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Article: The GIAP concept.(Russian ammonia company)
- Article from:
- Nitrogen & Methanol
- Article date:
- May 1, 1998
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S.P. Sergeev of "Joint-Stock Company GIAP" takes a close look at the technology behind a new Russian ammonia production unit with a low energy consumption.
Russia's Joint-Stock Company GIAP estimates that for ammonia producers to be competitive in the world market, with the current natural gas price, energy consumption of those plants needs to be close to 7 Gcal/t. The investments into the construction of such units shall not be more than those of previous generations.
The nitrogen industry in Russia is primarily based on ammonia units of the 1970s (typically 1360 t/d), in which ammonia is produced with an energy consumption of 9.2 to 10.2 Gcal/t. In ...