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Abstract

CASTILLO SERRANO, Jenny et al. STRATEGY FOR EVALUATING THE POSSIBILITIES OF MODIFYING A SULFURIC ACID PLANT. cen. az. [online]. 2021, vol.48, n.4, pp. 12-23.  Epub Oct 01, 2021. ISSN 2223-4861.

Introduction:

The article addresses to problem of evaluate productions growth possibilities in chemical industry. A heuristic procedure is proposed that includes possibilities of a new investment or modernizing and intensifying an existing installation evaluation. Specifically, the possible solution for sulfuric acid production is analyzed, in which the existence of an industrial facility in Matanzas province, Cuba, founded in the 1940s plays a key role.

Objective:

To apply an elaborated strategy to increase the availability of a chemical product with minimal investment expenses on scientifically founded bases.

Materials and Methods:

A methodology is proposed that is applicable to the country problem solution. The methodology consists of several stages that allow: problem determination, problem magnitude measurement, chemical products mesh definition, technological study, plants to satisfy needs of these products’ existence or not, as well as the need to modify them or to make new investments and to carry out the investment technical economic study.

Results and Discussion:

The studied process of Matanzas’ sulfuric acid plant is a typical case in which an installation modernization is required. The proposed methodology is applicable to evaluate alternatives for chemical industry development.

Conclusions:

The proposed methodology is applicable to evaluate alternatives for chemical industry development. The studied process in Matanzas’ sulfuric acid plant is a typical case in which an installation modernization is required.

Keywords : sulfuric acid; optimization; chemical process; rebuilding.

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