Comprehensive Utilization of Ammonia-containing Exhaust Gas in Soda Ash Chemical Plants

Abstract

Industrial chemical plants of soda ash mainly adopted the ammonia-soda production process and the combined process (Hou's process for soda manufacture), during which the mother liquor was recycled and the exhaust gas purified and recovered, realizing continuous manufacturing. However, in practical operation, there was still a small amount of fugitive ammonia emitted during storage and transport of materials. To improve the environment, an idea of using ammonia-containing exhaust gas for process improvement was introduced: collecting the ammonia-containing exhaust gas, extract some of the thin liquid from the circulating mother liquor for preparation of pure water, from which the concentrate return to the mother liquor circulation system and the pure water for absorption of the ammonia-containing gas; dilute ammonia water that took in the ammonia-containing gas and the feedstock ammonia were again used for preparation of ammonia water for industrial use, which, at the service of the boiler desulfurizing installations of the enterprise, helped achieve internal energy saving and emission reduction.