Modeling and simulation of an industrial slaker reactor

  • Ricardo Andreola UEM
  • Osvaldo Vieira Klabin Paraná Papéis
  • Onélia Aparecida Andreo dos Santos UEM
  • Luiz Mario de Matos Jorge Engenharia Química - UEM

Abstract

White liquor used in cellulose digesters is produced by the causticizing process that employs a reactor system composed of two main parts: a mixing slaker reactor followed by causticizing reactors. At the slaker reactor, calcium hydroxide is produced, according to the reaction: CaO(s) + H2O(1) → Ca(OH) 2(s). Simultaneously a causticizing reaction occurs with the formation of sodium hydroxide: Na2CO3(aq) + Ca(OH) 2(s) → 2 NaOH(aq) + CaCO3(s). The latter takes place along several mixing reactors connected in series. An initial step towards building this dynamic mathematic model was taken and tested for the Klabin Paraná Papéis mill slaker reactor, established in Brazil, for modeling purposes. Simulations of the dynamic model at process conditions show that it was able to reproduce the main characteristics of the process. Close agreement with plant measurements was obtained by adjusting one kinetic parameter.

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Author Biography

Luiz Mario de Matos Jorge, Engenharia Química - UEM
Possui mestrado em Engenharia Química pela Universidade de São Paulo (1992) e doutorado em Engenharia Química pela Universidade de São Paulo (1998) . Atualmente é PROFESSOR ASSOCIADO da Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Tem experiência na área de Engenharia Química , com ênfase em Processos Industriais de Engenharia Química. Atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: REFORMA A VAPOR DE METANO, REATOR DE LEITO FIXO, TRANSFERENCIA DE CALOR.
Published
2008-05-13
How to Cite
Andreola, R., Vieira, O., Santos, O. A. A. dos, & Jorge, L. M. de M. (2008). Modeling and simulation of an industrial slaker reactor. Acta Scientiarum. Technology, 22, 1219-1224. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascitechnol.v22i0.3051
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Chemical Engineering

 

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