Lubei Chemical plans to build a 600,000-ton/year sulfur-based sulfuric acid production facility along with a waste heat power generation unit

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Lubei Chemical plans to build a 600,000-ton/year sulfur-based acid production facility along with a waste heat power generation unit. On January 15, Lubei Chemical announced that in order to reduce transportation costs, minimize the risks associated with transporting sulfuric acid, and improve the company’s circular economy industry chain, it intends to construct such a facility. The total investment in the project is approximately 330 million yuan, with a construction period of 2 years. The main objectives of the construction are to produce 600,000 tons of industrial sulfuric acid per year (equivalent to 100% sulfuric acid), generate 56,000 MW of electricity from waste heat annually, and produce 1.0208 million tons of steam per year as a by-product. The main constructions include sulfur storage tanks, sulfur melting plants, sulfur combustion and conversion unit areas, dry absorption unit areas, generator rooms, sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid storage tank areas, as well as utility systems, landscaping, roads, etc. 94 sets of key production equipment were purchased, including sulfur melting and filtration units, liquid sulfur filters, liquid sulfur storage tanks, sulfuric acid storage tanks, sulfur combustion furnaces, converters, heat exchangers (both hot and cold), main blowers, drying towers, secondary absorption towers, dry acid coolers, circulating acid pumps, modular cooling towers, low-temperature waste heat recovery systems, back-pressure steam turbines, and steam turbine generators. Lubei Chemical stated that once the project is completed, it will help alleviate the shortage of sulfuric acid in the Lubei Chemical Park, meeting the company’s needs for producing fertilizers and titanium dioxide. Additionally, the accompanying sulfuric acid delivery network will assist in reducing the production costs of downstream products, easing the transportation costs for enterprises in the park, and minimizing the public hazards associated with transporting sulfuric acid. Furthermore, this project generates a large amount of steam, which can be supplied to production facilities for alumina, titanium dioxide, etc. within the industrial park, thereby improving the circular economy industry chain in northern Shandong.