Integrated process for urea and melamine production
AssigneeUrea Casale S.A.
InventorsPaolo Brunengo, Federico Zardi
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Abstract
In an integrated process for urea and melamine production, urea is produced in a urea plant (12) comprising a high pressure urea synthesis section (15) and a urea recovery section (16) for separating urea from a carbamate aqueous solution, and melamine is produced in a melamine plant (11) wherein off-gases resulting as byproducts of the melamine synthesis are discharged therefrom at a pressure of at least 2 bar and recycled to the high pressure urea synthesis section (15).
Claims8
An integrated process for urea and melamine production, wherein urea is produced in a urea plant of the so-called CO2 or ammonia stripping type comprising a high pressure urea synthesis section operated at about 130-170 bar and comprising at least one urea synthesis reactor, stripper and carbamate condenser, connected one to the other so as to form a substantially isobaric loop, and a urea recovery section for separating urea from a carbamate aqueous solution, and wherein melamine is produced in a melamine plant wherein off-gases resulting as by-products of the melamine synthesis are discharged therefrom at a pressure between 2 and 30 bar and recycled to said high pressure urea synthesis section, the process comprising the steps of:
- feeding said off-gases coming from said melamine plant to an off-gas condensation section operated at a pressure substantially equal to the pressure of said off-gases;
- feeding said carbamate aqueous solution coming from said urea recovery section to said off-gas condensation section;
- condensing said off-gases with said carbamate aqueous solution in said off-gas condensation section obtaining a concentrated carbamate aqueous solution;
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- feeding the so obtained concentrated carbamate aqueous solution to said high pressure urea synthesis section.
An integrated plant for urea and melamine production, comprising:
- a urea production plant of the so-called CO2 or ammonia stripping type comprising a high pressure urea synthesis section comprising at least one urea synthesis reactor, stripper and carbamate condenser, connected one to the other so as to form a substantially isobaric loop, and a urea recovery section for separating urea from a carbamate aqueous solution;
- a melamine production plant comprising a melamine synthesis section wherein off-gases resulting as by-products of the melamine synthesis are discharged therefrom at a pressure of between 2 and 30 bar and recycled to said high pressure urea synthesis section;
- an off-gas condensation section arranged between said melamine production plant and said urea production plant and in fluid communication with said melamine synthesis section, said urea recovery section and said high pressure synthesis section;
- connecting means for feeding said off gases coming from said melamine synthesis section to said off-gas condensation section;
- connecting means for feeding said carbamate aqueous solution coming from said urea recovery section to said off-gas condensation section, wherein said off-gases are condensed with said carbamate aqueous solution obtaining a concentrated carbamate aqueous solution;
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- connecting means for feeding the so obtained concentrated carbamate aqueous solution to said high pressure urea synthesis section.
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