Energy conservation in fertilizer production
An energy efficient fertilizer production device called the Pipe Cross Reactor (PCR) was developed by the National Fertilizer Development Center (NFDC) of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The PCR uses the heat of reaction of ammonia with phosphoric acid and sulfuric acid to replace fossil fuel heat used in granulating and drying fertilizer. The device has been installed in about 30 fertilizer plants across the U.S.A. resulting in current annual energy savings equivalent to approximately 11 million gallons of fuel oil. In six years of cooperation with the TVA, the DOE spent about one million dollars on the PCR technology transfer effort. This TVA project is a notable success based upon demonstrated energy savings and industry acceptance of the technology. The technology is applicable to producing NPKS, DAP and MAP types of fertilizer. This paper discusses the technology with emphasis on the technology transfer work conducted by TVA and supported by DOE-OIP.
- Research Organization:
- EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls (USA); Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Industrial Programs
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-76ID01570
- OSTI ID:
- 6972240
- Report Number(s):
- EGG-M-15583; CONF-840434-3; ON: DE84012535
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 6. annual industrial energy conservation technology conference, Houston, TX, USA, 15 Apr 1984; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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FERTILIZER INDUSTRY
WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION
REACTION HEAT
HEAT RECOVERY
AMMONIA
DRYING
ENERGY CONSERVATION
FERTILIZERS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
PHOSPHORIC ACID
SULFURIC ACID
ENERGY RECOVERY
ENTHALPY
HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRY
INORGANIC ACIDS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN HYDRIDES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RECOVERY
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
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