POTASSIUM NITRATE
[EIRI/EDPR/1573] J.C. 368
INTRODUCTION
Potassium Nitrate is the most important ingredient of mixed fertilizers. Most of the Potassium nitrate, (KNO3) produced, commercially, in the United States is based on the reaction of potassium chloride. The reaction is manipulated chemically to yield chlorine as a co product. The process is typical than other process, because in this process nitrosyl chloride is the product during the reaction. This is very dangerous compound.
Potassium Nitrate is also in the form of nitre, saltpeter. When KNO3 is heated, dangerous fire and explosion is possible.
This is one of the oldest of potassium compound to find application in the arts. Recovery of potassium nitrate from earthy deposits, its production and recovery from the products of bacterial fermentation of organic matter & organic residues, from the nitrate plantations of the Napoleonic wars etc., have been matters of considerable importance. Once gunpowder has been introduced in European warfare, much was dependent on the adequate supplies of this vital raw material. In addition arts of pieces which needed gunpowder especially mining & quarrying, were dependent on this material. The earlier process consists of recovering potassium nitrate from natural sources such as chile deposits. Many processes have been tried but process employing the reaction of saltpeter with potassium chloride has been successful.
The success of the process depends on the fact that the solubility of potassium nitrates increases rapidly with temperature, that of sodium chloride very little, so that the bulk of the sodium chloride formed in the reaction can be crystallised & separated at an elevated temperature, leaving the potassium nitrate in solution to be recovered by a subsequent operation.
COST ESTIMATION
Plant Capacity 100 MT/Day
Land & Building (24,000 sq.mt.) Rs. 17.43 Cr
Plant & Machinery Rs. 9.00 Cr
Working Capital for 3 Months Rs. 26.17 Cr
Total Capital Investment Rs. 54.71 Cr
Rate of Return 66%
Break Even Point 31%
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
USES AND APPLICATION
POTASSIUM NITRATE –A NUTRIENT SOURCE AND OTHERS
PROPERTIES & CHARACTERISTICS
CHEMICAL GRADE POTASH AND COMPOUND FERTILIZER
B.I.S SPECIFICATIONS
MARKET SURVEY
PRODUCTION AND TRADE
GLOBAL MARKET POSITION OF POTASSIUM NITRATE
POTASSIUM NITRATE EXPORT DATA
MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS OF POTASSIUM NITRATE
MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF POTASSIUM NITRATE
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM
PREPARATION OF POTASSIUM NITRATE FROM POTASSIUM CHLORIDE AND MAGNESIUM NITRATE
PURIFICATION OF LOW GRADE POTASSIUM NITRATE
PROCESS DESCRIPTION
PROCEDURE
SAFETY
PLANT LAYOUT
PRINCIPLES OF PLANT LAYOUT
PLANT LOCATION FACTORS
EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED IN THE PROJECT REPORT
SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIALS
SUPPLIERS OF PLANT & MACHINERIES
APPENDIX – A:
01. PLANT ECONOMICS
02. LAND & BUILDING
03. PLANT AND MACHINERY
04. OTHER FIXED ASSESTS
05. FIXED CAPITAL
06. RAW MATERIAL
07. SALARY AND WAGES
08. UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS
09. TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL
10. TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT
11. COST OF PRODUCTION
12. TURN OVER/ANNUM
13. BREAK EVEN POINT
14. RESOURCES FOR FINANCE
15. INSTALMENT PAYABLE IN 5 YEARS
16. DEPRECIATION CHART FOR 5 YEARS
17. PROFIT ANALYSIS FOR 5 YEARS
18. PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET FOR (5 YEARS)
