Experimental kinetics studies of seeded batch crystallisation of mono-ammonium phosphate

A seeded batch cooling crystalliser in a laboratory setup was utilised to produce mono-ammonium phosphate (NH4H2PO4) crystals. The effects of different initial saturation, seed size and seed loading ratio on crystal size distribution were thoroughly studied to gather more insight into mono-ammonium...

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Main Authors: Utomo, Johan, Maynard, Nicoleta, Asakuma, Y., Maeda, K., Fukui, K., Tade, Moses
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42254
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author Utomo, Johan
Maynard, Nicoleta
Asakuma, Y.
Maeda, K.
Fukui, K.
Tade, Moses
author_facet Utomo, Johan
Maynard, Nicoleta
Asakuma, Y.
Maeda, K.
Fukui, K.
Tade, Moses
author_sort Utomo, Johan
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description A seeded batch cooling crystalliser in a laboratory setup was utilised to produce mono-ammonium phosphate (NH4H2PO4) crystals. The effects of different initial saturation, seed size and seed loading ratio on crystal size distribution were thoroughly studied to gather more insight into mono-ammonium phosphate batch crystallization, its kinetics, and for model validation purposes. The seed loading ratio shows the most significant effect on the crystal size distribution profiles followed by the supersaturation factor and seed size. The supersaturation level not only influences the growth rate but the crystal shape as well. A simultaneous method has been applied in the procedure for the estimation of crystallisation kinetics. The nucleation constant (kb) was found to be in the range of 1.0–6.9 × 108 [no/kg s (kg/kg)b+1] and the growth constant (kg) measured was in the range of 3.0–9.4 × 10−5 [m/s (kg/kg)g] with the nucleation (b) and growth (g) exponents determined as 2.2 and 1.4, respectively. Wavelet orthogonal collocation method was utilised to solve the seeded batch crystalliser model and the solution was compared with the experimental data.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-422542017-09-13T14:19:39Z Experimental kinetics studies of seeded batch crystallisation of mono-ammonium phosphate Utomo, Johan Maynard, Nicoleta Asakuma, Y. Maeda, K. Fukui, K. Tade, Moses A seeded batch cooling crystalliser in a laboratory setup was utilised to produce mono-ammonium phosphate (NH4H2PO4) crystals. The effects of different initial saturation, seed size and seed loading ratio on crystal size distribution were thoroughly studied to gather more insight into mono-ammonium phosphate batch crystallization, its kinetics, and for model validation purposes. The seed loading ratio shows the most significant effect on the crystal size distribution profiles followed by the supersaturation factor and seed size. The supersaturation level not only influences the growth rate but the crystal shape as well. A simultaneous method has been applied in the procedure for the estimation of crystallisation kinetics. The nucleation constant (kb) was found to be in the range of 1.0–6.9 × 108 [no/kg s (kg/kg)b+1] and the growth constant (kg) measured was in the range of 3.0–9.4 × 10−5 [m/s (kg/kg)g] with the nucleation (b) and growth (g) exponents determined as 2.2 and 1.4, respectively. Wavelet orthogonal collocation method was utilised to solve the seeded batch crystalliser model and the solution was compared with the experimental data. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42254 10.1016/j.apt.2010.02.017 Elsevier restricted
spellingShingle Utomo, Johan
Maynard, Nicoleta
Asakuma, Y.
Maeda, K.
Fukui, K.
Tade, Moses
Experimental kinetics studies of seeded batch crystallisation of mono-ammonium phosphate
title Experimental kinetics studies of seeded batch crystallisation of mono-ammonium phosphate
title_full Experimental kinetics studies of seeded batch crystallisation of mono-ammonium phosphate
title_fullStr Experimental kinetics studies of seeded batch crystallisation of mono-ammonium phosphate
title_full_unstemmed Experimental kinetics studies of seeded batch crystallisation of mono-ammonium phosphate
title_short Experimental kinetics studies of seeded batch crystallisation of mono-ammonium phosphate
title_sort experimental kinetics studies of seeded batch crystallisation of mono-ammonium phosphate
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42254