IEM II Startup 1
IEM II Startup 1
Before the startup of IEM.II, first conform the level of all tanks.
Conform caustic concentration which should be greater than 27%.
Temperature of Catholyte should be between 70-75 0C and temperature of Anolyte
should be less than 75OC. Adjust steam of both feed brine and feed caustic
accordingly.
PDI-200 should be 4.00 Kilo Pascal’s or round about.
Check the N2 purging and flow.
By-pass the safety of polarization (Set points Of Flow SV1, SV2, SV3) of both
Electrolyzers.
By-pass the safety of concentrated brine and depleted brine.
Reset the both Electrolyzer’s safeties.
Adjust feed caustic flow 28.5 M3/hour on Electrolyzer A and 28.2 M3/hour on
Electrolyzer B.
Open ZV-231 of both Electrolyzer’s, adjust the feed brine flow of 8.0 M 3/hour on each
electrolyzer.
Switch on the rectifier main breaker and rectifier A and rectifier B.
Check ready and running indication of both rectifiers.
Take load to brine ratio safety of both electrolyzers into circuit.
Take FICA-265 into circuit.
Take FIC-221 into circuit and set ratio of water injection according to caustic
concentration.
Give set point of load 0.5 KA on each Electrolyzer.
Open ZV-219 and ZV-229 shut off valves of Cl2 and H2 respectively.
Rise load up to 1-2 KA and stop purging of N2 according to delta.
Close PIC-218 and PIC-228 safety valves of Cl2 and H2 respectively.
Take PIC-600 (compressor bypass valve) into circuit, adjust pressure or suction on
compressor according to requirement.
Give set point of hydrogen to holder PIC-700 as 200mmWC to check hydrogen purity.
After checking hydrogen purity open ZV-701 and close ZV-702.
Increase pressure of main Cl2 PICA-216 and H2 PICA-226 according to load.
Increase load on each Electrolyzer up to 4.0 KA. Take a look on each cell volts.
Take the safeties of polarization and concentrated and depleted brine into circuit of
each Electrolyzer.
After firing first furnace increase load up to 9 KA on each Electrolyzer.
Then after firing 2nd furnace, increase load up to 13.2 KA on each Electrolyzer.
Catholyte temperature should not rise than 85.00C stop steam of feed caustic
accordingly.
Anolyte temperature should remain below than 85.00C adjust steam and feed brine
accordingly.
After two hours, by giving proper deviation set point to EDI-230A and EDI-230B take
then into circuit.