Energy saving issues in production of ammophos based on effective use of thermal SER technologies

Abstract

Background. The need to increase the production facilities of the key sectors of the Russian economy arises as the consequences of the covid condition and is justified by social, economic and food crises. Guarantees of food security are provided due to stability and development of national facilities of the agro-industrial complex. Thus, on the legislative level a strategy to develop chemical networks has been developed. Also, a plan to develop mineral production in the agricultural sector has been made. The plan is to be carried out based on the best available technologies when redesign and install new facilities that ensure the efficient use of fuel and energy resources. In addition, it is necessary to work out scientific and technical solutions based on energy-saving technologies. All the global problems and the existing tasks in the field of mineral fertilizers production determine the importance of this study, the main purpose of which is to develop energy-saving measures in the production of ammophos. Materials and methods. The subject of the study is an industrial workshop to produce compound fertilizer (ammophos). The production technology is analyzed, the sources of irrational utilization of energy are determined, and the thermal processes of the technology are studied to assess the thermodynamic efficiency. The methods of thermodynamic, economic, and environmental analysis are applied to assess the efficiency of the developed project. Results. Promising trends to improve technological processes are proposed. Also, an energy saving solution based on the utilization of secondary heat of chemical reactions has been developed. An energy-saving cogeneration system has been developed that allows generating heat and electricity. The characteristic of this solution is given. The possibility to use the obtained types of energy in production is considered. The promising outlook to implement the developed solution into production is discussed based on the methods of assessment of performance. Also, the possibility to scale this technological solution to similar industrial facilities is considered. A quantitative assessment of the environmental performance indicator (reduction of the annual volume of CO2) is given when introducing an energy-saving solution into manufacturing. Conclusions. In the future introduction of the developed energy saving measures will make it possible to improve, modernize and build new production facilities that will have different performance indicators both in terms of energy and environmental components. The use of the applied technologies can significantly improve the economic efficiency indicators not only of a specific facility, but of the entire agro-industrial complex.