Project summary

Project activity foresees a complex of measures aimed to reduce the energy and resources consumption by way of improvement of technological processes of chemical production. The project implementation will lead to reduction of energy consumption during the production process of ammonia, nitric acid, acetic acid, urea and acetylene.

Products manufactured at Severodonetsk AZOT are of high quality and find a stable market. More than 70% of its output is exported worldwide.

Technical aspects of the project

Project activity includes:

• improvement of ammonia production process;
• improvement of nitric acid production process;
• productiveness improvement of acetic acid;
• productiveness improvement of urea;
• productiveness improvement of acetylene.

Picture. Basic technological scheme for divorced nitric acid under the high pressure (0,73 MPascal)

1 - air-take pipe; 2 – air cleaner; 3 – gas compressor; 4 – gas turbine; 5 - air heater; 6 – ammonia vaporizer; 7 – mixer with a filter; 8 - switch device; 9, 17- kettle -utilizer; 10- oxidant with a filter; 11 – absorption column; 12 – blowing column; 13 - condenser; 14 – heater of end gases; 15 – reactor of catalystic cleaning; 16 - burner; 18 - exhaust pipe.

Application of joint implementation mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change allowed starting the realization of energy efficiency complex at PJSC “Severodonetsk AZOT Association” starting from 2005. As the result, the level of natural gas, electricity and heat consumption was decreased, and works, that are directed to the use of energy saving potential in a full capacity, were prolonged.

Execution of the JI project

СО₂ emission reductions

The project implementation leads to GHGs emission reductions due to:

1. reduction of natural gas consumption;
2. reduction of electricity consumption;
3. reduction of heat energy (steam).