APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING VOC FROM POLYPROPYLENE AND REDUCING ODOR LEVEL BY STEAMING PROCESS
20240043579 ยท 2024-02-08
Inventors
- Xu Zhao (Gansu, CN)
- Yan GAO (Gansu, CN)
- Yonggong LING (Gansu, CN)
- Tao ZHOU (Gansu, CN)
- Yongning Qiu (Gansu, CN)
- Shaohua YANG (Gansu, CN)
- Chao MI (Gansu, CN)
- Qingsheng DONG (Gansu, CN)
- Fan ZHANG (Gansu, CN)
- Xinxing WANG (Gansu, CN)
- Kaixuan MA (Gansu, CN)
- Xiaoling Xie (Gansu, CN)
Cpc classification
B01B1/08
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Y02A50/20
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
B29B9/16
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B29B13/00
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B01D2257/708
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B29B13/10
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
International classification
Abstract
An apparatus for removing VOC in polypropylene by steaming process includes: a cyclone separator, used for separating polypropylene particles and entraining gas from an upstream pneumatic system; a preheating tower, communicating with a discharge hole of the cyclone separator, a first steam inlet being provided on a tower body of the preheating tower, and a tail gas outlet being provided on top of the preheating tower; and a devolatilization tower, communicating with a discharge hole of the preheating tower, a second steam inlet being provided on a tower body of the devolatilization tower, a steam outlet being provided on top of the tower, and the steam outlet being communicating with the first steam inlet.
Claims
1. An apparatus for removing VOC from polypropylene and reducing odor level by steaming process, comprising: a cyclone separator, used for separating polypropylene particles and entraining gas from an upstream pneumatic system; a preheating tower, communicating with a discharge hole of the cyclone separator, a first steam inlet being provided on the tower body of the preheating tower, and a tail gas outlet being provided on the top of the preheating tower; and a devolatilization tower, communicating with a discharge hole of the preheating tower, a second steam inlet being provided on the tower body of the devolatilization tower, a steam outlet being provided on the top of the tower, and the steam outlet being communicating with the first steam inlet.
2. The apparatus for removing VOC from polypropylene and reducing odor level by steaming process according to claim 1, further comprising: a cooling tank, communicating with the discharge hole of the devolatilization tower, a cooling water inlet being provided on the cooling tank; a centrifugal particle dryer, communicating with the discharge hole of the cooling tank; a vibrating screen, communicating with the discharge hole of the centrifugal particle dryer; a feed hopper, located below the vibrating screen; and a filter cooler, communicating with the centrifugal particle dryer and the devolatilization tower.
3. The apparatus for removing VOC from polypropylene and reducing odor level by steaming process according to claim 2, wherein a first rotary valve and a second rotary valve in series are provided between the cyclone separator and the preheating tower; a third rotary valve is provided between the preheating tower and the devolatilization tower; a fourth rotary valve and a fifth rotary valve in series are provided between the devolatilization tower and the cooling tank, and an exhaust port is provided between the fourth rotary valve and the fifth rotary valve; a third steam inlet is also provided on the preheating tower, and the third steam inlet is communicating with the exhaust port.
4. The apparatus for removing VOC from polypropylene and reducing odor level by steaming process according to claim 2, wherein a particle delivery pump is provided between the cooling tank and the centrifugal particle dryer to deliver the mixture of polypropylene particle materials and water.
5. The apparatus for removing VOC from polypropylene and reducing odor level by steaming process according to claim 1, wherein the centrifugal particle dryer is provided with an exhaust port and an air suction port, and the exhaust port is connected to a centrifugal fan.
6. The apparatus for removing VOC from polypropylene and reducing odor level by steaming process according to claim 1, wherein steam condensate outlets are provided at the bottoms of the preheating tower and devolatilization tower, and the steam condensate outlets are installed with Johnson screens; the aperture of the Johnson screen is smaller than 0.5 mm.
7. The apparatus for removing VOC from polypropylene and reducing odor level by steaming process according to claim 3, wherein the preheating tower and devolatilization tower are provided with weighing control system; the weighing control system of the preheating tower is communicating with the third rotary valve, and the weighing control system of the devolatilization tower is communicating with the fourth rotary valve.
8. The apparatus for removing VOC from polypropylene and reducing odor level by steaming process according to claim 2, wherein the cooling tank is also provided with an on-stream water replenishing port, and a stirrer is provided in the cooling tank.
9. The apparatus for removing VOC from polypropylene and reducing odor level by steaming process according to claim 1, wherein three or more layers of steam distributors are provided in the preheating tower, and the bottom of the preheating tower is provided with a harrow, which is connected to a motor and driven by the motor to move circularly in the vertical direction.
10. The apparatus for removing VOC from polypropylene and reducing odor level by steaming process according to claim 1, wherein three or more layers of steam distributors are provided in the devolatilization tower, and the bottom of the devolatilization tower is provided with a harrow, which is connected to a motor and driven by the motor to move circularly in the vertical direction.
11. The apparatus for removing VOC from polypropylene and reducing odor level by steaming process according to claim 2, wherein the vibrating screen is installed with a double-layer screen, and the vibrating screen is provided with a particle inlet, a particle outlet, a fine powder outlet and a large particle outlet; the particle outlet is connected to the feed hopper.
12. A method for removing VOC from polypropylene and reducing odor level by steaming process, using the apparatus according to claim 1, comprising the following steps: feeding: the upstream polypropylene particles are conveyed to the cyclone separator through the upstream pneumatic conveying system for gas-solid separation, and the separated solid polypropylene particles are conveyed to the preheating tower; and degassing: the preheating tower is filled with polypropylene particles, flowing from top to bottom, and hot steam is introduced into the preheating tower to contact with the polypropylene particles; the preheated materials are conveyed to the devolatilization tower; and LP steam is introduced into the devolatilization tower, and the polypropylene particles contact with the LP steam in the devolatilization tower for further heating and constant temperature devolatilization; the removed VOC is discharged into the preheating tower with the uncondensed steam to preheat the materials.
13. The method for removing VOC from polypropylene and reducing odor level by steaming process according to claim 12, further comprising the following steps: particle cooling and conveying: the devolatilized polypropylene particles are fed to the cooling tank for cooling; drying and screening: the cooled polypropylene particles are fed to the centrifugal particle dryer for drying, then conveyed to the vibrating screen for screening, and the qualified polypropylene particles are conveyed to the feed hopper; and water treatment: the process water containing fine powder discharged from the devolatilization tower and the centrifugal particle dryer is filtered.
14. The method for removing VOC from polypropylene and reducing odor level by steaming process according to claim 12, wherein the temperature of hot steam flowing into the preheating tower is 100?105? C., and the materials are preheated to 80?105? C.; after staying for 20?40 min, the materials are input into the devolatilization tower, and the pressure in the preheating tower is 7.8?25 kPa.
15. The method for removing VOC from polypropylene and reducing odor level by steaming process according to claim 12, wherein the steam temperature in the devolatilization tower is 106?127? C.; polypropylene particles are heated to 106?125? C. for constant temperature devolatilization; the devolatilization time is 1?4 h, preferably 1.2?3 h; the pressure in the devolatilization tower is 25?150 kPa, preferably 80?110 kPa.
16. The method for removing VOC from polypropylene and reducing odor level by steaming process according to claim 13, wherein the polypropylene particles are cooled to 60?80? C. in the cooling tank.
17. The method for removing VOC from polypropylene and reducing odor level by steaming process according to claim 13, wherein the upstream polypropylene particles are conveyed to the cyclone separator through the upstream pneumatic conveying system for gas-solid separation, and the separated solid polypropylene particles are air-locked via the first rotary valve and the second rotary valve and conveyed to the preheating tower; the preheating tower is filled with polypropylene particles, flowing from top to bottom, so as to contact with hot steam; the preheated particles are discharged from the discharge hole at the bottom, and conveyed to the devolatilization tower through the third rotary valve; VOC containing steam is discharged from the top of the preheating tower into the tail gas treatment section for incineration or mixed with nitrogen for cooling and then discharged to the flare system; the LP steam is introduced into the devolatilization tower; polypropylene particles are stacked in a dense phase moving bed in the devolatilization tower and move slowly from top to bottom, so as to contact with the LP steam for further heating and constant temperature devolatilization; the excess steam is continuously discharged to the preheating tower through the pressure regulating valve on top of the devolatilization tower, and the condensate in the devolatilization tower and the preheating tower is discharged from the system during startup and operation; the weighing control system of the preheating tower transmits a weight signal of the preheating tower to a variable speed gear of the third rotary valve, controls the discharge speed of the preheating tower by controlling the speed to keep the total amount of materials in the preheating tower constant, and the weighing control system of the devolatilization tower transmits a weight signal of the devolatilization tower to a variable speed gear of the fourth rotary valve, controls the discharge speed of the devolatilization tower by controlling the speed to keep the total amount of materials in the devolatilization tower constant; the devolatilized polypropylene particles are discharged through the fourth rotary valve and the fifth rotary valve, and then fed to the cooling tank; the stirrer provided in the cooling tank ensures that the particles are evenly mixed with water and discharged from the discharge hole of the cooling tank after cooling, and are delivered to the centrifugal particle dryer through the particle delivery pump for drying and dehydration; the polypropylene particles are fed to the centrifugal particle dryer for drying, in order to discharge the wet air therein under the suction of the centrifugal fan, thereby further reducing water content in the particles; the dried polypropylene particles are conveyed to the vibrating screen, and the particles are separated into the fine powder and large particles through two layers of screens; the particles are discharged from the equipment through their respective discharge holes, and then conveyed to the feed hopper; and the process water containing fine powder discharged from the devolatilization tower and the centrifugal particle dryer is filtered.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0066] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the drawings and embodiments are described in the following for further detailed description of the present invention. It should be understood that various embodiments described herein are merely used to explain the present invention rather than limit the present invention. The element symbols and/or letters may be reused in various embodiments of the present invention. The reuse is intended to simplify and clarify, and does not define the relationships between the embodiments and/or configurations discussed.
[0067] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms up, down, left and right indicate the orientation or position relationships based on the orientation and position relationships as shown in the drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the structure and operation mode, rather than indicating or implying that the part referred to must have a specific orientation and operate in a specific orientation, so such description cannot be understood as a limitation of the present invention.
[0068] Referring to
[0069] In specific use, the upstream polypropylene particles are conveyed to the cyclone separator 1 through the upstream pneumatic conveying system for gas-solid separation, and the separated solid polypropylene particles are conveyed to the preheating tower 3; the preheating tower 3 is filled with polypropylene particles, flowing from top to bottom, and hot steam is introduced into the preheating tower 3 to contact with the polypropylene particles; the preheated materials are conveyed to the devolatilization tower 5; LP steam is introduced into the devolatilization tower 5, and the polypropylene particles contact with the LP steam in the devolatilization tower 5 for further heating and constant temperature devolatilization; the removed VOC is discharged into the preheating tower 3 with the uncondensed steam to preheat the materials.
[0070] As a preferred embodiment, the apparatus further comprises: a cooling tank 8, communicating with a discharge hole of the devolatilization tower 5, a cooling water inlet being provided on the cooling tank 8; a centrifugal particle dryer 10, communicating with a discharge hole of the cooling tank 8; a vibrating screen 12, communicating with a discharge hole of the centrifugal particle dryer 10; a feed hopper 13, located below the vibrating screen 12, its inlet being connected to the discharge hole of the vibrating screen 12 through a pipeline, and its outlet being connected to the downstream pneumatic system; a filter cooler 14, communicating with the centrifugal particle dryer 10 and the devolatilization tower 5.
[0071] As a preferred embodiment, a first rotary valve 2-1 and a second rotary valve 2-2 in series are provided between the cyclone separator 1 and the preheating tower 3; a third rotary valve 4 is provided between the preheating tower 3 and the devolatilization tower 5; the third rotary valve 4 is connected to the discharge hole of the preheating tower 3 and the feed inlet of the devolatilization tower 5, which is used to lock steam and convey solid particles to prevent a large amount of steam in the devolatilization tower 5 from entering the preheating tower 3 through the third rotary valve 4, and simultaneously convey the particle materials into the downstream devolatilization tower 5; A fourth rotary valve 6 and a fifth rotary valve 7 in series are provided between the devolatilization tower 5 and the cooling tank 8. Two-stage rotary valves (the fourth rotary valve 6 and the fifth rotary valve 7) are used in series, which are used to lock steam and convey solid particles to prevent steam in the devolatilization tower 5 upstream of the fourth rotary valve 6 from entering the downstream cooling tank 8, and simultaneously convey polypropylene materials to the downstream. The inlet of the fourth rotary valve 6 is connected to the discharge hole of the devolatilization tower 5, and the outlet of the fifth rotary valve 7 is connected to the feed inlet of the downstream cooling tank 8. An exhaust port is provided between the fourth rotary valve 6 and the fifth rotary valve 7, which is used to discharge a small amount of steam carried in the process of conveying materials. The preheating tower 3 is also provided with a third steam inlet, which is communicating with the exhaust port.
[0072] Two-stage rotary valves (the first rotary valve 2-1 and the second rotary valve 2-2) are used in series between cyclone separator 1 and preheating tower 3 to lock steam and convey solid particles to prevent steam in the preheating tower 3 downstream of the rotary valve from entering the cyclone separator 1, and simultaneously convey polypropylene materials to the downstream. The inlet of the first rotary valve 2-1 is connected to the discharge hole of the cyclone separator 1, and the outlet of the second rotary valve 2-2 is connected to the feed inlet of the downstream preheating tower 3.
[0073] The discharge hole of the preheating tower 3 is connected to the third rotary valve 4 downstream. Three or more layers of steam distributors are designed inside the tower. Polypropylene materials are filled in the preheating tower. The tower body of the preheating tower 3 is provided with two steam inlets, a first steam inlet and a third steam inlet. The first steam inlet is connected to the steam outlet from the downstream devolatilization tower 5 through a pipeline, and the third steam inlet is connected to the fourth rotary valve 6, the exhaust port in the middle of the fifth rotary valve 7 through a pipeline; the steam enters the steam distributor of the preheating tower 3 from the steam inlet on the tower body of the preheating tower 3, and is uniformly distributed in the tower to directly contact with polypropylene particles for heat exchange. The bottom of the preheating tower 3 is provided with a harrow, which is driven by a motor to move circularly in vertical and reverse direction, so as to prevent the polypropylene particles from bridging in the discharge hole at the bottom of the tower and help the particle materials discharge smoothly. A steam condensate outlet is provided at the bottom of the preheating tower 3, and the steam condensate outlet is installed with a Johnson screen (aperture <0.5 mm), which is used to discharge the steam condensate condensed by steam heat exchange from the preheating tower 3 and prevent the discharge of particle materials. The top of the preheating tower is provided with a tail gas outlet, which will discharge a small amount of steam with VOC from the system.
[0074] The discharge hole of the devolatilization tower 5 is connected to the fourth rotary valve 6. Three or more layers of steam distributors are designed inside the tower. Polypropylene materials are filled in the devolatilization tower 5. The tower body of the devolatilization tower 5 is provided with a steam inlet. The steam inlet is connected to the LP steam from the utility system through a pipeline. The steam enters the steam distributor inside the tower from the steam inlet on the devolatilization tower 5, and is uniformly dispersed in the tower to directly contact with polypropylene particles for heat exchange. The bottom of the devolatilization tower 5 is provided with a harrow, which is driven by a motor to move circularly in vertical and reverse direction, so as to prevent the polypropylene particles from bridging in the discharge hole at the bottom of the tower and help the particle materials discharge smoothly. The top of the devolatilization tower is provided with a steam outlet, and most of the uncondensed steam is discharged from the steam outlet and connected to the steam inlet of the preheating tower 3 through a pipeline. A steam condensate outlet is provided at the bottom of the devolatilization tower 5, and the steam condensate outlet is installed with a Johnson screen (aperture <0.5 mm), which is used to discharge the steam condensate condensed by steam heat exchange from the preheating tower 3 and prevent the discharge of particle materials.
[0075] The feed inlet of the cooling tank 8 is connected to the outlet of the fifth rotary valve 7 through a pipeline. The cooling tank 8 is provided with a cooling process water inlet. The process water inlet is connected to the process water outlet from the filter cooler 14 through a pipeline. The process water and particle materials enter the cooling tank 8 and are uniformly mixed under the action of the stirrer, and are discharged through the discharge hole of the cooling tank 8. At the same time, the top of the cooling tank 8 is also provided with a on-stream water replenishing port for on-stream cooling water make-up.
[0076] The centrifugal particle dryer 10 is a device specially used to remove the water droplets attached to the particle surface, which is mainly used for dehydration by centrifugal force field and particle bounce impact. Under the action of centrifugal force, the water droplets from dehydration flow from the screen mesh hole into the annular water channel between the cylinder and the screen mesh, and then are discharged from the drainage outlet into the downstream filter cooler 14. At the same time, in order to increase the drying effect, the equipment is provided with an exhaust port and an air suction port. The air suction port is provided with a dust removal screen to prevent impurities from entering the dryer with air. The exhaust port is connected to the centrifugal fan 11 through a pipeline. Under the suction of centrifugal fan 11, the internal wet air is discharged to further reduce the particle water content. The centrifugal particle dryer 10 is simultaneously provided with a particle outlet.
[0077] The vibrating screen 12 is used to separate a small amount of fine powder carried in the particle materials through the vibrating screen. The vibrating screen 12 is installed with a double-layer screen, and the meshes can be selected as the case may be, for example, can be 4 meshes and 8 meshes. The vibrating screen 12 is provided with a particle inlet, a particle outlet, a fine powder outlet and a large particle outlet. The particle inlet is connected to the particle outlet of the particle dryer 10 through a pipeline, and the particle outlet is connected to the feed hopper 13 through a pipeline; the fine powder outlet discharges the screened fine powder from the vibrating screen 12. The large particle outlet is used to discharge abnormal large particle size particles brought into the vibrating screen 12 from the vibrating screen 12.
[0078] The filter cooler 14 is used to separate the fine powder generated during the system devolatilization and drying process from the process water and cool the process water.
[0079] As a preferred embodiment, a particle delivery pump 9 is provided between the cooling tank 8 and the centrifugal particle dryer 10 to deliver the mixture of polypropylene particle materials and water. The discharge hole of the cooling tank 8 is connected to the particle delivery pump 9 through a pipeline. The outlet of the particle delivery pump 9 is connected to the inlet of the centrifugal particle dryer 10. The delivery pump can be a vortex pump or disc pump. Without specific designation, it is only necessary to realize material conveying. Specifically, the products of Dalian Htech Pump Industry Co., Ltd., Kunming Jiahe Science & Technology Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Denai Pump Industry Co., Ltd. can be selected.
[0080] As a preferred embodiment, the preheating tower 3 and devolatilization tower 5 are provided with weighing control system; the weighing control system of the preheating tower 3 is communicating with the third rotary valve 4, and the weighing control system of the devolatilization tower 5 is communicating with the fourth rotary valve 6.
[0081] Referring to
[0084] The VOC containing steam discharged from the top of the preheating tower 3 can be fed to the tail gas treatment section for incineration, or mixed with nitrogen for cooling and then discharged to the flare system.
[0085] The preheating tower 3 and devolatilization tower 5 are provided with a weighing control system, through which the weight signals of the preheating tower 3 and devolatilization tower 5 are transmitted in real time to the variable speed gears of the third rotary valve 4 and the fourth rotary valve 6 at the bottom of the corresponding tower to control the rotation speed of the rotary valve, so as to control the discharging speed of the preheating tower 3 and devolatilization tower 5 and keep the total amount of materials in the tower constant.
[0086] (3) particle cooling and conveying procedure: the devolatilized polypropylene particles are discharged through the fourth rotary valve 6 and the fifth rotary valve 7, and then enter the cooling tank 8. The cooling process water from the filter cooler 14 also enters the cooling tank 8 through gravity flow. The cooling tank 8 is provided with a stirrer to ensure that the particle material and water are uniformly mixed and cooled to 60?80? C., and then discharged from the discharge hole of the cooling tank 8, and fed to the centrifugal particle dryer 10 through the particle delivery pump 9 for drying and dehydration.
[0087] (4) drying and screening procedure: when the particles enter the centrifugal particle dryer 10 to contact with the obliquely segmented blades and be thrown up spirally, forming a zigzag irregular movement path between the rotor and the screen, and at the same time, the particles beat and collide in the space between the screen and the rotor at a certain frequency. Under the action of centrifugal force, the water droplets from dehydration flow from the screen mesh hole into the annular water channel between the cylinder and the screen mesh, and then are discharged from the drainage outlet into the downstream filter cooler 14. At the same time, in order to increase the drying effect, the equipment is provided with an exhaust port and an air suction port. The exhaust port is connected to the centrifugal fan 11 through a pipeline. Under the suction of centrifugal fan 11, the internal wet air is discharged to further reduce the particle water content. The hot polypropylene particle materials enter the feed inlet of the vibrating screen 12 evenly from the discharge hole of the centrifugal particle dryer 10. Under the excitation force of the vibrating motor, they are screened while bouncing towards the discharge hole. The particle materials are separated from the fine powder and large particles through two layers of screens, and are discharged from the equipment through their respective discharge holes. The materials are further cooled and dried in the vibrating screen 12, and the water is further dried by using its own heat. The water content of the discharged material is ?5. The qualified polypropylene particles after screening are discharged into the feed hopper 13 through the discharge hole of the vibrating screen 12, and then fed to the homogenization silo through the downstream pneumatic system.
[0088] The process water discharged from the drainage outlet of the centrifugal particle dryer 10 enters the filter cooler 14 to separate the conveying water and dust. The filter cooler 14 is designed with two chambers, one of which is a water purification chamber with a slender structure, and with a heat exchanger at the bottom, and the other is a fine powder discharge chamber. The process water entering the filter cooler 14 from the centrifugal particle dryer 10 falls into the water purification chamber, and the fine powder floats on the water surface and overflows to the fine powder discharge chamber by taking advantage of the density difference between the fine powder and the water. The dust containing water in the fine powder discharge chamber is regularly discharged from the equipment. The process water without fine powder in the water purification chamber returns to the cooling water tank 8 through gravity flow to mix with the particle materials for recycling.
[0089] The present invention provides a system and method for efficiently removing VOC from polypropylene and reducing odor level by steaming process, and the raw materials to be treated are gaseous polypropylene materials, which are also suitable for granular polypropylene materials produced by other processes and methods.
[0090] The above descriptions are only illustrative embodiments of the invention, not limitation to the invention in other forms. Any skilled in the art may make modifications or variations using the disclosed technical contents to be equivalent embodiments of equivalent changes applied to other fields, but any simple modifications, equivalent changes and variations to the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the invention without departing from the technical solution of the invention still belong to the scope protected by the technical solution of the invention.