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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 9

ZUSAMMENFASSUNG UND SCHLUSSFOLGERUNGEN. 14

1 INTRODUCTION. 21

1.1 Reference to the IPPC-Directive . 21

1.2 Object of the Study 22

2 GENERAL INFORMATION 23

2.1 Types of Mineral Fertilisers. 23

2.2 Economic Situation . 24

2.2.1 Consumption and Production of Mineral Fertilisers in Europe 24

2.2.2 Consumption and Production of Mineral Fertiliser in Austria 26

2.3 Starting Materials for Fertiliser Production . 28

2.3.1 Phosphate Rock. 28

2.3.2 Nitric Acid. 30

2.3.3 Sulphuric Acid 30

2.3.4 Ammonia 30

2.3.5 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) 32

2.3.6 Other Raw Materials 32

3 SSP, TSP AND MN-FERTILISER (MIXED ACID ROUTE) 33

3.1 Production Processes . 33

3.1.1 Production of Single Superphosphate (SSP) . 33

3.1.2 Production of Triple Superphosphate (TSP). 34

3.1.3 Production of Multi-Nutrient (MN) Fertilisers by the Mixed Acid Route . 34

3.2 Resources 35

3.2.1 Input/Output Levels 35

3.2.2 Energy . 36

3.2.3 Water Demand. 36

3.3 Emissions to Air and Waste Gas Treatment 37

3.3.1 Main Pollutants and Emission Sources 37

3.3.2 Waste Gas Treatment 37

3.3.3 Reference Plant – Donauchemie GmbH 38

3.4 Waste Water Emissions and Waste Water Treatment. 39

3.4.1 Main Pollutants and Emission Sources 39

3.4.2 Waste Water Treatment and Measures for Reduction of Waste Water Emissions. 39

3.4.3 Reference Plant – Donauchemie GmbH 40

3.5 Wastes and Residues 41

4 State-of-the-art for the Production of Fertilisers

4 FERTILISER PRODUCTION BY THE NITROPHOSPHATE ROUTE. 42

4.1 Processes for the Production of MN-fertilisers and Conversion of Calcium Nitrate Tetrahydrate

(CNTH) . 42

4.1.1 Digestion of Phosphate Rock. 43

4.1.2 Crystallisation and Filtration of Calcium Nitrate Tetrahydrate (CNTH) 43

4.1.3 Conversion of Calcium Nitrate Tetrahydrate (CNTH) . 44

4.1.4 Neutralisation/Evaporation of the Nitrophosphoric Acid 44

4.1.5 Spherodizer Granulation 44

4.2 Resources 45

4.2.1 Raw Material Input for the Nitrophosphate Route. 45

4.2.2 Energy and Cooling Water Demand 46

4.3 Emissions to Air and Waste Gas Treatment 47

4.3.1 Main Pollutants and Emission Sources 47

4.3.2 Waste Gas Treatment 47

4.3.3 Reference Plant – Agrolinz Melamin GmbH. 48

4.4 Waste Water Emissions and Waste Water Treatment (MN-fertiliser and CNTH conversion) 52

4.4.1 Main Pollutants and Emission Sources 52

4.4.2 Waste Water Treatment and Measures for Reduction of Waste Water Emissions 52

4.4.3 Reference plant – Agrolinz Melamine GmbH . 53

4.5 Waste and Residues 55

5 AMMONIUM NITRATE AND CALCIUM AMMONIUM NITRATE. 56

5.1 Production Processes . 56

5.1.1 Production of Ammonium Nitrate (AN) by Neutralisation of HNO3 and NH3 . 56

5.1.2 Production of ammonium nitrate by the conversion of by-product CNTH from the ODDA

process 56

5.1.3 Production of Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) Fertilisers 57

5.1.4 Finishing Processes. 58

5.1.5 Production of Technical Grade Ammonium Nitrate 58

5.2 Resources 59

5.2.1 Input/Output Levels 59

5.2.2 Energy and Cooling Water. 60

5.3 Emissions to Air and Waste Gas Treatment 61

5.3.1 Main Pollutants and Emission Sources 61

5.3.2 Air Pollution Abatement and Waste Gas Treatment. 61

5.3.3 Reference Plant – Agrolinz Melamine GmbH. 62

5.4 Waste Water Emissions and Waste Water Treatment. 64

5.4.1 Main pollutants and emission sources 64

5.4.2 Measures for the Reduction of Waste Water . 64

5.4.3 Reference Plant – Agrolinz Melamine GmbH. 64

6 UREA 66

6.1 Production Processes . 66

6.1.1 SNAM-Progetti Ammonia and Self Stripping Processes. 67

6.1.2 Stamicarbon CO2-Stripping Process 68

6.1.3 Evaporation and Solid Formation Processes 68

6.1.4 Urea – Ammonium Nitrate (UAN) Solutions . 69

6.2 Resources and Energy 69

6.3 Emissions to Air and Waste Gas Treatment 69

6.3.1 Main Pollutants and Emission Sources 69

6.3.2 Waste Gas Treatment 70

6.3.3 Reference Plant – Agrolinz Melamine GmbH. 70

6.4 Waste Water Emissions and Waste Water Treatment. 72

6.4.1 Emission Sources and Main Pollutants 72

6.4.2 Emission Reduction Measures. 72

6.4.3 Reference Plant – Agrolinz Melamine GmbH. 72

7 DIFFUSE AND NON-PROCESS SPECIFIC EMISSIONS 74

7.1 Emissions to Air. 74

7.2 Waste Water Emissions. 74

7.3 Wastes 74

8 APPENDICES 75

8.1 Legislative Regulations for the Production of Fertilisers in Austria 75

8.1.1 Emissions to Air . 75

8.1.2 General Licensing Requirements . 75

8.1.3 Ambient Air Concentration and Air Quality Management Plans 75

8.1.4 Wastewater Regulations 76

8.1.5 Provisions according to the Seveso II-Directive . 79

8.1.6 Product Regulations on Fertilisers in Austria 79

8.2 BAT Related Work of International Organisations – The Helsinki Convention . 80

8.2.1 Wastewater Discharges . 81

8.2.2 Emissions into the Atmosphere 82

8.2.3 Waste (Phosphogypsum). 82

8.3 List of Abbreviations Used 83

8.4 Conversion Factors for Nutrients . 83

9 REFERENCES 84