ThyssenKrupp Uhde supplies chlor-alkali electrolysis technology to AkzoNobel
At
the Frankfurt-Höchst industrial estate, AkzoNobel is converting an amalgam
electrolysis plant to the modern membrane process and has commissioned
ThyssenKrupp Uhde to design and supply the energy-saving ThyssenKrupp Uhde
membrane cells.
This extensive conversion project involves replacing the
existing amalgam cells with ThyssenKrupp Uhde single-element membrane
electrolysers. The new plant will increase annual production capacity by around
50% to 250,000 tonnes of chlorine and 275,000 tonnes of caustic soda solution.
Commissioning is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2013.
"We are proud
that our electrolysis technology is to be used at the Frankfurt-Höchst site,
where the first Hoechst-Uhde membrane cell was once developed," said Dr. Sami
Pelkonen, Head of ThyssenKrupp Uhde's Electrolysis division.
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Uhde's scope of services will include the basic and detail engineering of the
electrolysers, as well as their supply and supervision of the commissioning
activities. "The energy consumption per ton of product will be improved by
nearly 30%", said Martin Riswick, General Manager of AkzoNobel's Chlor-Alkali
business, "This is fully aligned with AkzoNobel's Value and Values strategy and
will boost our ambition to become the sustainability leader in the chlor-alkali
industry".
ThyssenKrupp
Uhde has a workforce of more than 5,600 employees worldwide and is a company in
the Plant Technology business area of the ThyssenKrupp Group. The company's
activities focus on the engineering and construction of chemical and other
industrial plants in the following fields: fertilisers; electrolysis; gas
technologies; oil, coal and residue gasification; refining technologies; organic
intermediates, polymers and synthetic fibres; and also coke plant and
high-pressure technologies. We also provide our customers with professional
services and comprehensive solutions in all areas of industrial plant operation.
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