A PRESENTESION ON

INTERNSHIP
AT
DEEPAK NITRITE LIMITED
Presented by
Guided by
Patel Devangkumar Sanjaykumar
Dr. Suresh Panchani
190110105038

Presentation Date : 17/03/2023

Department of Chemical Engineering
G. H. PATEL OF ENGINEERING AND

TECHNOLOGY
INTRODUCTION OF MAHCL (Methoxylamine
Hydrochloride )
 Market value and production Capacity
 Market Value: 1400 Rs. Per kg
 Total Production capacity of plant: 2760 MT per year

Competitors
1. HANAKA organics pvt ltd., Maharashtra.
2. Cangzhou Enke pharma tech co ltd., Hebe, China.
3. Ningbo Ocean Chemical New Materials Technology Co, Ltd., China.
4. Yantai Aodong Chemical Material Corporation Ltd., China.
5. Jiuchen Chemical, China.
 Application of MAHCL

 MAHCL is a useful intermediate to produce pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals.

 It is used to detect sugars and amino sugars in glycoproteins.

 It is used as a powerful reducing agent in organic synthesis.

LIST OF RAW MATERIALS

1. Caustic Soda Lye

2. Sodium Nitrite

3. Sulfur Dioxide

4. RO Water

5. Dimethyl Sulphate

6. Hydrochloric Acid
 PROCESS DESCRIPTION

• Initially, in the pre-mix tanks 7200 lit. of RO water is charged by means of RO water pump, after that
1.8 MT of SNI is charged manually and 1450 lit. of 47.3 to 49% w/w of caustic is charged from storage
tank of caustic by means of pump.

• After that pre-mixture is agitated for 1 to 2 hr. approximately. And then after sample of same is
checked for the percentage of CSL (11.2 to 12% w/v) and SNI (18.5 to 19.5% w/v).

• After this pre-mix is stored in storage tank by means of pump.

• Then this pre-mix is sent in HADS reactor by means of gravity.

• For HADS intermediate formation sulphur dioxide is required, for that first SO2 is sent for the
vaporization in vaporizer from SO2 tonner storage.
• From vaporizer SO2 vapor is receive in SO2 receiver.

• Then SO2 is sent in HADS reactor and insert in reactor from bottom by means of sparger.

• In the HADS reactor around 3.5 pH is maintained by means of SO2 flowrate.

• Also, temperature of 10 – 12 C is maintained by means of brine circulation in coils

around reactor as well as there is a provision of a shell and tube heat exchanger in which
reactor mass is circulated and cooled down by means of brine solution.

• This HADS formation is done in continuous reactor. So, from this reactor continuous
overflow of product is removed of approximately 17 – 18% of HADS in it.
 • This overflow is then sent to another continuous reactor for alkylation of HADS to form Alkaline
HADS.

• In this reactor 10 – 30 0C temperature is maintained, there is continuous ad- dition of caustic

and RO water according to ratio of 1.15 caustic and 0.7 RO water of incoming overflow from
HADS reactor.

• From this reaction mass is sent to Double pipe heat exchanger to bring reac- tion mass at
temperature of around 35 C, because at lower temperature salt formation is occur, after DPHE reaction
mass is stored.

• Now this Alkaline HADS is sent to batch reactor according to batch size requirements, in
batch reactors initially temperature is raised to 60 0C, at this time Dimethyl sulphate and caustic is
added slowly in reactor, this reaction is highly exothermic in nature, so cooling water flow is
started when DMS and Caustic addition is started.

• In this reactor MADS is formed, which is then stored.

• After this, MADS liquor is sent for alkaline recovery. For this temperature in reactor
mass is raised above 100 C, then vapor is removed from top is then condensed and stored
in tanks and then sent to ETP latter.

• After alkaline recovery is done then temperature is lower down to 40 to 45 C, after that
for acidic recovery sulfuric acid is added up to 2 pH is achieve, then increased temperature
of reaction mass above 100 C. So, vapors from top of reactor is removed, condensed and
stored in tanks for ETP treatment.

• The reaction mass is further cool down up to 45 C. then reaction mass is transferred
in another batch reactor, where MABASE is formed by addition of Caustic and
temperature is maintained around 60 C by means of cooling water and pH is maintained
around 8.3 to 8.5.

• At the same time in another batch reactor corresponds to previous one, HCl is received
and circulated through eductor to create vacuum in previous rector.

• In reactor having MABASE vacuum is created due to which after applying steam
MABASE is vaporized leaving sodium sulphate and other impurities in reactor itself.
• MABASE vapor is then condensed and sent to reactor having HCl which is MSGLR.

• In MSGLR crude MAHCL is formed which is then sent for further increase concentration up to
30% in another reactor and after that it is stored in tanks.
 CHEMICAL REACTIONS
a) At 10 – 12 C (Exothermic reaction)

2NaOH + 2NaNO2 + 4SO2 −→ 2HON (SO3Na)2

CSL SNI Sul. Dioxide HADS

b) At 10 – 25 C

2HON(SO3Na)2 + 2NaOH −→ 2NaON(SO3Na)2 + 2H2O

HADS CSL Alk. HADS Water

c) At 70 – 72 C

2NaON(SO3Na)2 + 2(CH3)2SO4 −→ 2CH3ON(SO3Na)2 +2CH 3NaSO 4

Alk. HADS SMS DMS MADS

d) At 100 – 110 C

2CH3ON(SO3Na)2 + 4H2O −→ (CH3ONH2)2H2SO4 + H2SO4 + Na2SO4

DMS Water MAS Sulphuric Sodium sulphate
Acid
e) At 40 – 65 0C

(CH3ONH2)2H2SO4 + 2NaOH −→ 2CH3ONH2 + 2Na2SO4 + 2H2O

MAS CSL MAB Sodium Water
Sulphate

f) At 15 – 25 0C

2CH3ONH2 + 2HCL −→ 2CH3ONH2.HCL

MAB Hydrochloric MAHCL
Acid
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM
 CONCLUSION

This internship helped me to get the overview of an industry . Familarity with industrial
culture , working, documentation work (like work permit , record management )

I got in depth knowledge of equipment used and skills of operating a plant wether it is a
Hydroxylamine Desulphonate Disodium ( HADS ) , Methoxylamine Hydrochloride
( MAHCL) , Multi product plant ( MPP) . Deepak nitrite have provided me a chance of
understanding each and every plant working / processing in details. Found the reactors and
pumps which I learned in theories.

With this I would like to conclude my presentation.

THANK YOU