition can be measured quickly by measuring the viscosity, density, and temperature of the ammonium carbamate aqueous solution. That is, the composition of the unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid can be directly specified in real time from the density, temperature, and viscosity. As a result, the following effects can also be obtained.
- Example 4 Attempts were made to optimize the operating conditions of the absorption process when the low-pressure absorption tank and the high-pressure absorption tank of the urea production plant were installed in series.
- an absorption facility having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 was used. Ammonia and carbon dioxide are absorbed in the water used as the absorption solvent supplied from the concentrated system and returned to the synthesis step. Since the absorption solvent used here uses water separated in the concentration step, a trace amount of urea is included.
- the absorption tank has two stages, water is supplied to the low-pressure absorption tank as the absorption solvent, and the low-pressure absorption tank outlet liquid is supplied to the high-pressure absorption tank. Accordingly, the amount of water supplied as the absorption solvent is compared with the amount required from the low pressure absorption tank and the high pressure absorption tank, and the smaller one of these is selected, and the required amount is supplied by the flow rate controller 8.
- the water flow rate in the low pressure unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid is 14.50 t / h and the water flow rate in the high pressure unreacted gas absorption tank outlet liquid is 18.40 t / h. good.
- the set value of the flow rate controller 8 to be newly set is the smaller of these, that is, 8.74 t / h.
- the reaction of the urea synthesis reaction proceeds as the amount of water in the system decreases, the urea synthesis rate in the synthesis process is improved by 1.0%, for example, by reducing the amount of water supplied at 1.6 t / h, The effect that the steam consumption in the whole urea plant per 1 ton of urea production is reduced by 1.5% can be expected.
- the feedback to the operation is much faster than the conventional analysis by sampling, and as a result, the integrated value of deviation from the optimal operating condition is also marked This reduces the water content in the recovered liquid to a value closer to the minimum, improves the urea conversion rate of the urea synthesis tube, and reduces the energy consumption of the urea production plant.
- the synthesis rate of the synthesis tube can be increased by 1 to 2%, and the energy consumption of the urea plant can be reduced by 1 to 2%.
- operational fluctuations can be instantly grasped from the measurement results, and the loss of ammonia and carbon dioxide can be reduced by keeping the absorption performance at a level close to the optimum.
- composition of recovered liquid can be constantly monitored by viscosity, density, and temperature, analysis by sampling and its personnel are not required, and rationalization can be achieved.
- a vibration-type instrument is used as such a measuring device, a diluting device required when conducting conductivity measurement, a cooling device required when using a photometer, and a colorimetric analysis are performed.
- the necessary colorimetric analyzer is not necessary, and the measurement apparatus can be prevented from becoming complicated.
- the composition of recovered liquid, equilibrium temperature and consolidation temperature, and material balance around the unreacted gas absorption tank can be displayed in real time, providing a lot of useful information for the operator. Also, based on them, it is possible to instruct the operator by programming and incorporating rules for obtaining the optimum setting values of each controller. Thereby, even if it is not a skilled operator, optimal driving
- the software logic is simple and the amount of data is small, so it can be installed on a commercially available personal computer.
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尿素製造プロセスにおける未反応ガス吸収槽出口液であるカルバミン酸アンモニウム水溶液のアンモニア成分の濃度、二酸化炭素成分の濃度および水の濃度を、
該水溶液の粘度と温度と二酸化炭素成分の濃度との相関である第一の相関、ならびに、該水溶液の密度と温度とアンモニア成分の濃度と二酸化炭素成分の濃度との相関である第二の相関を用いて決定し、
ただし、該アンモニア成分の濃度は、該水溶液に含まれる遊離アンモニアとカルバミン酸アンモニウムとしての当量アンモニアとの合計の濃度であり、
該二酸化炭素成分の濃度は、該水溶液に含まれるカルバミン酸アンモニウムとしての当量二酸化炭素の濃度である、
カルバミン酸アンモニウム水溶液の組成分析方法。
a)前記水溶液の粘度、密度および温度を同時にリアルタイムに測定する工程、
b)工程aで測定した粘度および温度から、前記第一の相関を用いて、前記水溶液の二酸化炭素成分の濃度を決定する工程、
c)工程aで測定した密度および温度と、工程bで決定した二酸化炭素成分の濃度とから、前記第二の相関を用いて、前記水溶液のアンモニア成分の濃度を決定する工程、
d)工程bで決定した二酸化炭素成分の濃度と、工程cで決定したアンモニア成分の濃度とから、水の濃度を決定する工程
を含む1)に記載の方法。
工程aにおいて、粘度、密度および温度を測定可能な振動型計装品を用いる2)記載の方法。
尿素製造プロセスにおいて用いられる未反応ガス吸収槽を1)記載の組成分析方法を利用して運転する未反応ガス吸収槽の運転方法であって、
i)未反応ガス吸収槽出口液の粘度、密度、温度および流量を測定する工程、
ii)工程iで測定した粘度および温度から、前記第一の相関を用いて、未反応ガス吸収槽出口液の二酸化炭素成分の濃度を決定する工程、
iii)工程iで測定した密度および温度と、工程iiで決定した二酸化炭素成分の濃度とから、前記第二の相関を用いて、未反応ガス吸収槽出口液のアンモニア成分の濃度を決定する工程、
iv)工程iiで決定した二酸化炭素成分の濃度と、工程iiiで決定したアンモニア成分の濃度とから、未反応ガス吸収槽出口液の水の濃度を決定する工程、
v)工程iで測定した流量と、工程ii~ivでそれぞれ決定した二酸化炭素成分濃度、アンモニア成分濃度および水濃度とから、未反応ガス吸収槽出口液における二酸化炭素成分流量、アンモニア成分流量および水流量を求め、
未反応ガス吸収槽出口液の水流量のみを変化させて、式1および式2が成り立つ範囲で水濃度が最小になる水流量Fmin.waterを求める工程、
式2中、固結温度は、前記水流量のみを変化させたときの未反応ガス吸収槽出口液の二酸化炭素成分濃度、アンモニア濃度および水濃度に対応する、未反応ガス吸収槽出口液の固結温度であり、
式1および2中、第一および第二の余裕温度はいずれも予め定められた正の値を有する。)
vi)未反応ガス吸収槽に供給する水の流量を、未反応ガス吸収槽出口液中の水流量が工程vで求めたFmin.water以上となる範囲で、最小の値に制御する工程、
を含む未反応ガス吸収槽の運転方法。
工程iにおいて、粘度、密度および温度を測定可能な振動型計装品を用いる4)記載の方法。
前記未反応ガス吸収槽が、吸収溶媒として水が供給される低圧未反応ガス吸収槽と、吸収溶媒として低圧未反応ガス吸収槽出口液が供給される高圧未反応ガス吸収槽と、を含み、低圧未反応ガス吸収槽および高圧未反応ガス吸収槽のそれぞれについて工程i~vを行うことにより、低圧未反応ガス吸収槽についての前記Fmin.waterであるFL min.waterと、高圧未反応ガス吸収槽についての前記Fmin.waterであるFH min.waterとを求め、
工程viにおいて、低圧未反応ガス吸収槽に供給する水の流量を、低圧未反応ガス吸収槽出口液中の水流量がFL min.water以上となり且つ高圧未反応ガス吸収槽出口液中の水流量がFH min.water以上となる範囲で、最小の値に制御する
4)または5)記載の方法。
尿素製造プロセスは、図4を用いて先に説明したように、
二酸化炭素とアンモニアを反応させ尿素を合成して尿素合成液を得る合成工程31、
この合成液に含まれる未反応のアンモニア、カルバミン酸アンモニウムを、アンモニア、二酸化炭素、水の混合ガスとして分離する分解工程32、および、
水を吸収溶媒として未反応ガス吸収槽に供給し、分解工程で分離された混合ガスをこの吸収溶媒に吸収させ、未反応ガス吸収槽出口液を回収液として合成工程31に返送する吸収工程35を有する。
分解工程で前記混合ガスを分離した残りの液相(尿素水溶液)から水分を除去して溶融尿素とする濃縮工程33、および、
溶融尿素を冷却固化して、例えば粒状の製品尿素を得る製品化工程34を有する。
本発明の未反応ガス吸収槽出口液の組成分析方法においては、尿素製造プロセスにおける未反応ガス吸収槽出口液であるカルバミン酸アンモニウム水溶液の組成、すなわちアンモニア成分の濃度、二酸化炭素成分の濃度および水濃度を、第一の相関および第二の相関を用いて決定する。
第一の相関:カルバミン酸アンモニウム水溶液の、粘度と温度と二酸化炭素成分の濃度との相関。
第二の相関:カルバミン酸アンモニウム水溶液の、密度と温度とアンモニア成分の濃度と二酸化炭素成分の濃度との相関。
(a)未反応ガス吸収槽出口液の粘度、密度および温度を同時に、プロセスとの時間遅れなく測定する。
(b)工程aで得た粘度測定値と温度測定値から、第一の相関を用いて、未反応ガス吸収槽出口液の二酸化炭素成分の濃度を決定する。
(c)工程aで得た密度および温度と、工程bで決定した二酸化炭素成分の濃度とから、第二の相関を用いて、アンモニア成分の濃度を決定する。
(d)工程bで決定した二酸化炭素成分の濃度と、工程cで決定したアンモニア成分の濃度からから水の濃度を決定する。
本発明において実際のプラントを制御する方法、特には未反応ガス吸収槽の運転方法として、次の三つが挙げられるがいずれを用いても良い。
反応ガス吸収槽2へ送られる。高圧未反応ガス吸収槽2では、低圧未反応ガス吸収槽からポンプ20で昇圧された回収液が吸収溶媒として未反応ガス流27と接触し、アンモニアと二酸化炭素を吸収する。吸収されたアンモニアと二酸化炭素は高圧回収液(高圧未反応ガス吸収槽出口液)中では遊離アンモニアと、カルバミン酸アンモニウムとして存在する。
まず、未反応ガス吸収槽出口液の粘度と温度と同液中の二酸化炭素成分の濃度との相関、及び密度と温度と同液中のアンモニア成分の濃度及び二酸化炭素成分の濃度の相関を求める方法について説明する。図5に示した装置を用い、未反応ガス吸収槽出口液を模擬した水溶液について、粘度、密度、温度、アンモニア成分の濃度、二酸化炭素成分の濃度、水濃度を測定した。測定は以下の手順によって行った。なお、図5において破線で囲まれた部分は、電気ヒーターにより温度調節された部分である。
・オートクレーブ104内に水、炭酸水素アンモニウム、アンモニアの順で、それぞれを目的とする組成に対して必要量導入する。
・オートクレーブの入口および出口のバルブを完全に閉じて縁切りし、オートクレーブ外部に設置した電気ヒーターによってオートクレーブを加熱する。その後、オートクレーブ内部温度が目的とする温度で定常状態となるまで、オートクレーブ内容物を攪拌する。このとき温度上昇に伴い、アンモニアおよび二酸化炭素が気化し、オートクレーブ内の圧力は自然に上昇する。また、オートクレーブ内部液高が充分に高くなるように液量を決定することで、気化する量を最小限とし、気化による液組成の変化を防ぐ。オートクレーブには圧力計(PG)および温度計(TT)が備わる。
・オートクレーブ104およびフロースルーチャンバー105のそれぞれを窒素によって加圧し、移液時のアンモニアおよび二酸化炭素の気化を防ぐ。
・バルブ101を空け、フロースルーチャンバー内に液を導入する。このときバルブ103は閉じておく。
・バルブ102を操作し、フロースルーチャンバー内の気体を排出し、粘度・密度・温度計106を完全に液に浸す。
・粘度・密度・温度計106の指示が安定するのを待ち、粘度、密度および温度を測定する。
・測定後、ヒーターの強度を変更し、再度目的とする温度で定常状態となるまで放置する。
・粘度・密度・温度計106の指示が安定するのを待ち、粘度、密度および温度を測定する。液組成は変更せず、昇温と定常状態を繰り返し、各温度において測定を行う。
・バルブ101を閉じ、バルブ103を開け、溶液を採取し、化学分析によってアンモニア成分、二酸化炭素成分および水の濃度を定量する。
図3は低圧・高圧2段の吸収槽を設置した場合の図であり、吸収溶媒として濃縮工程で分離された水が低圧吸収槽に供給され、高圧吸収槽に供給する吸収溶媒としては低圧吸収槽出口液が用いられるフローを示している。吸収槽は上述のように1段にされる場合と2段にされる場合とがある。本実施例では尿素製造プラントの低圧吸収槽のみ設置した場合の吸収工程の運転条件最適化を試みた。すなわち低圧吸収工程においては、図3に示した構成のうちのバルブ21の後からバルブ24までの間の高圧吸収槽周りの構成を除く構成(バルブ21は含むが、バルブ24は含まない)を有する、低圧吸収槽1段の設備を用いた。低圧吸収槽を1段で用いた場合には吸収工程では吸収溶媒として用いる水に、アンモニアおよび二酸化炭素を吸収させ、高圧吸収槽が無いため、バルブ21からの回収液を直接合成工程へと戻している。ここで使用する吸収溶媒は濃縮工程で分離された水を使用するため、微量の尿素が含まれる。
運転温度(粘度・密度・温度計28の温度指示値):46℃、
吸収溶媒供給量(流量コントローラ8設定値):10.3t/h、
粘度(粘度・密度・温度計28の粘度指示値):3.9mPa・s、
密度(粘度・密度・温度計28の密度指示値):1065kg/m3、
低圧未反応ガス吸収槽出口液(回収液)流量:38.6t/h。
式2中、固結温度は、前記水流量のみを変化させたときの未反応ガス吸収槽出口液の二酸化炭素成分濃度、アンモニア濃度および水濃度に対応する、未反応ガス吸収槽出口液の固結温度であり、
式1および2中、第一および第二の余裕温度はいずれも予め定められた正の値を有する。
本実施例では尿素製造プラントの高圧吸収槽のみを設置した場合の吸収工程の運転条件最適化を試みた。吸収工程においては図3に示した構成のうちのバルブ17より後からバルブ21の間の低圧吸収槽周りの構成を除く構成(バルブ17は含むが、バルブ21は含まない)を有する高圧吸収槽1段の設備を用いた。高圧吸収槽を1段で用いた場合には低圧吸収槽が無いため、バルブ17を通して濃縮系から直接高圧吸収槽に供給される吸収溶媒として用いる水に、アンモニアおよび二酸化炭素を吸収させ合成工程へと戻している。ここで使用する吸収溶媒は濃縮工程で分離された水を使用するため、微量の尿素が含まれる。
運転圧力(圧力コントローラ13指示値):15.8kg/cm2G(1.55MPaG)、
運転温度(粘度・密度・温度計29の温度指示値):106℃、
吸収液供給量(流量コントローラ8設定値):10.39t/h、
粘度(粘度・密度・温度計29の粘度指示値):5.5mPa・s、
密度(粘度・密度・温度計29の密度指示値):1150kg/m3、
高圧未反応ガス吸収槽出口液流量(流量コントローラ16指示値):81.31t/h。
尿素製造プラントの低圧吸収槽と高圧吸収槽を連続に設置し2段とした場合の吸収工程の運転条件最適化を試みた。吸収工程では図3に示した構成を有する吸収設備を用いた。濃縮系から供給される吸収溶媒として用いる水に、アンモニアおよび二酸化炭素を吸収させ合成工程へと戻している。ここで使用する吸収溶媒は濃縮工程で分離された水を使用するため、微量の尿素が含まれる。吸収槽を2段にした場合には、吸収溶媒として、水が低圧吸収槽に供給され、低圧吸収槽出口液が高圧吸収槽へ供給される。従って、吸収溶媒として供給される水の量は低圧吸収槽および高圧吸収槽から要求される量を比較し、これらのうちの小さくない方を選択し、流量コントローラ8によって必要量が供給される。
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14 液面コントローラ
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21 流量制御弁
22 圧力制御弁
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24 流量制御弁
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26 低圧未反応ガス流(NH3-CO2-H2O混合ガス流)
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- 尿素製造プロセスにおける未反応ガス吸収槽出口液であるカルバミン酸アンモニウム水溶液のアンモニア成分の濃度、二酸化炭素成分の濃度および水の濃度を、
該水溶液の粘度と温度と二酸化炭素成分の濃度との相関である第一の相関、ならびに、該水溶液の密度と温度とアンモニア成分の濃度と二酸化炭素成分の濃度との相関である第二の相関を用いて決定し、
ただし、該アンモニア成分の濃度は、該水溶液に含まれる遊離アンモニアとカルバミン酸アンモニウムとしての当量アンモニアとの合計の濃度であり、
該二酸化炭素成分の濃度は、該水溶液に含まれるカルバミン酸アンモニウムとしての当量二酸化炭素の濃度である、
カルバミン酸アンモニウム水溶液の組成分析方法。 - a)前記水溶液の粘度、密度および温度を同時にリアルタイムに測定する工程、
b)工程aで測定した粘度および温度から、前記第一の相関を用いて、前記水溶液の二酸化炭素成分の濃度を決定する工程、
c)工程aで測定した密度および温度と、工程bで決定した二酸化炭素成分の濃度とから、前記第二の相関を用いて、前記水溶液のアンモニア成分の濃度を決定する工程、
d)工程bで決定した二酸化炭素成分の濃度と、工程cで決定したアンモニア成分の濃度とから、水の濃度を決定する工程
を含む請求項1に記載の方法。 - 工程aにおいて、粘度、密度および温度を測定可能な振動型計装品を用いる請求項2記載の方法。
- 尿素製造プロセスにおいて用いられる未反応ガス吸収槽を請求項1記載の組成分析方法を利用して運転する未反応ガス吸収槽の運転方法であって、
i)未反応ガス吸収槽出口液の粘度、密度、温度および流量を測定する工程、
ii)工程iで測定した粘度および温度から、前記第一の相関を用いて、未反応ガス吸収槽出口液の二酸化炭素成分の濃度を決定する工程、
iii)工程iで測定した密度および温度と、工程iiで決定した二酸化炭素成分の濃度とから、前記第二の相関を用いて、未反応ガス吸収槽出口液のアンモニア成分の濃度を決定する工程、
iv)工程iiで決定した二酸化炭素成分の濃度と、工程iiiで決定したアンモニア成分の濃度とから、未反応ガス吸収槽出口液の水の濃度を決定する工程、
v)工程iで測定した流量と、工程ii~ivでそれぞれ決定した二酸化炭素成分濃度、アンモニア成分濃度および水濃度とから、未反応ガス吸収槽出口液における二酸化炭素成分流量、アンモニア成分流量および水流量を求め、
未反応ガス吸収槽出口液の水流量のみを変化させて、式1および式2が成り立つ範囲で水濃度が最小になる水流量Fmin.waterを求める工程、
式2中、固結温度は、前記水流量のみを変化させたときの未反応ガス吸収槽出口液の二酸化炭素成分濃度、アンモニア濃度および水濃度に対応する、未反応ガス吸収槽出口液の固結温度であり、
式1および2中、第一および第二の余裕温度はいずれも予め定められた正の値を有する。)
vi)未反応ガス吸収槽に供給する水の流量を、未反応ガス吸収槽出口液中の水流量が工程vで求めたFmin.water以上となる範囲で、最小の値に制御する工程、
を含む未反応ガス吸収槽の運転方法。 - 工程iにおいて、粘度、密度および温度を測定可能な振動型計装品を用いる請求項4記載の方法。
- 前記未反応ガス吸収槽が、吸収溶媒として水が供給される低圧未反応ガス吸収槽と、吸収溶媒として低圧未反応ガス吸収槽出口液が供給される高圧未反応ガス吸収槽と、を含み、
低圧未反応ガス吸収槽および高圧未反応ガス吸収槽のそれぞれについて工程i~vを行うことにより、低圧未反応ガス吸収槽についての前記Fmin.waterであるFL min.waterと、
高圧未反応ガス吸収槽についての前記Fmin.waterであるFH min.waterとを求め、
工程viにおいて、低圧未反応ガス吸収槽に供給する水の流量を、低圧未反応ガス吸収槽出口液中の水流量がFL min.water以上となり且つ高圧未反応ガス吸収槽出口液中の水流量がFH min.water以上となる範囲で、最小の値に制御する
請求項4または5記載の方法。
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