IP Library Granted Patent US 9,102,547
Granted Patent B2
US 9,102,547 · App. 14/070,048 · Granted Aug 11, 2015

Ammonia recovery device and recovery method

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Patent No.
US 9,102,547
App. No.
14/070,048
Granted
Aug 11, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method includes a first step of, with a CO 2 .H 2 S stripper maintained to have a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure, from the ammonia-containing wastewater, discharging CO 2 and H 2 S in a form of gas having a low moisture concentration from a tower top of the CO 2 .H 2 S stripper while discharging an ammonia-containing solution from a tower bottom of the CO 2 .H 2 S stripper; a second step of introducing the ammonia-containing solution obtained after the first step into an ammonia stripper which is maintained to have a lower pressure than that of the CO 2 .H 2 S stripper, and thereby discharging a gas rich in ammonia containing a small amount of H 2 S and CO 2 from a tower top of the ammonia stripper while discharging water usable as industrial water from a tower bottom of the ammonia stripper; and a third step of introducing the ammonia rich gas obtained after the second step into a washing tower which is maintained to have a lower pressure than that of the ammonia stripper, and thereby discharging a wastewater containing a Na compound from a tower bottom of the washing tower while discharging a H 2 S-free gas rich in ammonia from a tower top of the washing tower.

Claims (20)

1. An ammonia recovery device for recovering ammonia from an ammonia-containing wastewater from a gasification furnace, the ammonia recovery device comprising:

a CO 2 .H 2 S stripper configured for maintaining an inner pressure higher than atmospheric pressure;

an ammonia stripper configured for maintaining an inner pressure lower than that of the CO 2 .H 2 S stripper; and

a washing tower configured for maintaining an inner pressure maintained lower than that of the ammonia stripper; wherein

the CO 2 .H 2 S stripper has:

a tower top portion configured for the discharge of CO 2 and H 2 S gas; and

a tower bottom portion configured for the discharge of a solution containing ammonia;

the ammonia stripper has:

a tower top portion configured for the discharge of a gas rich in ammonia;

a connection to the tower bottom portion of the CO 2 .H 2 S stripper configured for introducing the solution containing ammonia discharged from the CO 2 .H 2 S stripper; and

a tower bottom portion configured for discharging a water reusable as industrial water; and

the washing tower includes:

a water washing tower located above; and

a NaOH washing tower located below which are coupled to each other, the NaOH washing tower has:

a connection to the tower top portion of the ammonia stripper configured for introducing a gas rich in ammonia discharged from the ammonia stripper;

a connecting part to the water washing tower located above the NaOH washing tower configured for sending the gas rich in ammonia after treatment with NaOH in a circulating water to absorb H 2 S and CO 2 ;

a tower bottom portion configured for the discharge of a wastewater containing a Na compound;

a circulation pipe configured for the circulation of a solution from the tower bottom back into the NaOH washing tower by the action of a pump; and

an injection pipe connected to the circulation pipe configured for the injection of NaOH into the NaOH washing tower through the injection pipe, and

the water washing tower has a tower top portion configured for the discharge of a purified gas rich in ammonia after a make-up water is supplied to the gas rich in ammonia sent through the connecting part of the NaOH washing tower so as to wash with the make-up water.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 14, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
To: MHI ENGINEERING, LTD.
Reel/Frame 066014/0774 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Dec 14, 2023
From: MHI ENGINEERING, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 066014/0870 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2018
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
Reel/Frame 047054/0898 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2013
From: SATO, FUMIAKI; FURUICHI, HIROYUKI; KATO, YUDAI; ISHIDA, KAZUO
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 031534/0322 →