Ammonia → Ammonia
Reaction equation
[NH3:1].[S:2](=[O:6])(=[O:5])([OH:4])[OH:3]>>[S:2](=[O:4])(=[O:3])([OH:6])[OH:5].[NH3:1].[S:2]([O-:6])([O-:5])(=[O:4])=[O:3].[NH4+:1].[NH4+:1]Participants
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Procedure
The still bottoms stream 16 is fed to a precipitation tank to precipitate 20 the remaining soluble calcium. Carbon dioxide is added at a rate of 1265 kg/hr to precipitate the calcium carbonate. The precipitation is carried out at ambient temperature in a tank of volume 40,000 liters. As the carbon dioxide reacts with calcium, it produces a molecule of sulfuric acid. A stream of 978 kg/hr of ammonia is added to neutralize the sulfuric acid and maintain a pH of 8.0 to 8.5. The neutralization of sulfuric acid with ammonia produces ammonium sulfate.
Workup
- temperaturemaintain a pH of 8.0 to 8.5
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-e9bb619074f440f182feeb00abde1751
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-2012_10
- Patent number
- US08298796B2
Reaction notes
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