Optimization studies in sulfuric acid production

Anton A. Kiss; Costin S. Bildea; Peter J.T. Verheijen

doi:10.1016/S1570-7946(06)80133-1

Optimization studies in sulfuric acid production

Anton A. Kiss, Costin S. Bildea, Peter J.T. Verheijen

School of Engineering and Digital Sciences

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Abstract

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 SO_x emissions can be significantly reduced by ≈40% or more, by optimizing the operating parameters.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	737-742
Number of pages	6
Journal	Computer Aided Chemical Engineering
Volume	21
Issue number	C
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1570-7946(06)80133-1
Publication status	Published - Dec 1 2006

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Kiss, A. A., Bildea, C. S., & Verheijen, P. J. T. (2006). Optimization studies in sulfuric acid production. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 21(C), 737-742. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1570-7946(06)80133-1

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