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Acid Plant
Database June 22, 2010
| Owner |
Sachtleben Chemie GmbH |
| Location |
Homberg,
Duisburg
GermanyPostfach
17 04 54, D-47184 Duisburg |
| Background |
1960 -
Planning and construction of the titanium dioxide and sulfuric acid plants.
1962 - Sachtleben starts titanium
dioxide production in Duisburg.
1972 - Introduction of flue-gas desulfurization applying the
Sulfacid process, with recovery of sulfuric acid, which is
returned to the titanium dioxide production cycle.
1980 - The company begins feeding of surplus heat
from the sulfuric acid production process into the regional transmitted-heat system,
supplying some 20,000 households.
1989 - Sachtleben commissions Europe's first waste-acid
recovery plant, permitting discontinuation of dumping in the North Sea.
2004 - Sachtleben becomes
"a company of Rockwood Specialties Group Inc."
2008 - Sachtleben Wasserchemie GmbH and Sachtleben Wasserchemie-MIWAC GmbH are grouped
under Rockwood Clay-based Additives.
2008 - Rockwood and Kemira close TiO2 Joint Venture |
| Website |
www.sachtleben.de |
| Plant |
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| Coordinates* |
51° 26' 20" N, 6° 41'
56" E |
| Type of Plant |
Metallurgical |
| Gas Source |
Pyrite Roaster
Spent Acids |
| Plant Capacity |
2000 MTPD |
| SA/DA |
DA
99.5 to 99.7% Conversion |
| Status |
Operating |
| Year Built |
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| Technology |
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| Contractor |
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| Remarks |
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| Pictures |
  
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| General |
Sachtleben is a leading
manufacturer of top-quality chemical products with a unique range of white pigments and
extenders. The history of the company's involvement at its Duisburg location stretches
back more than one hundred years.
Sachtleben supplies the entire world with innovative products in the fields of titanium
dioxide, functional additives and water chemicals. Our outstanding product quality is
matched by our excellence in problem-solving capabilities and Technical Customer Service.
The main fields of application for Sachtleben's products can be found, for instance, in
synthetic fibers, paints and coatings, plastics, and paper. Sachtleben also manufactures
specialized products for the foods, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries and is the
right address in the field of water treatment, chromatography and catalysis as well as the
production of construction materials. |
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MTPD - Metric Tonne per
Day STPD - Short Ton per Day
MTPA - Metric Tonne per Annum STPA - Short Ton per Annum
SA - Single Absorption
DA - Double Absorption
* Coordinates can be used to locate
plant on Google Earth
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