Sulfuric Acid Manufacture

Matt King, Michael Moats, William G. Davenport, Matthew J. King

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2005
• eBook ISBN: 9780080481234
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Industrial & Technical Chemistry
• Index: Technology & Engineering

More sulfuric acid is produced every year than any other chemical. It has a wide range of uses including phosphate fertilizer production, explosives, glue, wood preservatives, and lead-acid batteries. It is also a particularily corrosive and dangerous acid, with extreme environmental and health hazards if not manufactured, used, and regulated properly.Sulfuric Acid Manufacture: Analysis, Control and Optimization keeps the important topics of safety and regulation at the forefront as it overviews and analyzes the process of sulfuric acid manufacture.The first nine chapters focus on the chemical plant processes involved in industrial acidmaking, with considerable data input from the authors' industrial colleagues. The last 15 chapters are dedicated to the mathematical analysis of acidmaking.Both Authors bring years of hands-on knowledge and experience to the work, making it an exceptional reference for anyone involved in sulfuric acid research and/or manufacture.* Only book to examine the processes of sulfuric acid manufacture from an industrial plant standpoint as well as mathematical.* Draws on the industrial connections of the authors, through their years of hands-on experience in sulfuric acid manufacture.* A considerable amount of industrial plant data is presented to support the text.

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
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• Copyright
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Overview
• Chapter 2: Production and Consumption
• Chapter 3: Sulfur Burning
• Chapter 4: Metallurgical Offgas Cooling and Cleaning
• Chapter 5: Regeneration of Spent Sulfuric Acid
• Chapter 6: Dehydrating Air and Gases with Strong Sulfuric Acid
• Chapter 7: Catalytic Oxidation of SO2 to SO3
• Chapter 8: SO2 Oxidation Catalyst and Catalyst Beds
• Chapter 9: Production of H2SO4(ℓ) from SO3(g)
• Chapter 10: Oxidation of SO2 to SO3 – Equilibrium Curves
• Chapter 11: SO2 Oxidation Heatup Paths
• Chapter 12: Maximum SO2 Oxidation: Heatup Path-Equilibrium Curve Intercepts
• Chapter 13: Cooling 1st Catalyst Bed Exit Gas
• Chapter 14: 2nd Catalyst Bed Heatup Path
• Chapter 15: Maximum SO2 Oxidation in a 2nd Catalyst Bed
• Chapter 16: 3rd Catalyst Bed SO2 Oxidation
• Chapter 17: SO3 and CO2 in Feed Gas
• Chapter 18: 3 Catalyst Bed Acid Plant
• Chapter 19: After-H2SO4-Making SO2Oxidation
• Chapter 20: Optimum Double Contact Acidmaking
• Chapter 21: Enthalpies and Enthalpy Transfers
• Chapter 22: Control of Gas Temperature by Bypassing
• Chapter 23: H2SO4 Making
• Chapter 24: Acid Temperature Control and Heat Recovery
• Appendix A: Sulfuric Acid Properties
• Appendix B: Derivation of Equilibrium Equation (10.12)
• Appendix C: Free Energy Equations for Equilibrium Curve Calculations
• Appendix D: Preparation of Fig. 10.2 Equilibrium Curve
• Appendix E: Proof that Volume%= Mole% (for Ideal Gases)
• Appendix F: Effect of CO2 and Ar on Equilibrium Equations (None)
• Appendix G: Enthalpy Equations for Heatup Path Calculations
• Appendix H: Matrix Solving Using Tables 11.2 and 14.2 as Examples
• Appendix I: Enthalpy Equations in Heatup Path Matrix Cells
• Appendix J: Heatup Path-Equilibrium Curve Intercept Calculations
• Appendix K: 2nd Catalyst Bed Heatup Path Calculations
• Appendix L: Equilibrium Equation for Multi-Catalyst Bed SO2 Oxidation
• Appendix M: 2nd Catalyst Bed Intercept Calculations
• Appendix N: 3
• Appendix O: 3rd Catalyst Bed Intercept Worksheet
• Appendix P: Effect of SO3 in Fig. 10.1 Feed Gas on Equilibrium Equations
• Appendix Q: SO3-in-Feed-Gas Intercept Worksheet
• Appendix R: CO2- and SO3-in-Feed-Gas Intercept Worksheet
• Appendix S: 3-Catalyst-Bed ‘Converter’ Calculations#
• Appendix T: Worksheet for Calculating After-Intermediate-H2SO4-Making Heatup Path Equilibrium Curve Intercepts
• Appendix U: After-H2SO4-Making SO2 Oxidation with SO3 and CO2 in Input Gas
• Appendix V: Moist Air in H2SO4 Making Calculations
• Appendix W: Calculation of H2SO4 Making Tower Mass Flows
• Answers to Numerical Problems
• Author Index
• Appendix A: Index