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Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.29, No.1, 1-8, 2012
Dissolution of a South African calcium based material using urea: An optimized process
The rate at which limestone dissolves is very important in wet flue gas desulfurization process (FGD). High dissolution rates provide better alkalinity, which is important for sulfur dioxide (SO2) absorption. This study investigates the use of urea to improve the dissolution rate of limestone. The dissolution characteristics have been studied by using a pH-Stat method. The dissolution rate constant was measured according to the shrinking core model with surface control, i.e. (1-(1-X)1/3)=krt. The effect of experimental variables such as temperature, amount of urea, solid
to liquid ratio and stirring speed on the dissolution rate of limestone were investigated. Using a central composite design(CCD) of experiments variables, a mathematical model was developed to correlate the experimental variables to the dissolution rate constant. The experimental value was found to agree satisfactorily with predicted dissolution rate constant. The model shows that high temperature and low solid to liquid ratio improves the dissolution rate. The dissolution rate increased slightly with increase in the stirring speed. In the presence of urea the dissolution rate constant increased by 122%. The dissolution reaction follows a shrinking-core model with the chemical reaction control as the rate-controlling step.
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