Help needed: Types and prices of soda ash calcination equipment
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Hello, everyone. I’m currently facing a problem: how to calcine sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) into sodium carbonate (soda ash). Sodium bicarbonate is a crystalline product obtained from an aqueous solution. Its moisture content is approximately 95%. The particle size is unknown (probably around 80 mesh). The production capacity is 2–4 tons per hour. I hope to find out what kind of equipment is required to calcine such sodium bicarbonate into sodium carbonate, and what the approximate cost would be? Thank you!
What fuel do you have? Requirements for the product?
It’s better to use coal, as it’s cheaper. The product is used for acid neutralization, so the purity requirement isn’t particularly high. Please reply at your earliest convenience. Thank you
If it’s for self-use to neutralize acids, then why is calcination necessary?
A steam calciner will do. Of course, centrifugal dehydration is also needed.
Primarily, there are steam-heated soda ash calcining furnaces; their specifications vary depending on the production capacity. Generally, most soda ash plants opt for a furnace with dimensions of φ3600mm x 30000mm. Along with auxiliary equipment such as premixers, rotary valves, and screw conveyors for discharging the product, the total cost amounts to approximately 8–9 million yuan, based on prices from three years ago. Additionally, equipment such as vacuum caustic soda filters is also required