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Industrial Waste Diversion Program Final Report #13 AMMONIA RECOVERY FEASIBILITY STUDY JUNE 1991 Ç Environment Environnement Ontario ISBN 0-7729-7543-4 INDUSTRIAL WASTE DIVERSION PROGRAM FINAL REPORTS # 13 AMMONIA RECOVERY FEASIBILITY STUDY Report Prepared For: Waste Management Branch Ontario Ministry of the Environment First Printed June 1991 Reprinted March 1992 OY, we RECYCLED PAPER DU PAPIERR ECYCLE Cette publication technique n’est disponible qu’en anglais. Copyright: Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 1992 This publication may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. PIBS 1576 soe - AMMONIA RECOVERY FEASIBILITY STUDY Report Prepared For: Waste Management Branch Ontario Ministry of the Environment In Consultation With: Kilborn Limited LIAA NA AEPOOSA AMMONIMA ‘fl { TE À Can ? tuent Lan 1 “cit chu) : j » 7 ¥ } i} 2 le) DISCLAIMER This report is in partial fulfillment of conditions of a grant given to Algoma Byproducts Corp. by the Ministry of the Environment under the Industrial Waste Diversion Program. The report was prepared by Kilborn Limited for Algoma Byproducts Corp. and documents results of work for which the Ministry of the Environment provided financial assistance. The views and ideas expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not reflect necessarily the views and policies of the Ministry of the Environment, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. iat sete =f) eho tangy i OC Ho inmeg o beers 10 titel Linie fi | Fa ur Per | rot acieravith wed #7 loi 3 hai) a au ions 40 » vie lu Glue aha!) bee LU) gel gaagiA wi brill “nirélent étui bong em On D Mo } nr HA de bon “ode at's 10 mu) "a vee) ott it a Ts bad sha? to ROHAN MAO cit Shares 210 errant ot Yo 4% 340 bow ut OT Delonas voitbns ctu terme trouboté TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION NO. TITLE PAGE NO. 1.0 SUMMARY eye 2.0 INTRODUCTION 2 S10 TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT 3.1 Process Description Soe 3.2 Preliminary Process Design Sra 3.3 Material Balances 322. 3.4 Utility Requirements 31-13 4.0 FINANCIAL 4.1 Capital Cost Estimate HN 4.2 Annual Operating Cost 4-8 50) CONCLUSIONS Same 5191 15/1 LIST OF TABLES TABLE NO. TITLE PAGE NO. TECHNICAL SUMMARY - AMMONIUM SULPHATE PROCESS 1 - 3 MATERIAL BALANCE - CASE 1 (5 WT % WASTE NH, STREAM) 3-8 322 MATERIAL BALANCE - CASE 2 (10 WT % WASTE NH, STREAM) 3 - 6 GENERAL ESTIMATE SUMMARY 4-2 4.2 ANNUAL FEEDSTOCK COST ESTIMATES, SK/YR 4 -10 4.3 ANNUAL OPERATING COST ESTIMATES, SK/YR 4 -11 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE NO. TITLE PAGE NO. Sal PROCESS TO CONVERT AQUA AMMONIA TO AMMONIUM SULPHATE 3-4 5191 15/1