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- the present invention relates generally to continuous pulp production. More particularly, the invention relates to a method for evaporating weak black liquor to form strong black liquor.
- weak black liquor spent pulping liquor
- Weak black liquor typically contains 15 wt % dissolved and suspended solids of which about 80% are organic compounds and the remainder are inorganic compounds.
- the weak black liquor is separated from the pulp at a certain point in the process of pulp production.
- the weak black liquor is then subjected to evaporation to remove water.
- the weak black liquor, after it is concentrated, is then called “strong black liquor.”
- the strong black liquor is then passed to a recovery boiler where the strong black liquor is combusted to recover inorganics, such as sulfur and sodium, for reuse in the pulping process.
- the steam that is produced by the combustion of the strong black liquor is used for heating in the pulping process.
- the solids content in the strong black liquor must lie in a desired range to ensure proper burning in the recovery boiler. If too much water is evaporated, viscous strong black liquor may plug the spray nozzles or simply spray improperly, possibly extinguishing the burner flame. Conversely, if too little water is evaporated from the weak black liquor, the organics content will be too low to sustain a flame. Either case is dangerous, because the unburned strong black liquor would then fall into a pool of molten inorganic chemicals, which lies at the bottom of the recovery boiler, possibly causing an explosion. System interlocks are relied upon to shut off the flow of strong black liquor to the burner nozzles if the flame goes out.
- the present inventive process provides a controlled method for evaporating weak black liquor to form strong black liquor.
- the method offers fast and precise control of viscosity of the strong black liquor.
- the control scheme allows for regulation of the concentration of the outgoing product to tight tolerances by manipulating the system pressure and the temperature of the incoming black liquor. It allows for good control over the product percent solids, and the product viscosity. Precisely controlling the viscosity and solids content of the strong black liquor sent to the recovery boiler would not only improve safety, but would also allow optimization of the operation of the recovery boiler, with respect to both chemical recovery capacity and energy efficiency.
- the inventive process is a process for concentrating weak black liquor to form strong black liquor, said process comprising: a) preconcentrating said weak black liquor; b) heating said preconcentrated weak black liquor in a heating zone under sufficient pressure to prevent said preconcentrated weak black liquor from boiling in said heating zone; c) passing said preconcentrated weak black liquor having a vapor pressure and having at least one volatile component, into an evaporation zone through one or more orifices; d) applying pressure in said evaporation zone that is lower than the vapor pressure of said preconcentrated weak black liquor as it is passed into said evaporation zone, which allows for flash evaporation of at least a portion of said at least one volatile component of said preconcentrated weak black liquor from said preconcentrated weak black liquor to form strong black liquor; e) adjusting temperature in said heating zone, pressure in said heating zone and pressure in said evaporation zone to allow for evaporation of an amount of said at least one volatile component from said preconcentrated weak black liquor to form said strong black liquor; and
- FIG. 1 is a process flow diagram of an embodiment of the present inventive method.
- FIG. 2 is a graph showing evaporator response time for sugar solution, with the normalized change in % solids versus the time, in minutes, for such a change in pressure (two changes) and temperature (two changes).
- FIG. 1 An embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 1 by a process flow diagram.
- weak black liquor from the wood pulping and washing steps of a pulp production process is preconcentrated in a preconcentrator 12 .
- the bulk of the water, aqueous media or solvent media in the weak black liquor is removed in this step.
- the preconcentrated weak black liquor is then pumped, using a pump 14 , to a heating zone 16 where it is heated.
- a temperature sensor 18 monitors or senses the temperature of the heating zone 16 .
- the preconcentrated weak black liquor is kept under sufficient temperature and pressure in the heating zone 16 to keep the preconcentrated weak black liquor from boiling there.
- a pressure sensor 20 and another temperature sensor 22 in the system prior to an evaporation zone (a “zone” is a chamber, enclosed area, etc.) 24 , which are used to sense the pressure and the temperature of the preconcentrated weak black liquor just prior to the preconcentrated weak black liquor entering the evaporation zone 24 .
- the preconcentrated weak black liquor is then passed into the evaporation zone 24 through an inlet 26 and a die 28 comprising one or more orifices.
- the die 28 is constructed such that the pressure drop through the die should prevent the preconcentrated weak black liquor from boiling until it has nearly entered, or has actually entered the evaporation zone.
- pressure is controlled in the evaporation zone 24 such that it is lower than the vapor pressure of the heated preconcentrated weak black liquor as it enters the evaporation zone 24 .
- the strong black liquor is cooled as it passes through the evaporation zone 24 and then goes through an outlet 30 .
- a vapor exit port 34 is attached to the evaporation zone 24 where the vapor that was evaporated out of the strong black liquor in the evaporation zone 24 is removed from the evaporation zone 24 .
- Another pressure sensor 36 is located outside of the vapor exit port 34 or could be somewhere connected to the evaporation zone 24 itself, and is used to sense the pressure in the evaporation chamber 24 or just outside of it. In order for the vapor to exit the evaporation zone 24 the pressure needs to be lower outside of the evaporation zone 24 than inside.
- the lower pressure outside of the evaporation zone 24 may be provided by a vacuum system 40 that is connected to the system via a condenser 38 where most of the vapor is condensed for removal. Alternatively, vapors may pass directly to the pressure control or the vacuum system.
- the strong black liquor is collected in a collection vessel 42 . It is then pumped out of the system by a pump 44 .
- a conditions sensor 46 senses, measure or infers such things as viscosity, pressure, concentration and heating value of the strong black liquor and is found at or near the exit for the strong black liquor or is attached to the collection vessel. These measurements or inferences can be used in controlling the operation of the system.
- the preconcentrating step may be performed using a preconcentrator 12 .
- Apparatuses that may be used as preconcentrators include, for example, multi-effect evaporators.
- Preconcentrating means removing a portion of at least one volatile component in a solution or liquid medium prior to the first step of a process.
- the volatile component of the weak black liquor that is removed or evaporated is mostly or all water. Other ingredients in the weak black liquor may also be evaporated, although that is not most desirable.
- the heating step of the present inventive method is performed in a heating zone 16 .
- the heating is preferably done using a heat exchanger.
- the heating step may be performed, however, by any suitable heating means or device.
- Some examples of other heating means include, but are not limited to, direct steam injection and microwaves.
- the preconcentrated weak black liquor is heated to a temperature in the heating zone that is suitable so that the preconcentrated weak black liquor will have a temperature that is above the boiling point of the preconcentrated weak black liquor at the pressure in the evaporation zone.
- the pressure in the heating zone is maintained so that the preconcentrated weak black liquor is not allowed to boil.
- the range of pressures depends upon the composition of the preconcentrated weak black liquor and the temperature of the heating zone and of the preconcentrated weak black liquor.
- the preconcentrated weak black liquor is passed through an inlet or conduit and through a die 28 or nozzle or some sort of orifice into the evaporation zone itself.
- the die or nozzle may be of any suitable shape and configuration that allow the heated preconcentrated weak black liquor to pass through into the evaporation zone 24 .
- the shape and/or number of orifice(s) through which it passes may allow for increase in the surface area of the preconcentrated weak black liquor that is exposed in the evaporation zone as it is passed through the zone.
- the preconcentrated weak black liquor is passed through into the evaporation zone 24 and is flash evaporated.
- the die 28 which is a device having a specific shape or design that it imparts to such material that is passed through it, is of a suitable shape or configuration that allows the preconcentrated weak black liquor to pass through the evaporation zone 24 and be flash evaporated to form strong black liquor.
- Some die designs will have the added property that the preconcentrated weak black liquor will pass through the evaporation zone 24 and be flash evaporated to form strong black liquor without substantially contacting the inner surface or surfaces 32 of the evaporation zone 24 . In some operations this is desirable.
- An exemplary die has a plurality of orifices or holes that allow the preconcentrated weak black liquor to form strands or streams (that may be discontinuous) as the preconcentrated weak black liquor passes through the evaporation zone 24 .
- Another possibility is for the die 28 to have orifices that are slits and allow for sheets or curtains (that may be discontinuous) of heated preconcentrated weak black liquor to travel or fall into the evaporation chamber 24 .
- These exemplary designs of the die 28 allow more surface area of preconcentrated weak black liquor to be exposed in the evaporation zone 24 , which allows for more efficient evaporation.
- Other configurations of the die and its orifice or orifices are also contemplated for this invention.
- the at least one volatile component (volatile component being volatile at the temperature at which the preconcentrated weak black liquor enters the evaporation zone and at the pressure in the evaporation zone) that is evaporated from the preconcentrated weak black liquor to form the strong black liquor is mostly, if not all, water. Other ingredients of the preconcentrated weak black liquor may be evaporated, although that is not most desirable.
- the evaporation step relies on the mechanism wherein the energy absorbed by the preconcentrated weak black liquor during the heating step is preserved by maintaining a back pressure on the preconcentrated weak black liquor to prevent vaporization of the preconcentrated weak black liquor in the inlet 26 to the evaporation zone 24 , and is subsequently released in the evaporation zone causing evaporation.
- the number and size of the orifices in the die 28 affect the back pressure that is maintained upstream. The back pressure must be sufficient to keep the preconcentrated weak black liquor from boiling before it enters the evaporation zone 24 .
- a multi-orifice die may be preferred, particularly because the weak black liquor is to be concentrated or evaporated in a single pass through the evaporation zone. Selection of the number and size of the orifices is used to achieve the desired pressure to prevent boiling of the preconcentrated weak black liquor prior to entering the evaporation zone.
- the pressure in the evaporation zone 24 is controlled so that when the preconcentrated weak black liquor enters the evaporation zone 24 it flash evaporates.
- the desired level of pressure necessary in the process may be calculated using, for example, the calculations set forth in Reid et al., The Properties of Gases and Liquids, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 4 th ed., Chapters 7 and 8, and Appendix A.
- the strong black liquor will generally have a percent solids of about 45-50 wt % solids before it is fed to the recovery boiler.
- the pressure and/or temperature of the inventive process are periodically or continuously controlled and manually or automatically controlled. This is done using a plurality of temperature and pressure sensors, as described above.
- a conditions sensor may be used to monitor the conditions or properties of the remaining (or post-evaporation) strong black liquor.
- the sensors may be part of a control system(s) that can regulate the pressure and temperature of the pre-evaporation black liquor, evaporation zone, etc.
- one or more of the variables in the inventive process are regulated by automatic control systems, the set points having been manually supplied by an operator.
- one or more of the closed-loop systems that regulate temperature and pressure will receive set points from another control system, based on directly measured or inferred properties of the post-evaporation strong black liquor.
- the entire inventive process will be controlled by an automatic control system, based on measurements of temperature and/or pressure, and on properties of the post-evaporation strong black liquor. The operator will specify a desired property (such as percent solids content) of the post-evaporation strong black liquor, and the control system will automatically regulate process variables in such a way as to achieve the desired property.
- the control system may comprise a single multivariable controller, or several independent single-loop controllers, or a combination of controller types.
- the concentrated black liquor is collected in a collection vessel 42 .
- a pump may be mounted at, in, or after the collection vessel.
- a pump should be selected to be of a type that can remove strong black liquor from the collection vessel and pass it at a higher pressure into an ultimate collection vessel of some type, or it could be passed to the recovery boiler (in pulp production process) from the collection vessel. This may be done continuously or periodically.
- sucrose solutions were used in place of black liquor. Black liquor is difficult to obtain for laboratory studies unless one is closely associated with a pulp manufacturing plant. It is expected that the sucrose solutions mimicked the behavior of black liquor in the inventive process. In the examples, all parts, ratios and percentages are by weight unless otherwise indicated. The following test method was used to characterize the compositions in the following examples.
- Dried solids of sucrose solutions were determined from measuring the refractive index of the material and using that measurement to calculate the solids in weight percent.
- the refractive index of each sample was measured with a Leica Mark II Abbe Refractometer (available from Leica Microsystems, Inc., Depen, N.Y.) with the temperature of the water bath maintained at 25° C.
- the concentration of each sucrose solution was calculated from the measured refractive index of the solution and a correlation between concentration and refractive index.
- the correlation between concentration and refractive index was determined from data in “Properties of Sucrose Solutions,” CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 53rd Edition, page D-128, The Chemical Rubber Co., Cleveland (1972).
- the material to be concentrated was placed in a pressurized, jacketed feed vessel kept at 240 kPa (20 psig) and 40° C. This material was continuously fed to the evaporation zone using the pressure in the feed tank and a valve to adjust the flow of liquid.
- the feed was heated by passing through a custom-made heat exchanger consisting of a jacketed tube inside an outer tube. The feed passed through the inner tube that had a length of about 610 mm (24 in) and an outer diameter of about 6.3 mm (0.25 in). Temperature controlled water passed through the outer tube that had a diameter of about 25 mm (1 in).
- the material next passed through a custom-made die containing a single hole or orifice, about 1.09 mm (0.043 in) in diameter, before entering the evaporation zone.
- the evaporation zone consisted of a vertical portion comprising a CLAISENTM adapter, available as Part No. 5135 from Ace Glass Inc., Vineland, N.J.
- a side arm came off the vertical portion and sloped upward to a vertical 10/30 joint, which was connected to a pressure transducer (Model number 1151AP5E333B1, available from Rosemount, Inc., Chanhassen, Minn.).
- Another side arm sloping off the side arm described immediately above had a male 24/40 fitting that was connected to a water aspirator vacuum system (custom-made).
- the concentrated material was continuously removed from the evaporation zone using an air-driven pump (Model FH432 from Viking Pump, Inc., Cedar Falls, Iowa).
- This Example illustrates the response time for a pressure only change.
- This Example illustrates the response time for a temperature change only.
- Solids wt % was determined for all samples. Temperature, refractive index and calculated solids wt % are shown in Table 2 with elapsed time. TABLE 2 Elapsed Time Temperature Refractive Index Sample min ° C. at 25° C.
- FIG. 2 shows the normalized solids % changes as they relate to changes in the pressure or temperature for Examples 1 and 2 from the start of each change in condition.
- the response to a change in pressure was much faster than the response to a change in temperature.
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Described is a process for concentrating weak black liquor to form strong black liquor, said process comprising: a) preconcentrating said weak black liquor; b) heating said preconcentrated weak black liquor in a heating zone under sufficient pressure to prevent said preconcentrated weak black liquor from boiling in said heating zone; c) passing said preconcentrated weak black liquor, having at least one volatile component, into an evaporation zone through one or more orifices; d) applying pressure in said evaporation zone that is lower than the vapor pressure of said preconcentrated weak black liquor as it is passed into said evaporation zone, which allows for flash evaporation of at least a portion of said at least one volatile component of said preconcentrated weak black liquor from said preconcentrated weak black liquor to form strong black liquor; e) adjusting heat in said heating zone., pressure in said heating zone and pressure in said evaporation zone to allow for evaporation of an amount of said at least one volatile component from said preconcentrated weak black liquor to form said strong black liquor; and f) collecting said strong black liquor from said evaporation zone.
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- The present invention relates generally to continuous pulp production. More particularly, the invention relates to a method for evaporating weak black liquor to form strong black liquor.
- In the pulping process, it is found that by separating spent pulping liquor (known as “weak black liquor”) from the fibrous plant material, the purity of the pulp is improved. Weak black liquor typically contains 15 wt % dissolved and suspended solids of which about 80% are organic compounds and the remainder are inorganic compounds. The weak black liquor is separated from the pulp at a certain point in the process of pulp production. The weak black liquor is then subjected to evaporation to remove water. The weak black liquor, after it is concentrated, is then called “strong black liquor.” The strong black liquor is then passed to a recovery boiler where the strong black liquor is combusted to recover inorganics, such as sulfur and sodium, for reuse in the pulping process. The steam that is produced by the combustion of the strong black liquor is used for heating in the pulping process.
- The solids content in the strong black liquor must lie in a desired range to ensure proper burning in the recovery boiler. If too much water is evaporated, viscous strong black liquor may plug the spray nozzles or simply spray improperly, possibly extinguishing the burner flame. Conversely, if too little water is evaporated from the weak black liquor, the organics content will be too low to sustain a flame. Either case is dangerous, because the unburned strong black liquor would then fall into a pool of molten inorganic chemicals, which lies at the bottom of the recovery boiler, possibly causing an explosion. System interlocks are relied upon to shut off the flow of strong black liquor to the burner nozzles if the flame goes out.
- Processes for the evaporation of weak black liquor to form strong black liquor are known in the art, such as direct contact evaporators, indirectly-heated concentrators, and multi-effect evaporators. However, the need still exists for a process that can control the concentration of strong black liquor reliably, consistently and precisely.
- The present inventive process provides a controlled method for evaporating weak black liquor to form strong black liquor. Advantageously, the method offers fast and precise control of viscosity of the strong black liquor. The control scheme allows for regulation of the concentration of the outgoing product to tight tolerances by manipulating the system pressure and the temperature of the incoming black liquor. It allows for good control over the product percent solids, and the product viscosity. Precisely controlling the viscosity and solids content of the strong black liquor sent to the recovery boiler would not only improve safety, but would also allow optimization of the operation of the recovery boiler, with respect to both chemical recovery capacity and energy efficiency.
- The inventive process is a process for concentrating weak black liquor to form strong black liquor, said process comprising: a) preconcentrating said weak black liquor; b) heating said preconcentrated weak black liquor in a heating zone under sufficient pressure to prevent said preconcentrated weak black liquor from boiling in said heating zone; c) passing said preconcentrated weak black liquor having a vapor pressure and having at least one volatile component, into an evaporation zone through one or more orifices; d) applying pressure in said evaporation zone that is lower than the vapor pressure of said preconcentrated weak black liquor as it is passed into said evaporation zone, which allows for flash evaporation of at least a portion of said at least one volatile component of said preconcentrated weak black liquor from said preconcentrated weak black liquor to form strong black liquor; e) adjusting temperature in said heating zone, pressure in said heating zone and pressure in said evaporation zone to allow for evaporation of an amount of said at least one volatile component from said preconcentrated weak black liquor to form said strong black liquor; and f) collecting said strong black liquor from said evaporation zone.
- FIG. 1 is a process flow diagram of an embodiment of the present inventive method; and
- FIG. 2 is a graph showing evaporator response time for sugar solution, with the normalized change in % solids versus the time, in minutes, for such a change in pressure (two changes) and temperature (two changes).
- An embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 1 by a process flow diagram. In this embodiment, weak black liquor from the wood pulping and washing steps of a pulp production process is preconcentrated in a
preconcentrator 12. The bulk of the water, aqueous media or solvent media in the weak black liquor is removed in this step. - The preconcentrated weak black liquor is then pumped, using a
pump 14, to aheating zone 16 where it is heated. Atemperature sensor 18 monitors or senses the temperature of theheating zone 16. The preconcentrated weak black liquor is kept under sufficient temperature and pressure in theheating zone 16 to keep the preconcentrated weak black liquor from boiling there. - There is a
pressure sensor 20 and anothertemperature sensor 22 in the system prior to an evaporation zone (a “zone” is a chamber, enclosed area, etc.) 24, which are used to sense the pressure and the temperature of the preconcentrated weak black liquor just prior to the preconcentrated weak black liquor entering theevaporation zone 24. The preconcentrated weak black liquor is then passed into theevaporation zone 24 through aninlet 26 and a die 28 comprising one or more orifices. The die 28 is constructed such that the pressure drop through the die should prevent the preconcentrated weak black liquor from boiling until it has nearly entered, or has actually entered the evaporation zone. In order for the flash evaporation of the preconcentrated weak black liquor to take place in theevaporation zone 24, pressure is controlled in theevaporation zone 24 such that it is lower than the vapor pressure of the heated preconcentrated weak black liquor as it enters theevaporation zone 24. The strong black liquor is cooled as it passes through theevaporation zone 24 and then goes through anoutlet 30. - A
vapor exit port 34 is attached to theevaporation zone 24 where the vapor that was evaporated out of the strong black liquor in theevaporation zone 24 is removed from theevaporation zone 24. Anotherpressure sensor 36 is located outside of thevapor exit port 34 or could be somewhere connected to theevaporation zone 24 itself, and is used to sense the pressure in theevaporation chamber 24 or just outside of it. In order for the vapor to exit theevaporation zone 24 the pressure needs to be lower outside of theevaporation zone 24 than inside. The lower pressure outside of theevaporation zone 24 may be provided by avacuum system 40 that is connected to the system via acondenser 38 where most of the vapor is condensed for removal. Alternatively, vapors may pass directly to the pressure control or the vacuum system. - The strong black liquor is collected in a
collection vessel 42. It is then pumped out of the system by apump 44. Aconditions sensor 46 senses, measure or infers such things as viscosity, pressure, concentration and heating value of the strong black liquor and is found at or near the exit for the strong black liquor or is attached to the collection vessel. These measurements or inferences can be used in controlling the operation of the system. - Preconcentrating
- The preconcentrating step may be performed using a
preconcentrator 12. Apparatuses that may be used as preconcentrators include, for example, multi-effect evaporators. - “Preconcentrating” means removing a portion of at least one volatile component in a solution or liquid medium prior to the first step of a process.
- The volatile component of the weak black liquor that is removed or evaporated is mostly or all water. Other ingredients in the weak black liquor may also be evaporated, although that is not most desirable.
- Heating
- The heating step of the present inventive method is performed in a
heating zone 16. The heating is preferably done using a heat exchanger. The heating step may be performed, however, by any suitable heating means or device. Some examples of other heating means include, but are not limited to, direct steam injection and microwaves. - The preconcentrated weak black liquor is heated to a temperature in the heating zone that is suitable so that the preconcentrated weak black liquor will have a temperature that is above the boiling point of the preconcentrated weak black liquor at the pressure in the evaporation zone.
- The pressure in the heating zone is maintained so that the preconcentrated weak black liquor is not allowed to boil. The range of pressures depends upon the composition of the preconcentrated weak black liquor and the temperature of the heating zone and of the preconcentrated weak black liquor.
- Appropriate temperature and pressure may be calculated using standard thermodynamic relationships. Methods for doing these calculations can be found in references such as R. C. Reid et al.,The Properties of Gases and Liquids, 4th Ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, N.Y., 1987, Chapters 7 and 8, and Appendix A.
- Evaporation
- After being heated in the
heating zone 16, the preconcentrated weak black liquor is passed through an inlet or conduit and through a die 28 or nozzle or some sort of orifice into the evaporation zone itself. The die or nozzle may be of any suitable shape and configuration that allow the heated preconcentrated weak black liquor to pass through into theevaporation zone 24. The shape and/or number of orifice(s) through which it passes may allow for increase in the surface area of the preconcentrated weak black liquor that is exposed in the evaporation zone as it is passed through the zone. The preconcentrated weak black liquor is passed through into theevaporation zone 24 and is flash evaporated. Preferably, thedie 28, which is a device having a specific shape or design that it imparts to such material that is passed through it, is of a suitable shape or configuration that allows the preconcentrated weak black liquor to pass through theevaporation zone 24 and be flash evaporated to form strong black liquor. Some die designs will have the added property that the preconcentrated weak black liquor will pass through theevaporation zone 24 and be flash evaporated to form strong black liquor without substantially contacting the inner surface or surfaces 32 of theevaporation zone 24. In some operations this is desirable. - An exemplary die has a plurality of orifices or holes that allow the preconcentrated weak black liquor to form strands or streams (that may be discontinuous) as the preconcentrated weak black liquor passes through the
evaporation zone 24. Another possibility is for the die 28 to have orifices that are slits and allow for sheets or curtains (that may be discontinuous) of heated preconcentrated weak black liquor to travel or fall into theevaporation chamber 24. These exemplary designs of the die 28 allow more surface area of preconcentrated weak black liquor to be exposed in theevaporation zone 24, which allows for more efficient evaporation. Other configurations of the die and its orifice or orifices are also contemplated for this invention. - The at least one volatile component (volatile component being volatile at the temperature at which the preconcentrated weak black liquor enters the evaporation zone and at the pressure in the evaporation zone) that is evaporated from the preconcentrated weak black liquor to form the strong black liquor is mostly, if not all, water. Other ingredients of the preconcentrated weak black liquor may be evaporated, although that is not most desirable.
- The evaporation step relies on the mechanism wherein the energy absorbed by the preconcentrated weak black liquor during the heating step is preserved by maintaining a back pressure on the preconcentrated weak black liquor to prevent vaporization of the preconcentrated weak black liquor in the
inlet 26 to theevaporation zone 24, and is subsequently released in the evaporation zone causing evaporation. The number and size of the orifices in the die 28 affect the back pressure that is maintained upstream. The back pressure must be sufficient to keep the preconcentrated weak black liquor from boiling before it enters theevaporation zone 24. - A multi-orifice die may be preferred, particularly because the weak black liquor is to be concentrated or evaporated in a single pass through the evaporation zone. Selection of the number and size of the orifices is used to achieve the desired pressure to prevent boiling of the preconcentrated weak black liquor prior to entering the evaporation zone.
- The pressure in the
evaporation zone 24 is controlled so that when the preconcentrated weak black liquor enters theevaporation zone 24 it flash evaporates. The greater the temperature differential of the preconcentrated weak black liquor, the faster will be the rate of evaporation. Flash evaporation is an elementary step in which volatile components, for example, unreacted monomers, solvents or species, are removed. In the case of weak black liquor, the change in pressure allows for flash evaporation of the volatile component(s) from the weak black liquor, resulting in concentration to form strong black liquor. - The desired level of pressure necessary in the process may be calculated using, for example, the calculations set forth in Reid et al., The Properties of Gases and Liquids, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 4th ed., Chapters 7 and 8, and Appendix A.
- There may be many factors that interact in selecting the target strong black liquor concentration and the present invention can be employed to achieve whatever increased concentration (or level of evaporation) is finally selected relative to the initial concentration.
- The strong black liquor will generally have a percent solids of about 45-50 wt % solids before it is fed to the recovery boiler.
- Continuous Adjustment
- The pressure and/or temperature of the inventive process are periodically or continuously controlled and manually or automatically controlled. This is done using a plurality of temperature and pressure sensors, as described above. In addition, a conditions sensor may be used to monitor the conditions or properties of the remaining (or post-evaporation) strong black liquor. The sensors may be part of a control system(s) that can regulate the pressure and temperature of the pre-evaporation black liquor, evaporation zone, etc. In an exemplary embodiment, one or more of the variables in the inventive process (pressures, temperatures) are regulated by automatic control systems, the set points having been manually supplied by an operator. In another exemplary embodiment, one or more of the closed-loop systems that regulate temperature and pressure will receive set points from another control system, based on directly measured or inferred properties of the post-evaporation strong black liquor. In another exemplary embodiment, the entire inventive process will be controlled by an automatic control system, based on measurements of temperature and/or pressure, and on properties of the post-evaporation strong black liquor. The operator will specify a desired property (such as percent solids content) of the post-evaporation strong black liquor, and the control system will automatically regulate process variables in such a way as to achieve the desired property.
- The control system may comprise a single multivariable controller, or several independent single-loop controllers, or a combination of controller types.
- Collection
- The concentrated black liquor is collected in a
collection vessel 42. A pump may be mounted at, in, or after the collection vessel. A pump should be selected to be of a type that can remove strong black liquor from the collection vessel and pass it at a higher pressure into an ultimate collection vessel of some type, or it could be passed to the recovery boiler (in pulp production process) from the collection vessel. This may be done continuously or periodically. - This invention is further illustrated by the following examples, which are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. In the examples, sucrose solutions were used in place of black liquor. Black liquor is difficult to obtain for laboratory studies unless one is closely associated with a pulp manufacturing plant. It is expected that the sucrose solutions mimicked the behavior of black liquor in the inventive process. In the examples, all parts, ratios and percentages are by weight unless otherwise indicated. The following test method was used to characterize the compositions in the following examples.
- Solids
- Dried solids of sucrose solutions were determined from measuring the refractive index of the material and using that measurement to calculate the solids in weight percent. The refractive index of each sample was measured with a Leica Mark II Abbe Refractometer (available from Leica Microsystems, Inc., Depen, N.Y.) with the temperature of the water bath maintained at 25° C. The concentration of each sucrose solution was calculated from the measured refractive index of the solution and a correlation between concentration and refractive index. The correlation between concentration and refractive index was determined from data in “Properties of Sucrose Solutions,”CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 53rd Edition, page D-128, The Chemical Rubber Co., Cleveland (1972).
- The following process was used to make the examples.
- The material to be concentrated was placed in a pressurized, jacketed feed vessel kept at 240 kPa (20 psig) and 40° C. This material was continuously fed to the evaporation zone using the pressure in the feed tank and a valve to adjust the flow of liquid. The feed was heated by passing through a custom-made heat exchanger consisting of a jacketed tube inside an outer tube. The feed passed through the inner tube that had a length of about 610 mm (24 in) and an outer diameter of about 6.3 mm (0.25 in). Temperature controlled water passed through the outer tube that had a diameter of about 25 mm (1 in). The material next passed through a custom-made die containing a single hole or orifice, about 1.09 mm (0.043 in) in diameter, before entering the evaporation zone. The evaporation zone consisted of a vertical portion comprising a CLAISEN™ adapter, available as Part No. 5135 from Ace Glass Inc., Vineland, N.J. A side arm came off the vertical portion and sloped upward to a vertical 10/30 joint, which was connected to a pressure transducer (Model number 1151AP5E333B1, available from Rosemount, Inc., Chanhassen, Minn.). Another side arm sloping off the side arm described immediately above had a male 24/40 fitting that was connected to a water aspirator vacuum system (custom-made). The concentrated material was continuously removed from the evaporation zone using an air-driven pump (Model FH432 from Viking Pump, Inc., Cedar Falls, Iowa).
- Small jars were filled with the product leaving the evaporation zone. Each jar was filled for 1 minute and then replaced with a next one. Refractive index of the material in each of the jars was measured. The concentrations of the sucrose solutions were calculated from the measured refractive index of the solutions and the correlation between concentration and refractive index. The correlation between concentration and refractive index was determined from data presented in “Properties of Sucrose Solutions,”CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 53rd Edition, page D-128, The Chemical Rubber Co., Cleveland (1972).
- This Example illustrates the response time for a pressure only change.
- A sucrose solution (Refractive Index=1.4545, Concentration=64.8 wt %) was placed in the feed tank, and flow was begun to the evaporation zone. Conditions were allowed to stabilize at a heat exchanger temperature of 71° C. and an evaporation zone pressure of 9.3 kPa (70 torr). The pressure was changed and stabilized at between 5.6 and 5.7 kPa (between 42 and 43 torr). After a period of time the pressure was changed again and stabilized at between 2.8 and 2.9 kPa (21 and 22 torr).
- Solids wt % was determined for all samples. Pressure, refractive index and calculated solids wt % are shown in Table 1 with elapsed time.
TABLE 1 Elapsed Time Pressure Refractive Index Sample min kPa (torr) at 25° C. Wt % Solids A 3 9.3 (70) 1.4574 66.1 B 4 Change P 1.4574 66.1 C 5 5.7 (43) 1.4592 66.8 D 6 5.7 (43) 1.4621 68.1 E 7 5.7 (43) 1.4604 67.4 F 8 5.7 (43) 1.4593 66.9 G 9 5.7 (43) 1.4607 67.5 H 10 5.7 (43) 1.4600 67.2 I 11 5.6 (42) 1.4600 67.2 J 12 5.6 (42) 1.4603 67.3 K 13 Change P 1.4605 67.4 L 14 2.9 (22) 1.4603 67.3 M 15 2.9 (22) 1.4646 69.2 N 16 2.9 (22) 1.4641 69.0 O 17 2.9 (22) 1.4639 68.9 P 18 2.8 (21) 1.4633 68.6 Q 19 2.8 (21) 1.4633 68.6 R 20 2.8 (21) 1.4631 68.5 S 21 2.8 (21) 1.4633 68.6 T 22 2.8 (21) 1.4632 68.6 U 23 2.8 (21) 1.4631 68.5 - This Example illustrates the response time for a temperature change only.
- A sucrose solution (Refractive Index=1.4545, Concentration=64.8 wt %) was placed in the feed tank, and flow was begun to the evaporation zone. Conditions were allowed to stabilize at a heat exchanger temperature of 57° C. and an evaporation zone pressure of between 5.1 and 5.2 kPa (between 38 and 39 torr). The temperature was changed and stabilized at 70° C. After a period of time the temperature was changed again and stabilized at 83° C.
- Solids wt % was determined for all samples. Temperature, refractive index and calculated solids wt % are shown in Table 2 with elapsed time.
TABLE 2 Elapsed Time Temperature Refractive Index Sample min ° C. at 25° C. Wt % Solids A 11 57 1.4584 66.5 B 12 Change T 1.4584 66.5 C 13 57 1.4584 66.5 D 14 58 1.4585 66.5 E 15 63 1.4595 67.0 F 16 66 1.4607 67.5 G 17 68 1.4610 67.6 H 18 69 1.4612 67.7 I 19 69 1.4611 67.7 J 20 70 1.4615 67.8 K 21 70 1.4615 67.8 L 22 70 1.4614 67.8 M 23 70 1.4611 67.7 N 24 70 1.4609 67.6 O 25 70 1.4612 67.7 P 26 Change T 1.4611 67.7 Q 27 70 1.4618 68.0 R 28 73 1.4616 67.9 S 29 79 1.4623 68.2 T 30 81 1.4634 68.7 U 31 81 1.4641 69.0 V 32 82 1.4646 69.2 W 33 83 1.4648 69.3 X 34 83 1.4645 69.1 Y 35 82 1.4649 69.3 Z 36 84 1.4649 69.3 AA 37 84 1.4648 69.3 AB 38 82 1.4643 69.0 AC 39 82 1.4643 69.0 AD 40 83 1.4640 68.9 AE 41 83 1.4644 69.1 AF 42 83 1.4645 69.1 AG 43 83 1.4642 69.0 - The easiest way to compare the dynamics of the changes in Examples 1 and 2 was to plot the normalized change in solids concentration versus the time after a deliberate change occured in the set-point of either the pressure or the temperature. FIG. 2 shows the normalized solids % changes as they relate to changes in the pressure or temperature for Examples 1 and 2 from the start of each change in condition. As seen, the response to a change in pressure was much faster than the response to a change in temperature. One can compensate for the overshoot that occurred with a pressure change using standard methods known to those skilled in the art of process control. This would result in pressure control as a primary means of control of evaporation processes that would be much more rapid than that obtainable with temperature control alone.
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1. A process for concentrating weak black liquor to form strong black liquor, said process comprising:
a. preconcentrating said weak black liquor;
b. heating said preconcentrated weak black liquor in a heating zone under sufficient pressure to prevent said preconcentrated weak black liquor from boiling in said heating zone;
c. passing said preconcentrated weak black liquor, having at least one volatile component, into an evaporation zone through one or more orifices;
d. applying pressure in said evaporation zone that is lower than the vapor pressure of said preconcentrated weak black liquor as it is passed into said evaporation zone, which allows for flash evaporation of at least a portion of said at least one volatile component of said preconcentrated weak black liquor from said preconcentrated weak black liquor to form strong black liquor;
e. adjusting temperature in said heating zone, pressure in said heating zone and pressure in said evaporation zone to allow for evaporation of an amount of said at least one volatile component from said preconcentrated weak black liquor to form said strong black liquor; and
f. collecting said strong black liquor from said evaporation zone.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said evaporation zone has at least one inner surface, and wherein said preconcentrated weak black liquor does not substantially contact said at least one inner surface of said evaporation zone as said preconcentrated weak black liquor passes through said evaporation zone.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein said one or more orifices are shaped such that a desired surface area of said preconcentrated weak black liquor is exposed in said evaporation zone.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said pressure in said heating zone and/or said pressure in said evaporation zone are regulated using one or more pressure sensors.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the temperature of the preconcentrated weak black liquor prior to said preconcentrated weak black liquor passing into said evaporation zone is regulated using one or more temperature sensors.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein a conditions sensor monitors the conditions of the strong black liquor after it is collected from said evaporation zone.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein conditions or properties of the strong black liquor are controlled by regulating the pressure in said evaporation zone and/or by regulating the temperature of the preconcentrated weak black liquor as it is passed into said evaporation zone.
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