This invention discloses a process for producing dilute
nitric acid using a
tail gas
oxygenation cycle, belonging to the field of
nitric acid preparation. First, the
nitrogen-
oxygen ratio is controlled to heat the
nitrogen-
oxygen mixture before it enters an
ammonia mixer. The mixture undergoes
ammonia oxidation in an oxidation furnace to produce NO. After recovering heat through a
waste heat boiler,
economizer, and demineralized water preheater, the mixture is cooled by a rapid cooler and then enters a
dilute acid separator. The condensed
dilute acid from the bottom of the separator is transported to an oxidation absorption
tower. At the bottom of the oxidation absorption
tower, NO is further oxidized to NO2 in the
mixed gas. The remaining NO at the bottom of the oxidation absorption
tower... x The
mixed gas enters the upper part of the oxidation absorption tower through a baffle plate, where oxidation and absorption occur simultaneously. In the lower part of the absorption section, 55-60% dilute
nitric acid is formed and flows to the upper part of the bleaching tower.
After treatment in the bleaching tower, the finished acid flows out. The
tail gas from the top of the oxidation absorption tower is pressurized by a booster and then enters an
oxygen mixer for recycling. This invention solves the problem of
tail gas
pollution in nitric
acid production, with low investment costs, high finished
acid concentration, and low
energy consumption.