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

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Owner Hindustan Copper Limited

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Location Khetrinagar
Dist. - Jhunjhunu
Rajasthan - 333 504
India
Background 1967 - Hindustan Copper Limited established by Indian Government
1970 - Copper mining begins
1973 - Concentration plant starts
1974 - Smelter starts

Indian Copper Corporation Ltd was established by a British company in 1930 at Ghatsila consisting of a cluster of underground copper mines, concentrator plants and smelter. On 25.09.72 the Govt. of India nationalized the company under provisions of the Indian Copper Corporation (Acquisition of Undertaking Act) and merged the same with HCL. Today it falls under the state of Jharkhand, under the jurisdiction of east Singbhum district.  

Website www.hindustancopper.com
Plant Khetri Copper Complex
  Plant No. 1 Plant No. 2
Coordinates* 28° 4' 34" N, 75° 48' 50" E 28° 4' 38" N, 75° 48' 48" E
Type of Plant Metallurgical Metallurgical
Gas Source Copper
Outotec Flash Smelting Furnace
Copper
Outotec Flash Smelting Furnace
Plant Capacity 577 MTPD
90,000 Nm3/h
140 MTPD?
SA/DA - -
Emissions - -
Status Operating Shutdown
Dismantled
Year Built 1975 -
Technology - -
Contractor - -
Remarks - -

Tail Gas Scrubbing System

Double alkali system design based on M/s. Andersen 2000 Inc. patented technology for SO2 scrubbing.  Two scrubbing systems designed to treat tail gas from acid plants of 85,100 Am3/h and 54,200 Am3/h.  Each scrubber system consists of a quench section followed by a two stage horizontal baffle scrubber.  Lime is used for scrubber.   Design SO2 outlet level is 40 ppm.  www.paramountlimited.com

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General Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL), a public sector undertaking under the administrative control of the Ministry of Mines, was incorporated on 9th November 1967. It has the distinction of being the nation’s only vertically integrated copper producing company as it manufactures copper right from the stage of mining to beneficiation, smelting, refining and casting of refined copper metal into downstream saleable products.
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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