Votorantim Metais - Juiz de Fora

Acid Plant Database June 25, 2014

Owner	Votorantim Metais
Location	Rodovia BR 267 - Km 119 Igrejinha - Juiz de Fora - MG - CEP 36091-970 Brazil
Background	Formerly - Companhia Paraibuna de Metais
Website	www.vmetais.com.br
Plant	Juiz de Fora Unit
Plant	Zinc Plant	Lead Plant
Coordinates*	21° 42' 16" S, 43° 28' 42" W	-
Type of Plant	Metallurgical	Metallurgical Wet-Gas Sulphuric Acid (WSA)
Gas Source	Zinc Lurgi Fluid Bed Roaster (Area = 46.4 m2)	Lead Top Submerged Lance (TSL) Batch Process
Hot Gas Cleaning	Waste Heat Boiler - Cyclones (2) - Hot ESP (2)	-
Wet Gas Cleaning	Quench - ? - WESP (2x2) - Fluorine Tower	-
Plant Capacity	1980: 278 MTPD 1988: 315 MTPD 1999: 347 MTPD	240 MTPD 33,000 Nm3/h, 0.5-6.8% SO2
SA/DA	2/2 DA	SA
Emissions	-	SO₂: 2 kg/MT Acid Mist: 0.075 kg/MT Opacity: <10%
Status	Operating	-
Year Built	1980	2012
Technology	Outotec (Lurgi)	Haldor Topsoe
Contractor	-	-
Remarks	Copper Sulphate: 3000 MTPA Liquid SO2: 35 MTPD 1988 - Liquid SO2 plant installed - Capacity 20 t/d (Sulzer) 1999 - Liquid SO2 plant installed - Capacity 35 t/d (Lurgi) - Wet gas cleaning system replaced 2001 - Hydrogen peroxide scrubber installed after final absorber	Smelting: 18,000 Nm3/h, 12.6% SO2, 6.0 h Reduction: 21,000 Nm3/h, 0.23% SO2, 1 h Slag Discharge: 7,600 Nm3/h, 0% SO2, 0.5 h Cooling Water: 80 m3/h Power: 525 kWh/h
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General	Annual production of zinc = 98,000 tons
References	-
News	August 16, 2007 - Ausmelt Limited (AET) has signed a basic design engineering contract and technology licensing agreement with Votorantim Metais Zinco S.A. for a lead smelter to be constructed in Juiz de Fora in Brazil. Basic design work will start immediately. The smelter will be designed to produce around 75,000 tonnes a year of lead bullion from a combination of lead concentrates and lead scrap, mainly from recycled batteries.

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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