"Green" Technology for Nitric Acid Production: Is it Real?

Roman N. Fedotov1 deadweasel [at] mail.ru
Ayodeji A. Ijagbuji1 dejiijagbuji [at] yahoo.com
  1. Tehnological Institute, East Ukranian National University named after Vladimir Dahl', Ukraine, Severodonetsk, Soviet avenue 59-a
Abstract 

This paper is intended to solve the problem of creating environmentally friendly technology for the nitric acid production. On the basis of existing production theanalysis of produced waste and methods of disposal was carry out. The new technological solutions for the chemical industry that will achieve a low or non-waste technology is a cavitation of HOOH. Thus, due to the intensification of the absorption step, it is possible to increase the yield of the final product (HNO3) by 20 % and reduce emissions of gaseous wastes to levels appropriate sanitary norm without further purification. In our opinion, this technological approach can be quite useful for the present chemical industry which completely rules out the catalytic-purification stage.

References 

[1] V. I. Atroshchenko, S. I. Kargin. Proizvodstvo azotnoy kisloty [Production of nitric acid]. Moscow: GOSNTIHIMLIT., 1962. - 496 p.

[2] L. L. Tovazhnyansky, O. Y. Loboyko and others. Tekhnologiya svyazannogo azota [Technology of fixed nitrogen]. Kharkiv: NTU "KPI", 2007. pp. 270–282.

[3] Khimicheskaya tekhnologiya neorganicheskikh veshchestv [Chemical technology of inorganic substances]: In two boks.; Book 1, Uchebnoye posobiye / T. G. Akhmetov, R. T. Porfir'yeva, L. G.Gaysin i dr.; Pod red. T. G. Akhmetova.- M.: Vysshaya shkola, 2002.- 688 p.

[4] Postoyannyy tekhnologicheskiy reglament proizvodstva nekontsentrirovannoy azotnoy kisloty pod davleniyem 0,73MPa (7,3kgs/sm2) tsekha № 5/6 [Permanent technological regulation for production of dilute nitric acid under pressure 0,73MPa (7,3 kgs/cm2) plant № 5/6]. Severodonetsk ZAO "Obyedineniye Azot", 2005. – 196 p.

[5] Intensification of Nitric Acid Formation under the Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide Cavitation / Ivan I. Zakharov, Roman N. Fedotov, Tatyana P. Lishchyshyna et al. :
Advances in Chemistry Research. Vol. 28, Editor: James C. Taylor, pp. 190-207, 2015

[6] B. J. Finlayson-Pitts, L. M. Wingen, A. L. Sumner, D.Syomin and K. A. Ramazan”The heterogeneous hydrolysis of NO2 in laboratory systems and in outdoor and indoor atmospheres: An integrated mechanism”. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. vol. 5, pp. 223-242. Dec. 2002.

[7] O. I. Zakharova, I. I. Zakharov. Kvantovaya khimiya azotnoy kisloty [Quantum chemistry of nitric acid]. Saarbrucken: LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH & Co., Germany, 2011.

[8] Fedotov R. Intensification of HNO3 Acid Formation by the Cavitation of HOOH / R. Fedotov, A. Ijagbuji, T. Lishihina // KHímíya ta khímíchní tekhnologíí : materíali IÍI Mízhnarodnoí konferentsíí molodikh vchenikh CCT-2013, 21–23 listopada 2013 roku, Ukraína, L'vív / – L'vív : Vidavnitstvo L'vívs'koí polítekhníki – P. 62–67. 2013

[9] R. Knapp, J. Daly, F. Hamm. Kavitatsiya [Cavitation]. Moscow: Mir, 1974.

[10] M. Boudart, M. A. Vannice, J. E. Benson. ”Adlineation, portholes and spillover”, Z. Phys. Chem. NF. vol. 64, pp. 171-177, 1969

[11] Pat. 87350 Ukraína, MPK C01B 21/40 (2006.01). Sposíb virobnitstva azotnoí kisloti. [Method for Nitric Acid Production]/ O. D. Tyul'pínov, K. O. Tyul'pínov; zayav. ta patentovlasnik O. D. Tyul'pínov, K. O. \ Tyul'pínov. - № u2013105870 zayavl. 02.09.2013 ; opub. 10.02.2014, Byul. № 3.

[12] Fedotov R. N. Primeneniye elektroprovodyashchego katalizatora v proizvodstve nekontsentrirovannoy nitratnoy kisloty [Application of electrically conductive catalyst in the production of dilute nitric acid]. : Maybutníy naukovets' – 2012 : materíali vseukr.. nauk.-prakt. konferentsíí (7 grudnya 2012 r., m. Sêvêrodonets'k). – TÍ SNU ím. V. Dalya (m. Severodonets'k), 2012. – P. 28 – 30.