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The Stainicaibon process is described in Figures 3—7. The synthesis section of the plant consists of the reactor, stripper, high pressure carbamate condenser, and a high pressure reactor off-gas scmbber. In order to obtain a maximum urea yield pet pass through the reactor, a pressure of 14 MPa (140 bar) and a 2.95/1 NH —CO2 molar ratio is maintained. The reactor effluent is distributed over the stripper tubes (falling-film type shell and tube exchanger) and contacted by the CO2, countercurrendy. This causes the partial NH pressure to decrease and the carbamate to decompose. 

Toyo Engineering-AGES Process. The synthesis section of the ACES process (Fig. 8) consists of a reactor, a stripper, two carbamate condensers, a scmbber and operates at 17.5 MPa (175 bars). The reactor is operated at 190°C with a NH /CO2 ratio of 4.0 (mol/mol). Liquid NH is fed directly into the reactor by a centrifugal ammonia pump. Gaseous CO2 is sent from the centrifugal CO2 compressor to the bottom section of the falling-film type stripper. 

Concentration and Aroma Recovery. Concentration of juice from deciduous fmit is best carried out using an evaporator that causes as httle thermal degradation as possible and that permits recovery of volatile materials important to the aroma of the fresh fmit, ie, essence. Evaporators that use a high temperature for a short time and operate under a vacuum, such as the APV Crepaco falling film plate evaporator or the Alfa Laval centrifugal... 

In general, siUca has proved to be a good material of constmetion for the burner. Cast iron, steel, or graphite was sometimes used. Gaseous HCl produced by this method is very pure and can be used to manufacture pure hydrochloric acid by the adiabatic absorption process (33) or falling film absorption process (34). 

Since about 1965, efficient vacuum evaporators have been used in most plants. Second stage evaporators, where the ammonium nitrate is concentrated to more than 99%, are designed to retain only a small volume of melt, have short residence times, and are protected from overheating and contamination by sensitizers. Falling film units are especially suited for this appHcation. 

Eig. 4. Falling-film crystallizer, semibatch. Tube length is 12.2 m tube diameter is 7.6 cm. 

Model Reactions. Independent measurements of interfacial areas are difficult to obtain in Hquid—gas, Hquid—Hquid, and Hquid—soHd—gas systems. Correlations developed from studies of nonreacting systems maybe satisfactory. Comparisons of reaction rates in reactors of known small interfacial areas, such as falling-film reactors, with the reaction rates in reactors of large but undefined areas can provide an effective measure of such surface areas. Another method is substitution of a model reaction whose kinetics are well estabUshed and where the physical and chemical properties of reactants are similar and limiting mechanisms are comparable. The main advantage of employing a model reaction is the use of easily processed reactants, less severe operating conditions, and simpler equipment. 

Table 10. Estimated Typical Operating Conditions and Rates of Commercial Continuous SO Falling Film Sulfonation Processes for Sulfonation of LAB and Lauryl Alcohol-3 Mol Ethoxylate Feedstocks ...

Falling film SO suppHers AHied Chemical Meccaniche Moderene Chemithon Corp. BaHestra SpA Mazzoni Spa Meccanict Moderent... 

Summary of Characteristics of Falling Film Continuous SOj Sulfonation Processes. Both concentric and multitubular reactor systems suppHed by competing manufacturers have surprisingly similar operating characteristics organic feedstock loading of ca 0.4 kg/(h-mm) (circumference) for LAB, and ca 0.3 kg/(h-mm) for alcohol ethoxylates an SO concentration of 3.3—5.0 vol % SO for LAB sulfonation, and 2—3% SO ... 

Fig. 2. High speed photos of organic film—high velocity air dynamics in falling film sulfonation process (a) and (b) are vertical flat plate organic—air dynamics where (a) shows BAB—air at top, (b) BAB sulfonic acid—air at bottom of reactor (c) simulated AUied-type concentric reactor inner cylindrical...

Hea.t of SuIfona.tlon, The use of high velocity SO reaction gas in falling film sulfonation processes results in a rapid reaction producing a... 

Fig. 3. Process flow diagram for a continuous falling film SO sulfonation plant, equipped with a sulfur-burning SO converter unit. See text.

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