阅读说明：本技术 一种大规模生产无水氯化镁的方法和系统 (Method and system for large-scale production of anhydrous magnesium chloride ) 是由 李生廷 张勇 马珍 包庆山 谢建明 王金晶 韩永富 文生财 李国栋 李鹏业 张发 于 2021-08-02 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种大规模生产无水氯化镁的方法和系统,其方法包括,第一步骤,将MgCl-2·nH-2O颗粒在180～230℃脱水,得到第一物料和第一尾气,其中,n取值为0.5～6；第二步骤,将所述第一物料与氨气、氯化氢混合,并在150～200℃冷凝,得到第二物料和第二尾气；第三步骤,将所述第二物料在350～700℃条件下加热,得到无水氯化镁和第三尾气。在本发明中,先脱除大部分水分,避免在高温脱除时板结；对原料选择限制较少,工艺具有连续性,适用于大规模的生产；采用冷凝的方式使氯化铵混合入第一物料中,使氯化铵能够较为均匀的混合；保持的弱碱性环境,保护设备免受腐蚀,便于回收利用。(The invention relates to a method and a system for producing anhydrous magnesium chloride in large scale, wherein the method comprises a first step of adding MgCl 2 ·nH 2 Dehydrating the O particles at 180-230 ℃ to obtain a first material and a first tail gas, wherein the value of n is 0.5-6; a second step, mixing the first material with ammonia gas and hydrogen chloride, and condensing at 150-200 ℃ to obtain a second material and a second tail gas; and a third step, heating the second material at 350-700 ℃ to obtain anhydrous magnesium chloride and third tail gas. In the invention, most of water is removed firstly, so that hardening is avoided during high-temperature removal; the raw material selection is less limited, the process is continuous, and the method is suitable for large-scale production; ammonium chloride is mixed into the first material in a condensation mode, so that the ammonium chloride can be uniformly mixed; maintained alkalescenceThe environment protects the equipment from being corroded, and is convenient for recycling.)

1. A method for producing anhydrous magnesium chloride in large scale comprises,

a first step (S1) of reacting MgCl₂·nH₂Dehydrating the O particles at 180-230 ℃ to obtain a first material and a first tail gas, wherein the value of n is 0.5-6;

a second step (S2) of mixing the first material with ammonia gas and hydrogen chloride, and condensing at 150-200 ℃ to obtain a second material and a second tail gas;

and a third step (S3) of heating the second material at 350-700 ℃ to obtain anhydrous magnesium chloride and third tail gas.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in the first step (S1), the first material is a mixture of hydrated magnesium chloride and basic magnesium chloride, the molar ratio Cl of chlorine to magnesium in the material being: mg is 1-2, and the molar ratio of hydrogen elements to magnesium elements in the material is H: mg is 1 to 6.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, in the first step, the method further comprisesIn the step (S1), MgCl is further preliminarily added₂·nH₂And (4) crushing the O particles.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the first step (S1), MgCl is paired with a dehydrator (1)₂·nH₂And (3) dehydrating the O particles: mixing MgCl₂·nH₂And throwing the O particles from the top end of the dehydrator (1) to enable the particles to fall, and introducing hot air into the bottom end of the dehydrator (1) to keep the temperature in the dehydrator (1) at 180-230 ℃.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the second step (S2), the first material, ammonia gas, hydrogen chloride are condensed using a cooler (2): throwing the first material from the top end of the cooler (2), introducing the ammonia gas and the hydrogen chloride from the bottom of the cooler (2), and introducing clean cold air from the bottom end of the cooler (2) to adjust the temperature in the cooler (2) to 150-200 ℃.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein in the second step (S2), the second tail gas is discharged from the top of the cooler (2) to recover ammonium chloride and ammonia gas.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in the third step (S3), the second material is heated in an atmosphere containing more than 5% by volume of hydrogen chloride, the molar ratio of ammonia gas to hydrogen chloride gas being equal to or greater than 1.

8. A system for producing anhydrous magnesium chloride in large scale comprises a dehydrator (1), a cooler (2) and a reactor (3) which are connected in sequence,

the dehydrator (1) is used for dehydrating MgCl₂·nH₂Dehydrating the O particles at 180-230 ℃ to obtain a first material and a first tail gas, wherein the value of n is 0.5-6;

the cooler (2) is used for mixing the first material with ammonia gas and hydrogen chloride and condensing at the temperature of 150-;

the reactor (3) is used for heating the second material at 350-700 ℃ to obtain anhydrous magnesium chloride and third tail gas.

9. The system according to claim 8, further comprising a breaking device connected to the water separator (1) and an off-gas treatment device connected to the cooler (2),

the crushing device is used for pre-crushing MgCl₂·nH₂Crushing O particles;

and the tail gas treatment device is used for treating the second tail gas and recovering ammonium chloride and ammonia gas.

10. A system according to claim 8, wherein the reactor (3) is connected to the cooler (2) for passing the third off-gas into the cooler (2).

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of anhydrous magnesium chloride production, in particular to a method and a system for producing anhydrous magnesium chloride on a large scale.

Background

At present, the preparation method of anhydrous magnesium chloride is more, mainly comprises the following steps,

magnesium oxide chlorination to produce anhydrous magnesium chloride (IG Farben process): the reaction of the agglomerates of magnesium oxide and reducing agent charcoal with chlorine (about 800 c) in an electrically heated shaft furnace to produce molten anhydrous magnesium chloride has the disadvantages of low production efficiency, low utilization of chlorine and large investment in tail gas treatment, and chlorinated hydrocarbons are present in the exhaust gas.

The method for preparing anhydrous magnesium chloride by heating and dehydrating magnesium chloride in hydrogen chloride atmosphere comprises the following steps: the method needs a large amount of hydrogen chloride gas to circulate, needs to control the reaction process and avoids generating basic magnesium chloride, but the dehydration process of water and magnesium chloride comprises the process of converting solid state into liquid state and then converting into solid state, the process facility is complex and the corrosion is serious.

The prior patents US3092450 and US4228144 disclose the preparation of anhydrous magnesium chloride by an ammonia process using water as a medium: adding aqueous solution of magnesium chloride and ammonium chloride into aqueous solution containing ammonia, and reacting at low temperature (-50-0 deg.C) to obtain MgCl₂·6NH₃Precipitating, washing with methanol, heating to remove ammonia to obtain anhydrous magnesium chloride. The main disadvantages of this process are low conversion rate, high energy consumption and high ammonia consumption. Prior patents US2381995, US3352634 and CN 1135743A disclose the preparation of anhydrous magnesium chloride by ammonia process using organic solvents as medium: dissolving hydrated magnesium chloride in ethylene glycol to obtain magnesium chloride ethylene glycol solution, vacuum distilling to obtain anhydrous magnesium chloride ethylene glycol solution, and ammoniating to obtain MgCl₂·6NH₃Precipitation, washing and deaminizing to obtain anhydrous magnesium chloride, but with MgCl in high boiling point alcohol₂·6NH₃High solubility results in MgCl₂·6NH₃The precipitation rate is low, and the demand of ammonia and organic solvent is high.

The anhydrous magnesium chloride prepared by the ammonia method utilizes the combination of ammonia and magnesium chloride, and both water and an organic solvent are easy to corrode equipment and cause material adhesion.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a method for mass production of anhydrous magnesium chloride, comprising, as a first step S1, adding MgCl₂·nH₂Dehydrating the O particles at 180-230 ℃ to obtain a first material and a first tail gas, wherein the value of n is 0.5-6; a second step S2, mixing the first material with ammonia gas and hydrogen chloride, and condensing at 150-; and a third step S3, heating the second material at 350-700 ℃ to obtain anhydrous magnesium chloride and third tail gas.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the first step S1, the first material is a mixture of hydrated magnesium chloride and basic magnesium chloride, and the molar ratio Cl of chlorine element to magnesium element in the material: mg is 1-2, and the molar ratio of hydrogen elements to magnesium elements in the material is H: mg is 1 to 6.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the first step S1, MgCl is further included in advance₂·nH₂And (4) crushing the O particles.

According to one embodiment of the invention, in said first step S1, a dehydrator 1 is used for MgCl₂·nH₂And (3) dehydrating the O particles: mixing MgCl₂·nH₂And throwing the O particles from the top end of the dehydrator 1 to enable the particles to fall, and introducing hot air into the bottom end of the dehydrator 1 to keep the temperature in the dehydrator 1 at 180-230 ℃.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the second step S2, the first material, ammonia gas, and hydrogen chloride are condensed by the cooler 2: and (3) throwing the first material from the top end of the cooler 2, introducing the ammonia gas and the hydrogen chloride from the bottom of the cooler 2, and introducing clean cold air from the bottom end of the cooler 2 to regulate the temperature in the cooler 2 to 150-200 ℃.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the second step S2, the second off-gas is discharged from the top of the cooler 2, and ammonium chloride and ammonia gas are recovered.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the third step S3, the second material is heated in an atmosphere containing hydrogen chloride in an amount greater than 5% by volume, and the molar ratio of ammonia gas to hydrogen chloride gas is greater than or equal to 1.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for mass production of anhydrous magnesium chloride, comprising, connected in series, a dehydrator 1, a cooler 2 and a reactor 3, said dehydrator 1 being for MgCl₂·nH₂Dehydrating the O particles at 180-230 ℃ to obtain a first material and a first tail gas, wherein the value of n is 0.5-6; the cooler 2 is used for mixing the first material with ammonia gas and hydrogen chloride, and condensing at 150-200 ℃ to obtain a second material and second tail gas; the reactor 3 is used for heating the second material at 350-700 ℃,obtaining anhydrous magnesium chloride and third tail gas.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the system further comprises a breaking device connected to the dehydrator 1 for pre-staging MgCl and a tail gas treatment device connected to the cooler 2₂·nH₂Crushing O particles; and the tail gas treatment device is used for treating the second tail gas and recovering ammonium chloride and ammonia gas.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the reactor 3 is connected to the cooler 2 for passing the third off-gas into the cooler 2.

In the invention, the anhydrous magnesium chloride is generated by firstly partially removing, then mixing with ammonium chloride in a condensation mode and finally completely removing. In the whole reaction process, most of the crystal water is removed firstly, so that the material is not hardened when the crystal water is completely removed at a subsequent high temperature, the selection of raw materials is less limited, the process is continuous, and the method is suitable for large-scale production; ammonium chloride is mixed into the first material in a condensation mode, so that the ammonium chloride can be uniformly mixed; when the magnesium chloride is completely removed, the content of the hydrogen chloride is controlled, so that the basic magnesium chloride generated when the moisture is partially removed fully reacts, and the anhydrous magnesium chloride with higher purity is obtained; the introduction amount of the ammonia gas during final removal is controlled to keep the atmosphere in a weakly alkaline state, so that the equipment can be protected from corrosion on the one hand, and the ratio of the formed third tail gas ammonia gas to the hydrogen chloride is close to 1:1 on the other hand, so that the third tail gas ammonia gas can be conveniently recycled into the cooler 2 for use.

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FIG. 1 is a schematic step diagram of a process for the large scale production of anhydrous magnesium chloride;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a system for large scale production of anhydrous magnesium chloride.

Detailed Description

In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration, specific features of the invention, such that the advantages and features of the invention may be more readily understood and appreciated. The following description is an embodiment of the claimed invention, and other embodiments related to the claims not specifically described also fall within the scope of the claims.

Figure 1 shows a schematic step diagram of a process for the large scale production of anhydrous magnesium chloride.

As shown in FIG. 1, a process for the large scale production of anhydrous magnesium chloride comprises, as a first step S1, reacting MgCl₂·nH₂Dehydrating the O particles at 180-230 ℃ to obtain a first material and a first tail gas, wherein the value of n is 0.5-6; a second step S2, mixing the first material with ammonia gas and hydrogen chloride, and condensing at 150-200 ℃ to obtain a second material and a second tail gas; and a third step S3, heating the second material at 350-700 ℃ to obtain anhydrous magnesium chloride and third tail gas.

In the present invention, the MgCl is₂·nH₂The O particles can be MgCl₂·6H₂O、MgCl₂·4H₂O、MgCl₂·2H₂O, and the like, or mixtures of two or three, and also mixtures in which partial basic magnesium chloride has been formed as a result of hydrolysis, the process contemplated by the present invention has a wide range of raw material choices and requires fewer and less restrictive raw materials than the prior art. Hereinafter with MgCl₂·6H₂O is an example illustrating the reaction sequence of the process of the present invention.

In MgCl₂·6H₂When the O particles are dehydrated at the temperature of 180-230 ℃, the generated first material is a mixture of hydrated magnesium chloride and basic magnesium chloride, and the reaction process can be summarized as follows:

MgCl₂·gC₂O→MgCl₂·→Mg₂O+2H₂O

MgCl₂·gC₂OgCl H₂·gCl₂O+2H₂O

MgCl₂·gC₂OgCl H₂·g₂O+H₂O

MgCl₂·gCl₂OgClHH includes: phasing of mixtures of magnesium compounds₂O

In the dehydration process, a sectional heating mode can be adopted, for example, the sectional heating is respectively carried out at 96-117 ℃, 135-180 ℃ and 180-230 ℃, so that the reaction can be fully carried out.

The invention first prepares MgCl₂·nH₂And part of water in the O particles is removed, so that the condition of material hardening in the subsequent process is avoided, and a simple treatment raw material is provided for stable and continuous production.

The first off-gas may be treated by conventional off-gas recovery or off-gas treatment, and the invention is not limited thereto.

After the first step S1 is finished, the first material enters the processing procedure of the second step S2, the first material is condensed while contacting ammonia gas and hydrogen chloride, and the ammonia gas and the hydrogen chloride react to generate ammonium chloride and are condensed to cover the particle surfaces of the first material because the first material is granular. When the ammonia gas and the hydrogen chloride are in gaseous state and contact with the first material, the particles in the first material are wrapped or filled into the gaps of the solid granular first material, and when the ammonia gas and the hydrogen chloride are condensed, the ammonium chloride generated by the reaction of the ammonia gas and the hydrogen chloride is condensed on the surfaces of the particles or in the gaps of the first material, so that the ammonia gas and the hydrogen chloride are uniformly mixed, and conditions are created for forming the atmosphere containing the ammonia gas and the hydrogen chloride in the third step S3. Simultaneously, the basic magnesium chloride in the first material reacts with the hydrogen chloride, and part of the basic magnesium chloride is eliminated.

The invention adopts gaseous ammonia and hydrogen chloride to fill gaps of the solid first material or wrap particles of the first material, and ammonium chloride generated by condensation reaction is filled in the gaps of the first material or wraps the particles of the first material, so that the ammonium chloride is uniformly mixed in the first material. Compared with the mutual mixing of two solids, the mixing mode of the invention has the advantage that the mixing effect is greatly improved.

The second material is a mixture of hydrated magnesium chloride, basic magnesium chloride and ammonium chloride, but the amount of basic magnesium chloride is reduced compared with the first material.

The second tail gas contains ammonia gas, hydrogen chloride and ammonium chloride, and the ammonium chloride and the ammonia gas can be recovered after cyclone separation and water washing.

And (3) finally removing the second material, namely a third step S3, heating the second material to 350-700 ℃, and decomposing ammonium chloride mixed in the second material to form an atmosphere of hydrogen chloride and ammonia gas. Meanwhile, in the third step S3, a mixed gas of hydrogen chloride and ammonia gas may be additionally introduced, and the second material is controlled to be heated in an atmosphere with a hydrogen chloride content of more than 5%, so as to complete the final removal, and obtain anhydrous magnesium chloride.

In the third step S3, a method of heating by heating at a stepwise temperature may be further used to avoid the problem that basic magnesium chloride is generated again at a high temperature stage due to incomplete decomposition of crystal water because of too fast decomposition, such as: the first section is heated at 200-300 ℃ for 0.5-2 h, the second section is heated at 300-450 ℃ for 0.5-2 h, and the third section is heated at 450-700 ℃ for 0.5-2 h.

According to the invention, a scheme of removing most of water is adopted, so that the third material is prevented from hardening in the reactor; after gaseous hydrogen chloride and ammonia gas are mixed with the first material, ammonium chloride is mixed into particles of the first material in a condensation mode, so that the ammonium chloride can be uniformly mixed; when the magnesium chloride is completely removed, the content of the hydrogen chloride is controlled, so that the basic magnesium chloride generated when the moisture is partially removed fully reacts, and the anhydrous magnesium chloride with higher purity is obtained.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the first step S1, the first material is a mixture of hydrated magnesium chloride and basic magnesium chloride, and the molar ratio Cl of chlorine element to magnesium element in the material: mg is 1-2, and the molar ratio of hydrogen elements to magnesium elements in the material is H: mg is 1 to 6. That is, MgCl can be controlled₂·nH₂The dehydration time and the temperature rise speed of the O particles at the temperature of 230 ℃ of 180 ℃ and the like to ensure that the chlorine-magnesium ratio and the hydrogen-magnesium ratio reach the preset requirements, wherein the preset requirements refer to the subsequent additionIn the temperature process, the requirement of liquid materials is not generated. When the chlorine-magnesium ratio reaches 1-2, partial magnesium chloride hydrate is hydrolyzed into basic magnesium chloride, and meanwhile, when the hydrogen-magnesium ratio is in the range of 1-6, the amount of crystal water in the first material is controlled within a certain range, and even if crystal water of three or more than three exists, the crystal water has low content, a liquid state cannot be generated in the subsequent heating of the material, so that the first material and the second material cannot form a liquid state during heating or removal, and the hardening of the material can be avoided.

In the present invention, magnesium chloride containing different crystal waters or a mixture of a plurality of different crystal waters may be used as a raw material, and the hydrogen-magnesium ratio and the chlorine-magnesium ratio of the first material obtained by dehydration in the first step S1 may be controlled. For the determination of the hydrogen-magnesium ratio or the chlorine-magnesium ratio in the first material, any detection technique or scheme of the present or future invention can be used, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the first step S1, MgCl is further included in advance₂·nH₂And (4) crushing the O particles. In practice, MgCl₂·nH₂The O particles as raw material may be in a hardened state or partially coagulated, and the invention is provided with a pre-crushing process to make MgCl₂·nH₂The O particles are formed into fine particles before the partial dehydration in the first step S1, and can be easily brought into contact with hot air to facilitate uniform moisture removal. It is also possible that the contact area with ammonium chloride increases during the subsequent condensation with ammonia and hydrogen chloride, as will be explained further below.

According to one embodiment of the invention, in said first step S1, a dehydrator 1 is used for MgCl₂·nH₂And (3) dehydrating the O particles: mixing MgCl₂·nH₂And throwing the O particles from the top end of the dehydrator 1 to enable the particles to fall, and introducing hot air into the bottom end of the dehydrator 1 to keep the temperature in the dehydrator 1 at 180-230 ℃. In the para-MgCl₂·nH₂When the O particles are partially dehydrated, the MgCl is formed by the hot air which is thrown from the top of the dehydrator and is introduced from the bottom of the dehydrator 1 to form convection₂·nH₂The O particles are wrapped by hot air and the particles falling to the bottom of the vessel are fluidized and dried to obtain MgCl₂·nH₂The dewatering of the O particles is uniform and avoids that the material is locally liquid in the first step S1 and in subsequent steps.

The dehydrator 1 may be manufactured by using a conventional process, and the present invention is not limited thereto. After the MgCl is sprinkled₂·nH₂When O particles are formed, a throwing device can be additionally arranged inside the device top to ensure that MgCl is formed₂·nH₂The spiral descending or swing descending of the O particles and the like are convenient for increasing the contact time with the ascending hot air.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the second step S2, the first material, ammonia gas, and hydrogen chloride are condensed by the cooler 2: and (3) throwing the first material from the top end of the cooler 2, introducing the ammonia gas and the hydrogen chloride from the bottom of the cooler 2, and introducing clean cold air from the bottom end of the cooler 2 to regulate the temperature in the cooler 2 to 150-200 ℃.

Condensation at the temperature lower than 150 ℃ can cause the water vapor in the gas phase to react with the magnesium chloride dihydrate again to produce the magnesium chloride trihydrate or tetrahydrate, thereby increasing the later-stage production cost; 150 ℃ and 200 ℃ condensation, the condensation degree of ammonium chloride can reach 90 percent; the condensation temperature is higher than 200 ℃, the condensation degree of the ammonium chloride is only about 50 percent, and the later production cost is increased.

The cooler 2 may be any cooling device that is currently available or may be invented in the future, but the invention is not limited thereto.

The first material is scattered from the top of the cooler 2, falls towards the bottom of the cooler 2, and is introduced with ammonia gas and hydrogen chloride from the bottom, and when the first material falls, the first material is opposite to the advancing direction of the ammonia gas and the hydrogen chloride to form convection. The ammonia gas and the hydrogen chloride react to form ammonium chloride solid through the condensation of introduced cold air, and the ammonium chloride solid is formed on the surface of the first material or independently formed into particles and falls down to the bottom of the cooler 2 together with the first material.

The invention adopts the scheme that the ammonium chloride is condensed on the surface of the first material particles or is mixed with the first material particles in the process that the first material is thrown and falls, so that the first material can be tightly surrounded by the ammonium chloride, the subsequent formation of ammonia gas and hydrogen chloride atmosphere is facilitated, the contact reaction probability of the hydrogen chloride and the basic magnesium chloride is increased, and the reaction speed is accelerated.

Further, in this way, the third tail gas in the subsequent third step S3 can be recycled by condensing the hydrogen chloride and the ammonia gas to form ammonium chloride.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the second step S2, the second off-gas is discharged from the top of the cooler 2, and ammonium chloride and ammonia gas are recovered. And the ammonium chloride and the ammonia gas in the second tail gas are recycled, so that the environmental pollution is avoided, and the material loss is reduced.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the third step S3, the second material is heated in an atmosphere containing hydrogen chloride in an amount greater than 5% by volume, and the molar ratio of ammonia gas to hydrogen chloride gas is greater than or equal to 1.

When the second material is subjected to the desorption treatment in the third step S3, an atmosphere containing hydrogen chloride is formed first, wherein the content of hydrogen chloride is not less than 5%, so that the basic magnesium chloride in the second material can be fully reacted, and the purity of the anhydrous magnesium chloride is improved. In the third step S3, the reaction time is optimally controlled within the range of 0.5 to 3 hours, so that the basic magnesium chloride is fully reacted with the hydrogen chloride, and simultaneously, the ammonium chloride in the system is completely decomposed and removed.

When the hydrogen chloride generated by the decomposition of the ammonium chloride in the second material is insufficient, the hydrogen chloride may be additionally introduced in the third step S3. In order to recycle the hydrogen chloride in the third off-gas, ammonia gas may be introduced into the third off-gas at the same time as the hydrogen chloride in the third step S3, so that the molar ratio of ammonia gas to hydrogen chloride in the third off-gas is close to or equal to 1: 1.

In the present invention, when the second material is subjected to the removal treatment in the third step S3, the magnesium chloride is purified by reacting the basic magnesium chloride with hydrogen chloride generated by decomposition of ammonium chloride in the second material. Because the ammonium chloride in the second material is uniformly distributed, the ammonium chloride has a higher contact probability with the basic magnesium chloride, and can quickly and fully react with the basic magnesium chloride.

In addition, hydrogen chloride may be introduced from the outside to form a hydrogen chloride atmosphere, thereby allowing the basic magnesium chloride to react more sufficiently. In order to recycle the excess hydrogen chloride, ammonia gas may be introduced into the third step S3 along with the input of hydrogen chloride, wherein the input ammonia gas is matched with hydrogen chloride for recycling the third tail gas, and the proportion of hydrogen chloride in the hydrogen chloride atmosphere can be adjusted when the third step S3 is performed, so that the gas atmosphere in the reactor 3 is slightly alkaline to reduce the corrosion to the equipment. In addition, ammonia gas can be introduced into the third tail gas when the third tail gas is collected.

Figure 2 shows a schematic of a system for large scale production of anhydrous magnesium chloride.

As shown in figure 2, the system for producing anhydrous magnesium chloride in large scale comprises a dehydrator 1, a cooler 2 and a reactor 3 which are connected in sequence, wherein the dehydrator 1 is used for mixing MgCl₂·nH₂Dehydrating the O particles at 180-230 ℃ to obtain a first material and a first tail gas, wherein the value of n is 0.5-6; the cooler 2 is used for mixing the first material with ammonia gas and hydrogen chloride, and condensing at 150-200 ℃ to obtain a second material and second tail gas; the reactor 3 is used for heating the second material at 200-700 ℃ to obtain anhydrous magnesium chloride and third tail gas.

The dehydrator 1 comprises a first throwing device at the top end thereof, a tail gas discharge port, and a hot air inlet, MgCl, at the bottom₂·nH₂The O particles are thrown into the dehydrator by the first throwing device and fall freely, and hot air is input into the dehydrator 1 from a hot air inlet at the bottom, runs upwards and is mixed with the falling MgCl₂·nH₂Contacting the O particles to remove a portion of the water, thereby obtaining MgCl₂·nH₂When partial water is removed from the O particles, the O particles are more uniform. The MgCl is realized by controlling the temperature range in the dehydrator 1 to be 180-230 ℃, the height of the dehydrator 1, the speed of inputting hot air and the like₂·nH₂The chlorine-magnesium ratio and the hydrogen-magnesium ratio in the first material formed by partially removing the O particles are controllable.

The cooler 2 comprises a second throwing device and a tail gas outlet which are positioned at the top end of the cooler, ammonia gas and hydrogen chloride gas inlets which are positioned at the bottom end, and a cooling air inlet which is positioned at the bottom end. The first material is thrown into the device by the second throwing device and falls freely, ammonia gas and hydrogen chloride are introduced from the bottom of the device, and clean cold air is also introduced from the bottom of the device. When the ammonia gas and the hydrogen chloride move upwards, the ammonia gas and the hydrogen chloride react to generate ammonium chloride, and the ammonium chloride is condensed on the surface of the first material particles or falls and mixes together with the first material synchronously to form a second material.

And finally removing the second material in the reactor 3, heating to 350-700 ℃ and staying for 0.5-3h during the final removal, simultaneously introducing hydrogen chloride and ammonia gas, controlling the amount of the introduced hydrogen chloride to ensure that the volume percentage of the hydrogen chloride gas in the reactor 3 is more than 5%, and simultaneously introducing the ammonia gas to ensure that the gas atmosphere in the reactor 3 is slightly alkaline. After the reaction is finished, the solid obtained is anhydrous magnesium chloride.

When the reactor 3 is heated, the temperature can be gradually increased to 350-700 ℃ or 450-700 ℃ by adopting a sectional heating mode.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the system further comprises a breaking device connected to the dehydrator 1 for pre-crushing the MgCl and a tail gas treatment device connected to the cooler 2₂·nH₂Crushing O particles; and the tail gas treatment device is used for treating the second tail gas and recovering ammonium chloride and ammonia gas.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the reactor 3 is connected to the cooler 2 for passing the third off-gas into the cooler 2. That is, a part of the hydrogen chloride introduced into the reactor 3 reacts with the basic magnesium chloride in the second material, the ratio of the remaining hydrogen chloride to ammonia gas is about 1:1, and the hydrogen chloride and the ammonia gas are used as a third tail gas together with the water vapor removed from the second material and are input into the cooler 2 to be used as a source of the ammonia gas and the hydrogen chloride in the cooler 2.

Example 1.

Taking 5 parts of MgCl₂·6H₂O, 1000g of each part is respectively crushed into particles by a crusher, and the crushed materials are thrown into the dehydrator from the top end of the dehydrator so that the particles are discharged from the dehydratorThe mixture was dropped down and heated air was introduced into the bottom end of the dehydrator to maintain the temperature in the dehydrator at 170 ℃, 180 ℃, 200 ℃, 230 ℃, and 240 ℃ respectively to obtain samples 1 to 6, and the molar ratio of chlorine to magnesium and the molar ratio of hydrogen to magnesium in the obtained samples 1 to 6 were measured as shown in table 1.

Table 1.

	Sample 1	Sample 2	Sample 3	Sample No. 4	Sample No. 5
						Ratio of chlorine to magnesium	1.928	1.833	1.563	1.247	1.090
Hydrogen to magnesium ratio	6.071	3.557	2.501	1.765	1.272

From the hydrogen-magnesium ratio and the chlorine-magnesium ratio, sample 1 contains a large amount of magnesium chloride trihydrate or tetrahydrate, most of samples 2 to 4 are magnesium chloride dihydrate and basic magnesium chloride, and most of sample 5 is basic magnesium chloride.

It follows that dehydration below 180 ℃ will produce large quantities of magnesium chloride trihydrate or tetrahydrate, which, due to insufficient dehydration, will cause hardening in the subsequent final removal process. The dehydration is carried out at the temperature of 180-230 ℃, the product mainly comprises the mixture of the magnesium chloride dihydrate and the basic magnesium chloride, the dehydration degree is proper, and hardening in a subsequent reactor is avoided. If the dehydration is carried out at a temperature higher than 230 ℃, the product is mainly basic magnesium chloride, and the circulation amount of ammonia gas and hydrogen chloride at the later stage is increased, so that the production cost is increased.

Example 2.

Taking a sample 3, dividing into four parts, respectively co-condensing with ammonia gas and hydrogen chloride under the same conditions, respectively conveying to respective reactors, correspondingly and respectively setting the temperature at 350 ℃, 450 ℃, 550 ℃ and 700 ℃, introducing the hydrogen chloride and the ammonia gas to ensure that the volume percentage content of the hydrogen chloride gas in the reactors is more than 5%, the mol ratio of the ammonia gas to the hydrogen chloride gas in the reactors is 1.1, the gas atmosphere in the reactors is slightly alkaline, reacting for 3h, and detecting after the reaction is finished to respectively obtain anhydrous magnesium chloride with the purity of 96.2%, 97.1%, 98.5% and 99.3%.

The invention utilizes the decomposition of the ammonium chloride which is uniformly mixed with the basic magnesium chloride to increase the contact probability of the hydrogen chloride and the basic magnesium chloride, thereby promoting the reaction of the hydrogen chloride and the basic magnesium chloride and obtaining pure anhydrous magnesium chloride. Moreover, in the reactor, the acidic corrosion caused by hydrogen chloride is balanced with the input ammonia gas, and the ratio of ammonia gas to hydrogen chloride is adjusted to be nearly the same, which can facilitate the recovery of the feed gas used as the condensation step.

In the invention, the anhydrous magnesium chloride is generated by firstly partially removing, then mixing with ammonium chloride in a condensation mode and finally completely removing. Because most of crystal water is removed firstly, hardening can be avoided when the crystal water is completely removed at high temperature; the raw material selection is less limited, the process is continuous, and the method is suitable for large-scale production; ammonium chloride is mixed into the first material in a condensation mode, so that the ammonium chloride can be uniformly mixed; when the magnesium chloride is completely removed, the content of hydrogen chloride in the reactor is controlled, so that basic magnesium chloride generated when partial moisture is removed fully reacts, and anhydrous magnesium chloride with high purity is obtained; the introduction amount of the ammonia gas during final removal is controlled to keep the atmosphere in a weakly alkaline state, so that the equipment can be protected from corrosion on the one hand, and the ratio of the formed third tail gas ammonia gas to the hydrogen chloride is close to 1:1 on the other hand, so that the third tail gas ammonia gas can be conveniently recycled into a cooler for use.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments illustrate rather than limit the invention, and that those skilled in the art will be able to design alternative embodiments without departing from the scope of the appended claims. In the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim.