US Magnesium Hydrochloric Acid Production Facility
SB360 Capital Partners is pleased to announce the offering of the US Magnesium Hydrochloric Acid Production Facility. This facility is a purpose-built industrial chemical plant engineered to produce approximately 40,000 tons per year of high-strength hydrochloric acid (22° Baume / ~35% HCl) utilizing chlorine gas generated from the magnesium production process combined with methane-based thermal oxidation technology. The facility was designed specifically for integration into the existing US Magnesium operation in Skull Valley, Utah.
The plant was engineered to recover and convert chlorine gas produced during magnesium chloride electrolysis into commercial-grade hydrochloric acid, creating both an environmental control solution and a value-added chemical production operation. The process includes chlorine combustion, HCl absorption, gas scrubbing, heat recovery steam generation, cooling water systems, deionized water treatment, and acid storage/loading infrastructure.
The facility was developed around high-purity acid production standards suitable for industrial and specialty chemical applications, with stringent specifications for iron, heavy metals, oxidizers, and organic contaminants. The design incorporates redundant rotating equipment, PLC-based controls, corrosion-resistant metallurgy, refractory-lined systems, and integrated waste-heat recovery capable of producing approximately 18,850 pounds per hour of 185-psia saturated steam for reuse within the broader magnesium operation.
12819 N Rowley Road, Skull Valley, Utah. Only by appointment. For more information and an appointment, please contact the on-site representative, John Wiggins, phone 910.723.2020, or email John at [email protected]
Plant Design Highlights
- Designed for continuous industrial operation
- High corrosion-resistant metallurgy throughout
- Redundant critical rotating equipment
- Integrated steam recovery and heat utilization
- Industrial rail/truck acid loading capability
- Modular subsystem design enabling relocation and reconstruction
- Engineered by Foster Wheeler USA Corporation and Nestec, Inc.
HCl Synthesis & Reaction Systems
- Methane-fueled HCl synthesis burner/reactor
- HCl combustion air blowers
- Main and pilot gas trains
- Catalytic oxidizer system
- Thermal oxidizer combustion system
- Waste heat boiler / Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG)
- Economizer system
Acid Absorption & Gas Treatment
- Primary absorber tower
- Secondary absorber tower
- Tail gas tower
- Venturi scrubber system
- Caustic scrubber system
- HCl vent scrubber
- Tail gas recirculation blowers
- Booster blowers and recycle gas blowers
- Recirculation cooling systems
Cooling & Utility Systems
- Large industrial cooling tower system
- Chiller system
- Refrigerated water pumps
- Plant cooling water pumps
- Heat exchangers
- Deionized water treatment and RO polishing system
- Boiler feed water pumps and tank
- Plant air compressors, dryers, and receivers
Chemical Handling & Storage
- 50% caustic unloading and transfer systems
- 10% caustic storage and delivery systems
- Large HCl storage tanks
- Off-spec acid storage tank
- Neutralization mixing systems
- Deionized water surge tank
- Refrigerated water surge tank
Product Loading Infrastructure
- Railcar loading platforms
- Truck loading stations
- Rail and truck HCl loading pumps
- Rail loading arms
- Acid transfer systems
Electrical & Controls
- PLC-based control architecture
- Instrument air systems
- HVAC systems for control rooms and substations
- Variable frequency drives (VFDs)
- Motor control systems
Major Storage Assets
- Multiple 202,000-gallon rubber-lined carbon steel HCl storage tanks
- 19,000-gallon caustic storage tank
- 12,000-gallon caustic storage tank
- 37,000-gallon fiberglass DI water surge tank
- Industrial cooling and circulation infrastructure exceeding 8,000 GPM design flow in portions of the system
12819 N Rowley Road, Skull Valley, Utah. Only by appointment. For more information and an appointment, please contact the on-site representative, John Wiggins, phone 910.723.2020, or email John at [email protected]
Lot910
Industrial Horizontal Process Reactor / Combustion Vessel
Lot911
50% Caustic Soda Storage Tank – Vertical Above-Ground Process Tank
Lot912
10% Caustic Soda Storage Tank & Transfer System
Lot913
Acid Plant Process Gas Train – Automated Valve & Instrumentation Skid
Lot916-2
Twin City Fan & Blower Industrial Centrifugal Fan with TECO-Westinghouse
Lot916
Twin City Fan & Blower Industrial Centrifugal Fan with TECO-Westinghouse
Lot916-1
Twin City Fan & Blower Industrial Centrifugal Fan with TECO-Westinghouse
Lot917
Acid Plant Venturi Scrubber Assembly
Lot917-1
Acid Plant Venturi Scrubber Assembly
Lot918
Primary HCl Absorber Tower (Hydrochloric Acid Absorber)
Lot919
Industrial Waste Heat Recovery Boiler / Heat Recovery Steam Generator
Lot920
Hydrochloric Acid Plant Level Drum / Acid Collection Vessel
Lot921
Secondary Hydrochloric Acid Absorber Tower
Lot921-1
Secondary Hydrochloric Acid Absorber Tower
Lot922
Tail Gas Absorber / Tail Gas Scrubber Tower
Lot922-1
Tail Gas Absorber / Tail Gas Scrubber Tower
Lot923
Caustic Scrubber Tower / Caustic Absorber Tower
Lot924
Micro Motion Coriolis Mass Flow Meter
Lot925
HAWS Emergency Safety Shower and Eyewash Station
Lot926
Industrial Catalytic Oxidizer System
Lot0927
Compressed Air Receiver / Instrument Air Receiver
Lot928
Innomag Sealless Magnetic-Drive Chemical Process Pump
Lot929
Verantis FRP Booster Blower – Acid Plant Service
Lot929-1
Verantis FRP Booster Blower – Acid Plant Service
Lot930
Graphite Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger Assembly
Lot931
Graphite Plate Heat Exchanger Assembly
Lot931-1
Graphite Plate Heat Exchanger Assembly
Lot932
Catalytic Oxidizer Induced Draft Fan Assembly
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