TY - JOUR
T1 - Optimization studies in sulfuric acid production
AU - Kiss, Anton A.
AU - Bildea, Costin S.
AU - Verheijen, Peter J.T.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Current legislation imposes tighter restrictions to reduce the impact of process industry on environment. This work presents the dynamic simulation and optimization results for an existing sulfuric acid plant. Operational problems may occur when the process is disturbed due to production rate changes or catalyst deactivation, the non-linear response of the plant leading to sustained oscillations. Since the plant is operated near full capacity, only minor increases in energy production can be achieved. However, the SOx emissions can be significantly reduced by ≈40% or more, by optimizing the operating parameters.
AB - Current legislation imposes tighter restrictions to reduce the impact of process industry on environment. This work presents the dynamic simulation and optimization results for an existing sulfuric acid plant. Operational problems may occur when the process is disturbed due to production rate changes or catalyst deactivation, the non-linear response of the plant leading to sustained oscillations. Since the plant is operated near full capacity, only minor increases in energy production can be achieved. However, the SOx emissions can be significantly reduced by ≈40% or more, by optimizing the operating parameters.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1570-7946(06)80133-1
DO - 10.1016/S1570-7946(06)80133-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77956732986
VL - 21
SP - 737
EP - 742
JO - Computer Aided Chemical Engineering
JF - Computer Aided Chemical Engineering
SN - 1570-7946
IS - C
ER -