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Sulphuric Acid on the WebTM Technical Manual DKL Engineering, Inc.

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Sulphuric Acid Plant Specifications
 

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Acid Plant Database November 21, 2010

Owner Zimbabwe Phosphate Industries Limited (ZimPhos)

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Location 1930 - Company established
Background Member of Chemplex Corporation Group of Companies
Website www.chemplex.co.zw
www.zimphos.co.zw
Plant -
Coordinates* 17° 51' 14" S, 31° 7' 53" E
Type of Plant Metallurgical
Gas Source Pyrite
Plant Capacity 150 MTPD
SA/DA -
Status Operating
Year Built -
Technology MECS
Contractor LTA Chemical & Environmental
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General Established in 1930, ZimPhos manufactures mainly acids (sulphuric and phosphoric), super phosphates, stock feeds and water treatment chemicals, and other industrial chemicals.
References -
News May 21, 2009 - The company, which is currently operating at 20 percent capacity, is also mulling short-term recovery projects to rehabilitate the pyrites burning sulphuric acid plant and the phosphoric acid plant, which are both "outdated" and dilapidated due to finance-related maintenance constraints resulting from poor cash flows in the last five years.

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