Industrial Process Economics Reports About Nitric Acid Nitric Acid is a strong acid of major importance. It is mainly applied in the manufacture of ammonium nitrate, used in fertilizers, but it is also employed as powerful oxidizing agent in the production of many chemicals. The Intratec portfolio (www.intratec.us/our-portfolio) includes reports examining specific Nitric Acid
Understand Nitric
production processes. Each report presents one-time costs associated with the construction of an
Acid production
industrial plant and the continuing costs associated with the daily operation of such a plant. General
costs
information included in our reports is presented below.
Coverage of Nitric Acid Process Economics Reports Each report examines one specific Nitric Acid production process, including: AN INTRODUCTION TO NITRIC ACID * Description & applications * Production pathways diagram PROCESS TECHNOLOGY THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING * Product(s) generated & raw material(s) consumed
Know the capital
* Physico-chemistry highlights
investment
* Industrial site production capacity definition * Detailed process block flow scheme & description
required
* Key process input & output figures (including raw material(s) consumption) * Labor requirements CAPITAL INVESTMENT BREAKDOWN * Total fixed capital required (ISBL, OSBL and contingency) * Working capital * Costs incurred during industrial plant commissioning and start-up * Multi-regional fixed capital analysis PRODUCTION COST DETAILED LOOK * Manufacturing variable costs (raw materials and utilities required) * Manufacturing fixed costs (e.g., labor and maintenance costs, operating charges, plant overhead) * Depreciation and corporate overhead costs * Production cost history (4-year timeframe)
Examine the operating costs &
PROCESS ECONOMICS QUICK SUMMARY TABLE
raw materials
LABOR WAGE RATES AND PRICING BASIS
consumption
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