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A. . .. ... . , .. voc'I-v.-.¢- _ ..«- ~vv'lov " - " ’ I ' ‘I'. ‘ 9’ -' '4 .' .t-I vol 0H1...-. .,,...lsru-“ . . l" I ‘.- . . ' .IL' a ... < ... .‘I‘ CV." ~‘— I..." n '. - I. . Or.‘ .' .. .. .’ " . 5" .a-. A ‘— ‘ ' ' 'v. t I v l< I 'I‘D. . I r C ' I ., . v .. “1.....- _ .. ..-o o a K _‘ fl’- I r Liszt Y 9 3 [Viking-an State * " Ufi'. ' ¢ ’ "ALIJCI'SIE f a» g om‘omc a; HMS 8. SUNS' W 3. 800K BINDERY INB. ' LIBRARY BINDERS .I-“" - nun-unn— ABSTRACT OPERATION OF A PACKED COLUMN FOR THE ABSORPTION OF SULFUR DIOXIDE BY AN AMMONIACAL SOLUTION IN AN INDUSTRIAL SITUATION BY Thomas R. Gilson Previously, a study1 was made of the absorption of sulfur dioxide by a solution of ammonium bisulfite and ammonium sulfite in a packed column. That work used a synthetic mixture of gases similar to the effluent of a power plant. The purpose of the present work was to Operate the same absorption column using real stack gas as the gas feed.w Operations under actual and ideal conditions could then be compared. The column used was four feet tall by 3.75 inches inner diameter and was packed with 1/2 inch Rashig rings. The inlet gas to the column was water-saturated at 50°C with the sulfur dioxide concentration varying from 1500 to 2400 parts per million. The liquid was fed at 57 to 60°C. The S/Ceff ratios of the solutions were between 0.70 and 0.73. The liquid mass velocity was varied between 290 and 480 pounds per hour per square foot. That of the gas ranged between 360 and 500 pounds per hour per square foot. Two Thomas R. Gilson series of runs were made, one at constant gas rate and one at constant liquid rate. The column did indeed Operate with stack gas as feed. However, it was discovered that the equilibrium partial pressure of sulfur dioxide in the stack gas over the ammoniacal solutions used in the experiments was apparently much different than the equilibrium partial pressure observed in the lab by Johnstone.2 The column absorbed much more sulfur dioxide than would have been possible if Johnstone's equilibrium data applied. Because there was no applicable equilibrium data it was not possible to write an equation to describe the absorption of sulfur dioxide (or the desorption of ammonia) as a function of the liquid and gas flowrates. 1S. R. Auvil, "An Investigation of the Absorption of Sulfur Dioxide by an Ammoniacal Solution in a Packed Column" (unpublished Master's thesis, Michigan State University, 1971). 2H. F. Johnstone, "Recovery of 802 from Waste Gases," Ind. Eng. Chem. 31 (5), 587-93 (May 1935). OPERATION OF A PACKED COLUMN FOR THE ABSORPTION OF SULFUR DIOXIDE BY AN AMMONIACAL SOLUTION IN AN INDUSTRIAL SITUATION BY Thomas R. Gilson A THESIS Submitted to Michigan State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE Department of Chemical Engineering 1972 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author expresses his deep gratitude to Dr. Bruce W. Wilkinson, Department of Chemical Engineering, for his guidance and encouragement during this work. The author is deeply indebted to Mr. Steven R. Auvil for his advice on many aspects of the project. Mr. Auvil's work with the computer program used for data analysis was especially appreciated. The financial support of the Lansing Board of water and Light is noted with appreciation. Thanks are extended to the personnel at the Eckert Power Station for their cooperation and to Joseph Strahan of the Board of Water and Light for his assistance in operating the equipment during the early experiments. ii INTRODUCTI THEORY . EXPERIMENT The The TABLE OF CONTENTS ON 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 AL EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . Path of the Gas Stream . . . . . . . . Path of the Liquid Stream . . . . . . . EXPERIMENTAL METHODS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DATA . . DISCUSSION CONCLUSION Obse Reco BIBLIOGRAP Appendices A. B. C. D. E. F. G. S O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O C O rvations O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O mmendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HY O I O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY . . . . . . . . . Determination of (NH4)2SO3 . . . . Determination of NH4HSO3 . . . . . Determination of Total NH4+ . . . . Determination of $04= . . . . . . . ROTAMETER CALIBRATION . . . . . . . . . INFRARED ANALYSIS FOR SULFUR DIOXIDE . DETERMINATION OF FLOWRATES . . . . . . PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE SOLUTIONS . LISTING OF TIME VERSUS CONCENTRATION DATA COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DATA ANALYSIS . . iii Page 11 13 18 21 30 30 32 33 34 34 35 36 38 39 42 45 48 49 53 L IST OF TABLES Table Page 1. Experimental Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 2. $02 and NH3 Exit Gas Concentrations . . . . . . 22 3. Effect of Varying Water Mole Fraction on 802 Mole Fraction in the Exit Gas at 50°C-- Run 7.26 o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o 24 4. Effect of Converting All Sulfate to Sulfite and Bisulfite O O O O O O I O O O O C O O O O O 27 5. PrOperties of the Experimental Solutions . . . 48 iv LIST OF F IGURES Figure Page 1. Equilibrium partial pressure of SO and NH3 over ammoniacal solutions . . . . . . . . 6 2. Flowchart of experimental apparatus . . . . . 10 INTRODUCTION The Lansing Board of Water and Light, because of size and location factors, burns coal to generate elec- tricity. Since this coal generally runs 2 to 3 percent sulfur, sulfur dioxide is one of the by-products of the power plants. The concentration of sulfur dioxide in the stack gas approximates 2000 parts per million (ppm). This constitutes an air pollution problem which the Board of Water and Light is interested in correcting. With this end in mind,.the Board of Water and Light sponsored a project in the 1970-71 academic year at Michigan State University to study a means of SO removal. 2 After several alternatives were investigated, an absorption system using a solution of NH4HSO3, (NH4)ZSO3 and (NH4)ZSO4 was chosen as the most feasible for use by the Board of Water and Light. The first phase of the research was conducted in 1970 and 1971 at Michigan State University. A packed bed absorption column and the associated equipment were built. The system was Operated in the lab using a mixture of nitrogen, air and sulfur dioxide to simulate flue gas. The work was quite successful, and from it an equation to determine the rate of absorption of sulfur dioxide as a function of liquid and gas flowrates was developed (1). A similar equation was developed for ammonia losses from the solution. This project was an extension of that work. The column was moved to a power plant so that it could be Operated using actual stack gas. The first purpose of this project was to see if the column worked using stack gas. The second purpose was to derive equations similar to those of Auvil that would describe sulfur dioxide absorption and ammonia losses in the column. A comparison between Opera- tion in the plant and in the lab could then be made. The ultimate hope was that the data taken for this work could be the basis for design of a pilot plant. THEORY The absorption—desorption reactions of $02 and NH3 gas with a solution of NH4HSO3, (NH 803, and (NH4)ZSO4 4)2 were studied by Johnstone (5) who developed the following equilibrium equations: SO()+SO +HO+ 2g 3 2 3 1. N :r: U) Q I ... + ._ NH3(g) + H803 +H20 + NH4 + so3 + H20 and H 0 above the The partial pressure of 802, solution can be written as: _ 2 (ZS/Ceff 1) eff (l-S/C (1) PSO =MC eff) (l- S/C ) P = N c eff NH (zs/ceff - I) (2) _ 100 PHO'Pw IOO+C+S+A (3) The variables have the following definitions: P = partial pressure of SO over solution SO 2 2 (mm Hg) PNH = partial pressure of NH3 over solution 3 (mm Hg) Log M Log N eff S/Ceff Ceff (ZS/Geff-l) Ceff (l‘S/Ceff) It is noted that 0 over solution partial pressure of H2 (mm Hg) vapor pressure of H20 over solution (mm Hg) ' 5.865 - 2369/T 13.680 - 4987/T temperature (°C) moles H 0 moles 2 so4=/100 moles H 0 moles 2 NH4+/1OO C -2A moles reactive NH4+/100 moles H O 2 of H50 - and 80 = moles 3 3 moles of H80 - and SO = per mole of re- active NH4+ 3 3 moles HSO3—/100 moles H20 moles SO3=/100 moles H20 Johnstone's work was done in the lab with uncontaminated solutions. Chertkov (2) made an additional correction to Johnstone's equation for the partial pressure of SO account for the effect of SO = oxidation of sulfite in solution. 2 to 4 which is the product of the His data indicated that: Ceff+A eff _ I P802(true) — Psoz(calc d) where P (calc'd) is the so 802 Johnstone's work. 2 partial pressure derived from 3 and H803 per mole absorption and NH The ratio S/Ceff (moles SO reactive NH4+) describes the SO2 3 desorption characteristics of a solution. The range of S/Ceff 13 from 0.5 (pure SO3 ) to 1.0 (pure HSO3 ). By looking at the equilibrium equations presented earlier, it eff 3 promote both 802 absorption and NH3 desorption while high can be seen that low S/C values (SO rich solution) eff 3 It is not possible therefore, to have high 802 recovery S/C values (HSO rich solution) have the reverse effect. without considerable NH3 loss. A compromise must be made, and in general, a value of S/C approximately 0.7 is eff desirable for a single column absorber. Figure 1 shows a plot of the partial pressures of SO and NH3 predicted by 2 Equations 4 and 2 as a function of the S/Ceff ratio of the liquid. The NH4+ and 804: concentrations were typical of those in the experimental work of this project. 0.4 ' I Temperature = 50°C ,. + m C = 10 moles NH /100 moles H 0 m 4 2 E A = 0.3 moles so4=/1oo moles 0 H20 5 U) m H m H m -H 4.) n m m 0 0 l 1 1 l J_ l 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 0.85 0.90 S/Ceff moles SO in liquid/mole reactive NH 2 4 Figure l. Equilibrium partial pressures of 802 and NH3 over ammoniacal solutions. EXPERIMENTAL EQUIPMENT The experimental equipment was designed and built by Steven R. Auvil. Several of the important design criteria should be reviewed. The column was divided into two, four- foot sections so that a column height of either four feet or eight feet could be used. The first four foot section of column was used in this work. The columns were made of 3.75 inch diameter plexiglass and packed with one-half inch Rashig rings. The design operating temperature for the absorption column was 50°C with gas velocities Of two to three feet per second. The design L/G ratio was one. The column and its associated equipment were mounted in a portable framework so that the system could be moved to a power plant for use with actual stack gas. Further design conditions can be found in Auvil's M.S. thesis (1:33-39). Auvil's operation of the equipment in the laboratory using a synthetic stack gas showed that the column performed as expected. After several preliminary runs had been made in the laboratory, the column was moved to the Eckert Power Station of the Board of Water and Light. During the runs in the lab and early runs at the power plant, several modifications to the apparatus were made. A pump that had been used to recirculate liquid in the feed tank was replaced by a propeller stirrer. It had been observed that the pump was returning tiny air bubbles to the tank. In the lab experiments, three gas rotameters had been required since the inlet gas was made up of nitrogen, air, and 802' At the power plant only one was needed. The 802 rotameter was disconnected, and the air rotameter was removed. The nitrogen rotameter which had the largest capacity was used to measure the flow of the stack gas. It had been expected that the gas heater that had been used in the lab would not be required at the power plant. However, because of the heat loss in the long run (50 feet) of pipe from the stack, it was necessary to use the gas heater. A pressure tap was added just before the gas rotameter, and another was added at the tOp of the first column. This second pressure tap was also used to measure the temperatures of the exit gas and to bleed off a stream for analysis by the infrared spectrophotometer. Thermometers were inserted in the tubing carrying the liquids to and from the column. In the lab the humidifying column had been supplied from a hot water tap. On the tOp floor of the power plant where Operations were set up, hot water was not available. The problem was solved by pumping water from a collection bucket at the bottom of the humidifying column back to the tOp of the column. The water then trickled down through the column and back into the collection bucket. Recycling the water in this way allowed the gas to heat it up to about 50°C as required. Another advantage of the scheme was that the buildup of flyash in the humidifying water could be observed. A The gas was delivered to the column by two small blowers piped in a parallel arrangement. The delivery line and the stack sampler were 1.5 inch iron pipe. The sampler had two sets of one inch by four inch slots opposite each other spaced at four-inch intervals along its length. The probe extended about half way across the stack. The end of the probe in the stack was left open to facilitate back- flushing with pressurized air. One air hose fitting was placed at the exposed end of the probe, and another just before the blowers. A gate value was used to throttle the air to the rotameter. Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the system used at the power plant. The path of the gas and liquid streams are described below. The Path of the Gas Stream l. The two blowers delivered gas from the stack to the gas rotameter. 2. The gas passed through an iron pipe with a heating element and then entered the humidifying column. This column was two feet tall by 3.75 inches in diameter and was packed with 1/2 inch Rashig rings. 10 .msumummmm Hmucofiwummxm mo unmnozoam .N wusmwm :--—§m mmmu OHQEMm Emeuw cucuom Smmuum nonpoum Emmflm comm umumo: paw mewfi nufl3 xsmu comm xcmu wmusm masm mcfiumasouflomu kumx ...IIY m gaoo Goaumnomnd GEOHOO mcfimmwpwfibm Hounds mow % mum3oHn mam .m ..n A .n .m .m .0 6 .0 .n .M 11 The water circulated through the column at 50°C. The gas left the column water-saturated at 50°C. A variac connected to the gas heating element was used to hold this temperature. The gas next entered the absorption column through a crowned riser. The riser kept the liquid out of the gas line. After leaving the column, the gas was vented to the room and a roof fan exhausted it to the atmosphere. Sample ports for SO analysis of the gas were 2 located just before and just after the absorption column. The Path of the Liquid Stream 1. Liquid in the feed tank was mixed by a propeller stirrer and heated to 50°C by a glass encased heating element controlled by a variac. Liquid was pumped through a rotameter and delivered to the tOp of the column through a sprinkler head. The liquid trickled through the packing to a small pool in the bottom of the column. This pool sealed the liquid piping system from gas and acted as a reservoir for the return pump. The liquid was then pumped back to the mixing tank. A valve on this line was used to keep a constant liquid level at the bottom of the column. 5. 12 A small product stream was taken off from the return liquid. This stream removed an amount of sulfur equivalent to that absorbed as the liquid passed down the column. Water was added to the mixing tank to replace that lost in the product stream. Ammonia was sparged into the feed tank to react the the HSO3- formed in the column back to 803:, to replace NH4+ lost in the product stream and to replace NH4+ that was lost as NH3 in the column. EXPERIMENTAL METHOD S The rotameters had been calibrated in earlier work. Those calibrations for the feed, product, water and ammonia streams were used in this work. The gas rotameter had been calibrated with air at 70°F and one atmosphere. This cali- bration was corrected to the condition of the stack gas as it entered the rotameter. Appendix B presents the details of these calculations. The details of the calibrations of the infrared cells are given in Appendix C. Feed was made in the lab in six liter amounts. Four liters of distilled water and two liters of 15 molar NH4OH were mixed in a jug and cooled in an ice bath. ,Sulfur dioxide was then bubbled into the solution until the pH had fallen to 6.4. The process took about two hours. An attempt was made to use the feed within a few days. This kept the 804= concentration fairly low. The start-up procedure in the power plant was as follows: 1. The pipe from the stack to the blowers was back- flushed with compressed air. Then the blowers were disconnected from the column and turned on momen- tarily. These two steps removed any flyash that had settled in the gas delivery system. 13 14 The blowers were then connected to the column and turned on. The heater was also turned on. The pump supplying the humidifying column was turned on and the liquid level in the bOttom of the column established. This liquid pool prevented the hot gas from deforming the crowned riser and the bottom section of the humidifying column. Feed was added to the tank at the top of the column. Both the mixer and heater in the feed tank were turned on. When the liquid had reached 50°C (about 20 minutes), the heater was turned off. After 30 to 45 minutes the gas leaving the humidi- fying column was at 50°C. The gas leaving the absorption column was between 48 and 50°C at this time. The system was now ready for the.final steps of the start-up. The feed pump was turned on with the rotameter wide open until about 500 ml of feed had entered the column flushing out the condensate that had formed in the packing during warmup. When the column had been flushed, the feed rotameter was set at the desired flow rate. The feed that had been used to flush the column was drained off and thrown away. When a pool of liquid had formed-in the bottom of the absorption column, the recycle pump was turned 15 on and set at a rate that kept the liquid level in the column steady. 8. The product stream and the water stream were turned on at the desired settings. 9. The ammonia was turned on at an initial setting of 40 cubic inches per minute. At this point the column was in full operation and the run itself began. During the run the pH of the feed tank was measured periodically, and, if necessary, the ammonia flowrate was adjusted to keep the pH constant. The inlet-gas sample line was run to a drying bottle packed with calcium sulfate and then to the inlet-gas sample cell for analysis by the infrared spectrOphotometer. It took from 30 to 45 minutes for the line, the trap and the cell to be purged. The exit-gas sample was bubbled through a flask half full of concentrated sulfuric acid and then passed through a drying chamber and on to the infrared gas cell. It was necessary to add a suction blower just before the acid trap in order to get enough flow to purge the acid flask, the drying chamber, and the gas cell. The function of the acid flask was to remove most of the water from the gas. It also absorbed NH3 from the gas so that the SO2 concentrations derived from the gas cell were on an ammonia and water-free basis. The flowrate to the gas cell was such that the capacity of the drying chamber was too low to 16 completely dry the gas passing through it. Details of the work done with the infrared cells can be found in Appendix C. Samples of the inlet liquid were taken twenty and forty minutes into the run. After sixty minutes both the inlet and exit streams were sampled. The three inlet liquid samples were used to observe how the system was approaching steady state. The inlet and exit samples taken at the end of the run were used to observe the degree to which SO2 was absorbed and NH4+ lost as the liquid passed through the column. It was necessary to monitor the inlet and exit liquid temperatures and the inlet and exit gas temperatures (both dry and wet bulb). The pressures at the gas rotameter, the bottom of the column and the tOp of the column were also Observed. When the final liquid samples had been taken, the wet and dry bulb temperatures just prior to the absorption column and just after the blowers were measured. Shutdown of the column was fairly rapid. All valves were closed and the heaters and pumps shut off. The feed remaining in the tank was drained and replaced with dis- tilled water which was used to rinse the packing. This distilled water was removed at the bottom of the column and thrown away. An air line was connected to the column for a few minutes to blow the stack gas out of the system. 17 +, HSO ’, The liquid solutions were analyzed for NH 3 4 and 803:, while SO4= was determined by a charge balance. 3 4 , the determination of $03: was started within two hours of shutdown. That analysis took about three hours. The other Because the SO = had a tendency to oxidize to SO = analyses were done as soon as possible. The reagents used in the titrations (KOH, H2804, standardized for each run. Analytical procedures can be and KI/I2 solutions) were found in Appendix A. DATA The gas entered the absorption column at 50°C. It was not possible to keep the liquid temperature at 50°C due to the heating effect of the return pump. The inlet liquid temperatures ranged between 57 and 60°C. The exit liquid temperature was between 50 and 52°C. The gas left the column at about 53°C. Pressure readings were taken at the gas rotameter and the bottom and tOp of the column. The concentration of SO in the inlet and the exit gas was 2 measured using an infrared spectrOphotometer. The cell used for the inlet gas had a path length of 7.6 cm, and the gas cell used for the exit gas had a path length of one meter. The inlet gas SO2 concentration varied from 1500 to 2400 parts per million. The exit gas concentrations were measured for three runs. The results were very low, one at two hundred parts per million and the others about fifty parts per million. The exit gas 802 concentration was also calculated by a material balance, but the results were unsatisfactory. The liquid solutions were analyzed for + - = NH4 , H803 and SO3 . A charge balance was used to deter- mine SO4=. The NH4+ concentration was approximately 4 molar while the H503- and 803- both varied between 1 and 2 molar. 18 19 The 804: concentration was very low in all cases (about 0.2 moles per liter). The physical properties of the liquid, viscosity, density, and molecular weight, for each run are given in Appendix B. These prOperties were calculated using methods presented by Auvil (1:101-102). Two series of runs were planned, one at a constant gas rate and one at a constant liquid rate. The constant gas runs were made at a gas velocity of 500 lb/hr/ft2 with the liquid varying from 290 to 480 lb/hr/ftz. The constant liquid runs were made at 360 lb/hr/ftz. The gas rates were to have varied from 360 to 700 lb/hr/ftz. However, the runs at the highest gas rate were not made since they would have produced no new information. The gas and liquid rates were similar to those Auvil (1) used. Table 1 presents the data for the nine runs made. 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Since, in the experiments, SO2 was being absorbed from the gas, its equilibrium mole frac- tion over the gas was the lower limit on the exit gas SO2 concentration. Ammonia was being desorbed from the liquid so its equilibrium mole fraction over the solution was the upper limit for the concentration of NH in the exit gas. 3 Table 2 compares concentrations of 802 and NH3 in the exit gas with their equilibrium concentrations over the inlet liquid, which was in contact with the exit gas. In every case, both by material balance and by direct measure- ment using the infrared gas cell (in three experiments), the SO2 equilibrium was violated. All exit-gas concentrations of 502 were substantially below equilibrium concentrations. Except for two cases, the concentration of NH3 in the exit gas was greater than equilibrium allowed. During most of the early runs, the flow of gas to the gas cell was too low to flush it. It was not known why the cell was flushed satisfactorily during Run 7-31. In the early runs the analysis of the data depended on a 21 22 Table 2. $02 and NH3 Exit Gas Concentrations NH3 Exit Gas 502 Exit Gas Concentration (ppm) Concentration (ppm) Material Measured by Equilibrium Material Equilibrium Balance Gas Cell Value Balance Value 7-25 -291 - 439 923 415 7-26 15 — 402 262 383 7—31 204 200 537 819 320 8-3 -l94 - 438 566 429 8-16 -45 - 350 810 391 8-17 316 — 470 1024 473 8-18 -79 - 839 169 254 8-3OA -125 50 344 514 385 8-30B -348 36 300 472 376 material balance. The flowrates and concentrations for the inlet gas and the inlet liquid were known. Although the exit liquid concentrations were known, the flowrate of the exit liquid was not known due to evaporation losses in the absorption column. The concentration of 502’ NH3, oxygen, and water in the exit gas were unknowns. Also, because these concentrations were unknown, the total exit gas flow- rate was unknown. By means of a convergence technique (see Appendix D) the material balance was closed. After some study it was seen that the mole fraction of water in the exit gas, or equivalently, the flowrate of liquid out of 23 the column (since the two were directly related), had a tremendous effect on the material balance. Table 3 shows the effect for Run 7-26. A very small change in the con- centration of water in the exit gas caused a tremendous change in the exit-gas SO concentrations. The NH3 con- 2 centration was not nearly as sensitive to variation of the water mole fraction. It was not possible to measure either the mole fraction of water in the exit gas or the exit liquid flowrate with the accuracy required. The mole fraction of water is generally calculated from the wet and dry bulb temperature. The mole fractions shown in Table 3 (except the equilibrium value) have wet bulbs within 0.1°C at a constant dry bulb. After these obser- vations had been made the material balance was considered to be of little use for analysis. The calculations were still made for comparison with the gas cell results. When the material balance was shown to be unreli- able, efforts to increase the flow to the gas cell were redoubled. The solution was to insert a suction pump in the exit-gas delivery system so gas was drawn from the exit-gas sample taps and blown through the acid flask and the drying chamber to the gas cell. NeOprene vacuum tubing was used for the delivery lines. Runs 8-30A and 8-30B were made back-to-back with the gas cell Operating in this manner. The two runs were made at the same gas flowrate, but Run 8-30B had a higher liquid flowrate than Run 8-30A. The 24 Table 3. Effect of Varying Water Mole Fraction on SO Mole Fraction in Exit Gas at 50°C--Run 7-26 2 802 Mole NH3 Mole Water Mole 'Fraction Fraction Fraction (ppm) (ppm) Equilibrium values .151651 402 383 Mat'l bal. results .127963 15 262 .128069 -150 284 .127961 16 262 .127877 150 244 .127813 250 231 .127748 350 218 .127684 450 205 .127620 550 191 .127556 650 178 inlet gas for the two runs had the same mole fraction of 502' Run 8-30B, made at the higher liquid flowrate, had a lower concentration of 802 in the exit gas. This was as it should have been according to Auvil's work (1:67-77). He had shown that as the liquid rate increases, the absorption of 502 increases. The results of these two runs were evidence that the absorption characteristics of the column were as expected, and the equilibrium was different. After these two runs the gas cell was calibrated again. Table 2 indicates that the concentrations were 50 and 36 parts per million, respectively, for Runs 8-30A and 8-30B. Both of these were very much below equilibrium. 25 These results lead to the conclusion that equilibrium over ammoniacal solutions in contact with actual stack gas is radically different from that of solutions in contact with uncontaminated gas. Apparently some trace material in the stack gas (perhaps nitrates or nitrites formed by absorp- tion of nitrogen oxides or even some component of fly ash) have a great effect on the equilibrium partial pressures of SO2 and NH3 over these solutions. The possibility that nitrates or nitrites inter- 3 and H803 in the liquid solutions would substantially affect the equilibrium fering with the chemical analysis of SO values of 802 and NH3 over the solutions was investigated. Solid nitrates and nitrites were added to separate portions of unused feed to make their concentration about 0.2 moles per liter. Both anions interfered with the titrations. The interferences were such that, if there were N03= or N02- in 3 and H803 would be greater than the values determined. The sulfate calcu- the liquid, the true concentrations of SO lated by a charge balance on the NH4+ (which presumably would not be affected) and the HSO3- and 803:, would then be less than the value originally determined. Sulfate concentrations for the runs were already quite low, 0.2 molar or less. By decreasing the SO4 concentrations to 3 and then the H503- to balance charges, the maximum effects on the equilibrium zero and increasing first the SO 26 was observed. Table 4 presents these changes and the resultant change in S/Ceff ratios for two runs. The effect on S/Ceff was small. By referring back to Figure 1 it can be seen that such changes in S/Ce would cause little ff change in the equilibrium of the solutions. The indication was that the effect of nitrates and nitrites, if present, on the analyses for HSOB_ and 803: was not large enough to allow the resultant changes in H80 3 , 803‘, and 504: to change the equilibrium greatly. However, the direct effect of dissolved nitrates or nitrites on the equilibrium could not be speculated upon. It was apparently a direct effect of the nitrates or nitrites or some other trace constituent that was causing the equilibrium to shift. The column was located on the tenth floor of the power plant, so that the tap into the stack was above the precipitator. Precipitators remove most Of the flyash in the stack gas, but removal efficiency decreases as particle size decreases. Consequently, the ash that reached the column was the fines that had passed through the precip- itator. Two distinct periods of flyash loading were observed. The loading was moderate in May and June and very heavy during late July and August. This difference corresponded to the plant's switch to a higher ash coal. 27 Table 4. Effect of Converting All Sulfate to Sulfite and Bisulfite Concentration of Inlet Liquid (moles/l) Original All 804: All SO4= Run Specie Data Converted to $03= Converted to HSO3’ + 7-28 NH4 4.55169 4.55169 4.55169 8803' 1.75853 1.75853 2.13939 803: 1.20605 1.39658 1.20615 $04: 0.19043 0 0 .7 . .7 S/ceff 0 11 0 693 0 35 8-17 NH4+ 4.43365 4 43376 4.43376 Hso3' 1.78769 1.78769 2.04634 so3= 1.19371 1.32304 1.19371 s04- 0.12933 0 0 S/C 0.714 0.702 0.731 eff 28 Under moderate loadings the system was affected very little. After a total of about fifteen hours of operation a slimy layer of flyash had formed on the Rashig rings at the bottom of the humidifying column. This slime caused no problem whatever. Several times the humidifying column was disassembled and the slime, while it was wet or after it had dried, could easily be wiped off. There was no hardening and apparently the buildup stopped after the initial layer had formed. Under heavy flyash loading the layer of slime remained unchanged. However, the water recirculating in the humidifying column became heavily loaded with flyash during a run. The liquid was Opaque black. This heavy loading in itself caused no change in the basic operation of the humid- ifying column. The only problem was that the spray nozzle on the inlet line to the column occasionally got blocked and had to be blown out. Toward the end of the experiments, after about forty hours of operation, a very small amount of flyash was noted in the feed solution. Several times bits of flyash were found in the liquid samples. Two or three times late in the project flyash was caught in the needle valve control- ling the feed flowrate. After Opening and closing the valve several times, the flyash was carried through the rotameter and on to the column. When flyash was caught in this valve it was difficult to keep the liquid flowrate from dropping, 29 but after the flyash had worked loose, the rotameter held steady. The humidifying column was very effective in removing the flyash carried in the gas.. No buildup at all was Observed in the absorption column, and only a few bits of flyash were seen in the absorption liquid. When there were only a few runs left to be made, the delivery pipes from the stack and the blowers were disassembled to see if there had been any buildup of flyash in them. There was a definite coating in both, perhaps 1/8 inch thick. There was no indication of blockage, and it was felt that the coating would not continue to build up to block the pipe or the blower. During runs made in May and June, a phenomenon later named blue haze, was observed. This was a blue smoke or haze that was present at the final outlet of the system. A blue plume up to two feet tall was observed at times. At other times the blue haze would have the characteristics of a heavy rolling smoke. The blue haze was not present during the late July or August runs. There was no correlation between the amount or type of blue haze and the liquid solutions. Work done at TVA (3:5) indicates that the blue haze is made up of fine ammonium sulfate particles. During some of the runs qualitative tests to determine the compo- sition of blue haze were made, but they were inconclusive. CONCLUSIONS Observations The major result of this work was to demonstrate that the absorption column worked using actual stack gas. There were several components in stack gas whose effects were unknown at the outset of this work. For instance, many of the impurities in coal go up the stack in some form. The presence of flyash was also a new factor. The effect of the components of flyash on the liquid solutions was unknown. There had been concern that the SO3= might have been oxi- dized to 804: by catalytic action of some trace component. However, these possible interferences to operation of the column were shown to be nonexistent in practice. The column did absorb SO2 in a way somewhat similar to that expected. In fact, experimental measurements showed that the column absorbed much more SO2 than theoretically possible. It was apparent that the equilibrium partial pressure of $02 was much lower than was predicted from laboratory studies. The equilibrium studies made by Johnstone and discussed in the Theory section of this thesis apparently do not apply for ammoniacal solutions in contact with con- taminated stack gas. 30 31 The lack of applicable equilibrium data made it impossible to predict the operation of the column. Since the equilibrium concentration of SO2 the driving force, that is, the difference between actual (or NH3) was unknown, and equilibrium concentrations, was unknown. The equations for the height of a gas transfer unit which are used to predict operation of an absorption column are based on this driving force. It had been anticipated that flyash might cause considerable problems in the operation of the absorption column. However, this was not the case. The humidifying column removed virtually all of the flyash in the gas. Because of this, the absorption column was unaffected by flyash. The main problem associated with flyash removal in a humidifying column in a plant operation would be that the liquid would become loaded with flyash. A clarifier which would allow the flyash to settle out would take care of that problem. The occurrence of blue haze was noted but not explained. It was possible that weather conditions were responsible for the phenomenon. Blue haze is certainly one of the things to be reckoned with before an ammoniacal scrubbing system is built into a power plant. A thick blue plume pouring out of a stack would be unacceptable. 32 Recommendations It is necessary to know the equilibrium character- istics of ammoniacal solutions in contact with stack gas. This suggests a very time-consuming and difficult study. However, at present, without the equilibrium data, design of a pilot plant or large-scale facility for removal of sulfur dioxide by this method is guesswork. On the other hand, if scheduling is such that a pilot plant must be built, it could be done using Auvil's work secure in the knowledge that SO absorption from flue 2 gas was greater than that from synthetic stack gas in all eXperiments. This would lead to an over-designed process whose Operation was not understood and hence could not be predicted. It would seem that a very reasonable path would be to design the pilot plant, and at the same time proceed with work to determine the equilibrium characteristics of the liquid in contact with stack gas. BI BL IOGRAP HY Auvil, S. R. "An Investigation of the Absorption of Sulfur Dioxide by an Ammoniacal Solution in a Packed Column." Unpublished Master's thesis, Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, 1971. Chertkov, B. A., and N. S. Dobromyslova. "The Influence of Traces of Sulfate on the Partial Pressure of 802 Over Ammonium Sulfite—Ammonium Bisulfite Solutions." J. Appl. Chem. U.S.S.R. ‘31(8), 1707-11, Aug. 1964. Falkenberry, H. L., A. V. Slack, and F. E. Gartrell. "Control of Fossil Fuel Power Plant Stack Gas Effluents." Presentation to The American Power Conference, 34th Annual Meeting, Chicago, 111., April 20, 1972. Fischer, K. "How to Predict Calibration of Variable- Area Flow Meters." Chem. Eng., 5246), 180-184, June 1952. Johnstone, H. F. "Recovery of SO from WaSte Gases." Ind. Eng. Chem., 21(5), 587-9 , May 1935. Perry, J. H., C. H. Chilton, and S. D. Kirkpatrick. Chemical Engineers' Handbook. New York: McGraw- HiII Book Company, 1963. Third Edition. 33 APPENDICES APPENDIX A ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY The procedures used to determine concentrations of + = (NH4)2803' NH4HSO3, total NH4 and SO4 are presented here. They are adapted slightly from standard analytical tech- niques. The amount of each solution used was based on the expected concentrations of SO3 (less than two molar), H803- (also less than two molar) and total NH4+ (less than five molar). Standard KOH and H2804 were used. Their approx- imate concentrations were 2 and 1 molar, respectively. Potassium phthalate was used to standardize the base. 4)ZSO3 deter- A standard solution The standard KI/I2 solution used in the (NH mination was about 0.3 molar in 12. of sodium thiosulfate was_used to standardize this solution. Potassium iodate was used to standardize the thiosulfate. The determination of (NH4)ZSO3 was done first because the sulfite was easily oxidized to sulfate. The other titra- tions were done within twelve hours of the experimental run. Determination of (NH4)ZSO3 1. Pipet 100 ml of standard KI/I2 solution (0.3 molar in I2) into a 300 m1 Erylenmyer flask and dilute to 200 ml with distilled water. 34 35 Titrate the KI/I2 solution with sample until it turns pale yellow. The flask must be swirled constantly to avoid the production of 802° Add five drops of starch indicator. This turns the solution a dark blue-black. Titrate the solution with standard KI/I2 to a clear endpoint. This endpoint is very sharp, and the slightest excess turns the solution pale yellow. Reactions: (NH4)HSO -+I -+H O-+(NH4)HSO -+2HI 3 2 2 4 (NH4) 2803 + 12 + H20 + (NH4)ZSO4 + 2HI (m1 KI/IZ)(Izconc) (NH4)HSO3 ((NH4)2SO3) = (m1 sample) Determination of NH4HSO3 l. Pipet 25 ml of sample into a flask and add 150 ml of distilled water. Cool the solution in an ice bath. Add quickly 25 m1 of 30% H202 which is also ice cold. Stopper the flask and swirl in the ice bath until the bottom of the flask does not warm to the touch when taken out of the ice bath. This proce- dure is done in the ice bath because the reactions are quite exothermic. Reactions: (NH ‘1)280:3 + H202 + (NH4) 2804 + H20 (NH4)HSO3 + H202 + (NH4)HSO4 + H20 36 Let the flask sit in the ice bath a few minutes and then set it out of the bath for ten minutes to insure that the reactions are complete. Add methyl red indicator (5 to 10 drops) and titrate with standard KOH (two molar) to a bright yellow endpoint. -+K SO -+2H 0 Reaction: 2KOH-+ 2(NH4)HSO4-+(NH4)ZSO4 2 4 2 _ (ml KOH to titrate)(conc KOH) (NH4)HSO3 _ m1 sample Determination of Total NH4+ The sample is then boiled, releasing NH In this procedure excess KOH is added to a sample. 3. The NH3 15 passed through a condenser and bubbled into standardized sulfuric acid which reacts with it. The acid is then titrated with KOH and the concentrations of NH + in the sample back- 4 calculated. 1. Place 100 ml of standardized H2804 flask or other receiving vessel. Add distilled (one molar) in a water so that when the delivery line from the con- denser is put in the acid, the NH3 will have to bubble through a fair height (at least four inches) of acid. Place the delivery tip in the acid container. Ready the condenser so that the boiling flask containing 37 the sample can be attached quickly. Turn on the water. Pipet 25 ml of sample into a 500 ml boiling flask. Add 100 ml distilled water and some boiling chips. Add 100 ml KOH and quickly attach to the condenser. Boil the solution until about half of it has passed over. Most of the NH3 is produced when the solution starts boiling. Care should be taken at this point so that boiling is gentle. This allows the first surges of NH to be trapped by the acid before 3 reaching the liquid surface. After a few minutes of boiling, acid is drawn up into the delivery tip of the condenser. When this happens the joint between the condenser and the delivery tip must be cracked for an instant to allow the liquid to fall back into the acid container. Reactions in the boiling flask: 2 KOH-+2(NH4)HSOB-+KZSO3-+(NH4)ZSO3-+2HZO A Then 2 KOH + (NH4) 2803 -> KZSO3 + ZNH3 + ZHZO Reactions in the collecting flask: ZNH +H SO + (NH4)ZSO 3 2 4 4 The sample may be boiled vigorously from this point on. After about half of the solution has boiled over, check the gas for NH by momentarily dis- 3 connecting the boiling flask and putting wetted 38 pH paper in the neck of the flask. If NH3 is present, quickly reconnect the flask and continue boiling. Recheck periodically until the test is negative. I 7. Titrate the excess acid with standard KOH using methyl red as an indicator. Reaction: HZSO4-+2KOH-+KZSO4-+2HZO 2 [ (ml H 804) (conc H2804)--§ (ml KOH) (conc KOH)] ml sampIe + _ 2 Determination of SO4= A charge balance was used to calculate the SO4 present in the liquid. = + - = so4 — 1/2 [NH4 -Hso3 —2(so3 )J APPENDIX B ROTAMETER CALIBRATION The gas rotameter had been calibrated with air at 70°F and 760 mm Hg. The rotameter was used under different conditions with a different mixture of gases so the calibra- tion had to be corrected. The differences were the tempera- ture, the pressure and the constituents of the gas. These differences all affected the density. The following equation adapted from Perry (6:3-43) was used: = KS 32 (5) Ka p leuQ 01 DJ q = volumetric flowrate (cu ft/min) p = density (lb/fta) K = flow parameter The subscript "a" referred to air while 5 referred to the stack gas. The flow parameter "K" was a complex function of viscosity and density. It was not easily solved for, but a graph by Fischer (4) indicated that the values of Ka and KS were identical. The equation for the corrected flowrate could then be written as: 39 4O 0 qs=qa /;—3 <6) The density of air was its density at 70°F and 760 mm Hg. The value used for the density of stack gas was a weighted- mean density based on the percentages and densities of its components. The stack—gas density was that at the tempera- ture and pressure at the rotameter. Since these conditions varied from run to run, the rotameter calibration was cor- rected for each run. Between the rotameter and absorption column water vapor was added to the gas. The humidity correction was made in the computer program used for data analysis. To make the correction, the wet and dry bulb temperatures, which were measured at the rotameter and the absorption column, were used to find the two dewpoints. IA subroutine calculated the partial pressure of water in the gas at the tWo locations. Dividing by total pressure at each point, the mole fraction of water was calculated. Then the gas was put on a dry basis: qdry = qwet (l-yr) (7) where yr was the mole fraction of water at the rotameter. The gas was put back on a wet basis by using the same equation in a transposed form: 41 q = qdrY/(l-yc) (8) wet with yC being the mole fraction of water in the absorption column. APPENDIX C INFRARED ANALYSIS FOR SULFUR DIOXIDE Sulfur dioxide has a quantitative peak in the infrared frequency range between 1400 and 1500 cm-1. This peak was used to measure the $02 concentration in the inlet and exit gases. Two sample cells were used, one for the inlet gas and one for the exit gas. The cell used for the exit gas had a longer path length (1 meter compared to 7.6 cm) because it was measuring lower concentrations. Before the cells were calibrated it was necessary to calibrate the SO rotameter in the experimental apparatus. 2 Air and 802 were then metered through their respective rota- meters and run to a hood. A small portion of this gas was bled Off to the infrared sample cells for the calibrations. The short cell used for inlet gas was calibrated between 1600 and 2800 parts per million SO The gas cell was 2. calibrated between 510 and 1800 ppm 802 and then extended to zero by a smooth curve. As has been mentioned, early attempts to use the gas cell met with poor results. Use of the suction blower on the exit-gas sample line was the solution, but the first time it was tried, the gas cell was damaged. The acid flask 42 43 was not used that time, and water got into the cell. It fogged the sodium chloride windows and spotted the mirrors in the cell. The windows were repolished, but the mirror damage was permanent. Recalibration was necessary. This was done by using standard 802 rated at 510 parts per million. The calibration plot could then be adjusted downward using the old and the new peak heights at that concentration. The new peak was just about half as tall as the original peak at 510 ppm. The calibration plot was decreased by the ratio of the new peak height to the old. The first attempt at recalibration was unsuccessful because the windows had not been tightened down enough after they had been taken out and polished. This allowed 502 to leak. The second attempt gave satisfactory results. The cell was evacuated and the windows tightened until the cell would hold a vacuum of ten inches Hg. The cell was filled with standard SO2 and then evacuated again. This procedure was repeated several times to insure that all the air in the cell had been removed. The concentrations of 802 in the exit gas, as measured by the gas cell after recalibration, were quite low. Although it was thought to be very doubtful, the possibility that the concentrated sulfuric acid might be absorbing some SO2 was checked. The peak heights using the delivery system with the acid flask included and with it bypassed were compared. The short cell and inlet gas were used in this 44 experiment to avoid the possibility of damaging the gas cell a second time. This was felt to be acceptable since the delivery system and not the cell itself was being checked. The peak obtained with the acid flask in this system was actually slightly higher than the peak obtained when the flask was left out. This brings out the possibility that water in the drying chamber used for the inlet gas might have actually absorbed some SO2 going to the infrared spectrophotometer for analysis. A check of the effect of increasing the SO2 inlet concentrations was made, but the change in the results were small. However, in future experiments, it would be sensible to incorporate an acid flask in both drying systems. APPENDIX D DETERMINATION OF FLOWRATES A material balance on the column was used in the computer analysis to determine the flows of those species not measured experimentally. The inlet flows of all com- ponents were known. The fraction of oxygen in the inlet gas was assigned at 6 percent based on information from the Board of Water and Light. The concentrations of the solutes in the exit liquid were known, but the total liquid flowrate was not. The NH SO oxygen and water vapor leaving the 3! 2! column were not known. The material balance was based on the water in the system. Using data from Perry (6:3-43) an expression for the vapor pressure of water as a function of temperature was written: Pvp = exp (-29.8799 +0.1632T- 0.0017547T2) (9) where Pvp is the vapor pressure of water in mm Hg and T is the Kelvin temperature. The constants in Equation 9 were temperature-sensitive making it accurate only between 60 and 40°C. Equation (3) in the Theory section of this work 45 46 expressed the equilibrium partial pressure of water over an ammoniacal solution in terms of the solute concentrations and the vapor pressure of water over the solution. The vapor pressure was calculated by Equation 9 using the liquid temperature. The mole fraction of water in the inlet gas was known from the wet and dry bulb temperature measurements. Since the gas was saturated, the partial pressure of water in it was equivalent to the vapor pressure of water at that temperature. This partial pressure was related to the liquid temperature leaving the column by Equations (3) and (9). The unknown flowrates could then be calculated using material and heat balances. The mole fraction of water in the exit gas was guessed, and then the material and heat balances were used to calculate an exit liquid temperature. This value was compared with the temperature derived from the inlet gas conditions. If the temperatures did not match, the mole fraction of water in the exit gas was adjusted which in turn affected the 802, NH3 and oxygen mole frac- tions. This gave a new exit liquid temperature which was again checked against the liquid temperature derived from the inlet gas conditions. The convergence was complete when the two temperatures matched. When experimental measure- ments of exit-gas SO were used, the procedure was the same 2 except that the mole fraction of SO was fixed. 2 47 The weak point in this technique was the measurement of the gas temperatures. The vapor pressure of water is very sensitive to temperature. Hence, it was not possible to fix the partial pressure of water in the inlet gas with enough accuracy for this procedure to work satisfactorily. The material and heat balances are incorporated in the data analysis program (Appendix F) as Subroutine TCALC. APPENDIX E PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE SOLUTIONS The physical prOperties in Table 5 were used in the analysis of the data. The average of inlet and exit liquid prOperties was taken. Auvil (1:101-102) presented the methods for the calculations. Table 5. Properties of the Experimental Solutions Specific Viscosity Molecular Moles Water per Run No. Gravity (Op) Weight Mole Solution 7-25 1.15 1.20 24.20 0.932 7-26 1.15 1.19 24.31 0.932 7-31 1.17 1.23 24.49 0.924 8-03 1.15 1.19 23.88 0.933 8-16 1.14 1.19 23.69 0.936 8—17 1.15 1.19 23.80 0.934 8-18 1.14 1.19 23.79 0.933 8-30A 1.14 1.18 23.38 0.939 8-30B 1.13 1.16 23.04 0.944 48 APPENDIX F LISTING OF TIME VERSUS CONCENTRATION DATA Herein is contained a complete list of the concentration versus time data for the runs. The solution concentrations are in gram-moles per liter. Twenty and forty minute samples were not taken for runs 8-3OA and 8-30B. Experiment 7-25 Feed = 184.0 nl/min Gas = 7.55 cfm 33:3 NH4+ HSO3- 503- $04? S/Ceff 20 4.5774 2.0537 1.1773 0.0846 0.733 40 4.5463 1.9496 1.2059 0.0925 0.724 60 4.5100 1.8221 1.2282 0.1157 0.713 60 Out 4.5197 2.0319 1.1201 0.1238 0.738 Experiment 7-26 Feed = 184.0 ml/min Gas = 9.86 cfm 49 Time + 50 (min) NH4 HSO3 SO3 SO4 S/Ceff 20 4.7268 2.0124 1.1881 0.1691 0.729 40 4.6405 1.8583 1.2030. 0.1881 0.718 60 4.5517 1.7585 1.2061 0.1904 0.711 60 Out 4.5893 1.9450 1.1164 0.2058 0.733 Experiment 7-31 Feed = 239.7 ml/min Gas = 9.56 cfm {mar-“5 NH 4+ HSO3- $03= so 4' S/ceff 20 4.9361 2.1446 1.2203 0.1754 0.734 40 4.8372 2.0833 1.1986 0.1783 0.732 60 4.7138 2.0059 1.1571 0.1969 0.732 60 Out 4.7291 2.2129 1.0385 0.2166 0.758 Experiment 8-03 Feed = 149.1 ml/min Gas = 9.35 cfm Fugue) NH4+ HSO3- SO3= SO4— S/Ceff 20 4.6499 2.0499 1.2657 0.0343 0.724 40 4.5202 1.9447 1.2166 0.0411 0.713 60 4.4497 1.8204 1.2344 0.0802 0.712 60 Out 4.4725 2.0941 1.0969 0.0922 0.744 51 Egperiment 8-16 Feed = 184.0 ml/min Gas = 9.46 cfm affine) NH 4+ Hso3‘ so 3: so 4: S/Ceff 20 4.4937 1.9286 1.1905 0.0920 0.724 40 4.4438 1.8345 1.1925 0.1121 0.717 60 4.3922 1.6896 1.2406 0.1106 0.703 60 Out 4.3869 1.9444 1.1040 0.1172 0.734 Egperiment 8-17 Feed = 239.7 ml/min Gas = 10.09 cfm Eff) NH4+ Hso3' SO3— SO4— S/Ceff 20 4.5725 1.9173 1.2277 0.1000 0.719 40 4.4972 1.8498 1.1924 0.1313 0.718 60 4.4338 1.7877 1.1937 0.1293 0.714 60 Out 4.4438 1.9623 1.1113 0.1295 0.734 Experiment 8-18 Feed = 149.1 ml/min Gas = 10.01 cfm 3:11?) NH4+ H803- 803— SO4- S/ceff 20 4.3747 2.5655 0.8466 0.0580 0.801 40 4.2687 2.3152 0.9078 0.0690 0.780 60 4.1431 2.1357 0.9058 0.0979 0.771 60 Out 4.1891 2.4014 0.7867 0.1072 0.802 52 Experiment 8-30A Feed = 184.0 ml/min Gas = 9.91 cfm Time + - = = (min) NH4 50 S/Ceff 60 4.1827 1.6052 1.1644 0.1244 0.704 60 Out 4.1983 1.8094 1.1071 0.1238 0.738 Experiment 8—30B Feed = 239.7 ml/min Gas = 10.00 cfm Time + — = = (min) NH4 HSO3 SO3 SO4 S/C eff 60 3.9835 1.4579 1.0999 0.1629 0.699 60 Out 3.9917 1.6300 1.0230 0.1579 0.722 APPENDIX G COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DATA ANALYSIS The computer program presented below was written by Steven R. Auvil during the fall of 1971. Modifications to account for some of the unexpected phenomena (evaporation primarily) were made in the early summer of 1972. The program was designed to do two things. First, it made a material balance on the absorption column to fix all flows. 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