Date Time Rate Kg/hr Solution % Concentration Solution pH

320 Kg-Na2SO3
09:00 A.M 472 4000 Kg- Water 8.00% 6.8
26.02.2020
04:00 P.M 5.05

09:00 A.M 475 300 Kg-Na2SO3 7.50% 6.5

27.02.2020 4000 Kg- Water
04:00 P.M 5.4

09:00 A.M 456 300 Kg-Na2SO3 7.50% 6.6

28.02.2020 4000 Kg- Water
04:30 P.M 5.19

VOC measured without Scrubbing solutionc Circulation = 20+ ppm

Limit of HCHO meter is 20 ppm max.
Sp. Gr VOC
1.242 4.2 ppm
5.7 ppm

1.288 4.5 ppm

6.4 ppm

5.4 ppm
10 ppm
 Theory Calc.
Formaldehyde
Total Gas Flow 12000 m3/hr
Inlet ppm of HCHO 20 ppm
0.002 Wt%
Outlet ppm of HCHO 0.75 ppm
7.5E-05 Wt%
Density of Gas 1.05 Kg/m3
12600 Kg/hr
HCHO to be reacted 24.255 Kg/hr
0.8085 Kmol/hr
H-CHO + NA2SO3 + H2O ------> NAOH + CH2(NASO3)OH
1 Kmol HCHO required 1 Kmol NA2SO3
NA2SO3 required 0.8085 Kmol/hr
101.871 Kg/hr
1 Kmol HCHO required 1 Kmol Water
H2O required 0.8085 Kmol/hr
14.553 Kg/hr

In Existing practice Soln. Prepared as below

NA2SO3 300 Kg
Water 4000 Kg
Estimated Saturation time for soln. 2.50 Hrs

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 Theory Calc.
Formic Acid
Total Gas Flow 12000 m3/hr
Inlet ppm of HCOOH (assume) 20 ppm
0.002 Wt%
Outlet ppm of HCOOH 10 ppm
0.001 Wt%
Density of Gas 1.05 Kg/m3
12600 Kg/hr
HCOOH Wt% to be reacted 12.6 Kg/hr
0.274 Kmol/hr
2H-COOH + NA2SO3 ------> 2HCOONA + H2SO3
1 Kmol HCOOH required 0.5 Kmol NA2SO3
NA2SO3 required 0.14 Kmol/hr
17.26 Kg/hr

Total NA2SO3 consume rate 119 Kg/hr

Say 120 Kg/hr
Total Gas Flow 12000 m3/hr
Diameter of Converging Sec. 0.48
Velocity @ Converging Sec. 18.43 m/sec
Diameter of throat 0.35
Velocity @ throat 34.66 m/sec

SCIL Ref.1 Ref.2

Converging Dia. 485 480 70
Converging Length 135 775 100
Throat Dia. 350 76
Throat Length 350 267 50
Diverging Dia. 485 190 61
Diverging Length 435 940 300

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