LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT FOR A

MONOAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE AND

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE FERTILIZER
COMPANY
LORESCA, DANIEL ELDREI D.
MACATANTAN, SEDFREY L.
MANANSALA, MARK VINCENT E.
VILORIA, RICHELLE ANYA C.
 INTRODUCTION

CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS CONTRIBUTED A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON FOOD PRODUCTION IN THE

RECENT PAST AND HAVE BEEN AN INTEGRAL AND INDISPENSABLE PART OF MODERN DAY
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
MOST COMMON FERTILIZERS USED:
NITROGEN-RICH FERTILIZERS * AMMONIUM CHLORIDE PHOSPHATE
PHOSPHOROUS-RICH FERTILIZERS* MONOAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE (MAP)
POTASSIUM-RICH FERTILIZERS
AMMONIUM CHLORIDE PHOSPHATE
AMMONIUM CHLORIDE IS USED IN OTHER GRADES OF COMPOUND FERTILIZERS IN COMBINATION
WITH UREA, AMMONIUM SULFATE OR PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS
ADVANTAGES:
HIGHER CONCENTRATION THAN AMMONIUM SULFATE .
LOWER COST PER UNIT OF N
AGRONOMIC ADVANTAGES FOR RICE; NITRIFICATION IS LESS RAPID

MONOAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE (MAP)

A HIGHLY CONCENTRATED GRANULATED NITROGEN-PHOSPHORIC COMPOUND

ADVANTAGES:
HAS THE HIGHEST P CONTENT OF ANY COMMON SOLID FERTILIZER
WATER SOLUBLE AND DISSOLVES RAPIDLY IN SOIL IF ADEQUATE MOISTURE IS PRESENT
LESS POTENT AND TOXIC THAN DIAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE (DAP)
DOES NOT ABSORB MOISTURE IN STORAGE AND DOES NOT BREAKDOWN DURING HANDLING
 GOAL

TO CREATE A LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF A FERTILIZER PLANT PRODUCING MONOAMMONIUM

PHOSPHATE AND AMMONIUM CHLORIDE PHOSPHATE

TO CREATE A PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM THAT INCORPORATES BOTH THE PRODUCTION OF

MONOAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE AND AMMONIUM CHLORIDE
 GOAL

TO IDENTIFY THREE HOTSPOTS IN THE PRODUCTION PROCESS BASED ON THE MATERIAL AND
ENERGY BALANCES AS WELL AS THE WASTE GENERATED

TO FIND ALTERNATIVES AND CONTROL FOR THE HOTSPOTS WITH CONSIDERATIONS TO

SUSTAINABILITY

TO INTEGRATE THE FERTILIZER PLANT IN THE NETWORK OF AN ECO-PARK

 SCOPE

THE ASSESSMENT ONLY COVERS THE PRODUCTION PROCESS OF MONOAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE

AND AMMONIUM CHLORIDE ONLY.
THE BOUNDARY LIMIT OF THE ASSESSMENT IS GATE-TO-GATE
THE PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR MONOAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE WILL START WITH THE REACTION
BETWEEN LIQUID AMMONIA (FROM BOTH FRESH FEED AND WASTEWATER OF THE STEEL COMPANY)
AND PHOSPHORIC ACID
THE PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR AMMONIUM CHLORIDE WILL BE BEGIN AT THE RECYCLED
AMMONIUM SULFIDE AND ZINC CHLORIDE
BOTH PRODUCTS WILL EXIT THE PROCESS AFTER THE PACKAGING PROCEDURE.
INVENTORY ANALYSIS
SYSTEMS BOUNDARY
MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCE
IMPACT ANALYSIS
 HOTSPOTS
Hotspots
Hotspots Concern
Rotary Dryer Highest energy consumption
Highest rate of wastewater

Mill High energy consumption

High emissions due to particulate matter

Rotary Cooler High energy consumption

Highest air emissions
IMPROVEMENT ANALYSIS
 ROTARY DRYER ROTARY COOLER

INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY RATE INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY RATE

USE OF FLASH DRYERS (LI, ET AL., 2012) ADOPTION OF FLUID BED COOLER

MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF WASTEWATER REDUCE AIR EMMISIONS

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MILL
INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY RATE
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REDUCE EMMISIONS OF PARTICULATE MATTER

INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATED MILLING SYSTEM
 ALTERNATIVES AND CONTROL FOR HOTSPOTS
Control Options
Economical
Dimensions for Sustainable Development
Ecological Social
Control for Rotary ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGE ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGE ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGE
Dryer
Use of Flash dryers Able to dry Higher installation Reduction of Takes up a large Low risk of fire Generation of a
(Li, et al., 2012) rapidly and cost VOC emissions land mass hazard noisy environment
will be more compared to if not maintained
efficient Subject to corrosion rotary dryers
because
Lower energy retention time is
consumption very short
Control for Rotary
Cooler
Adoption of Fluid Increased Lower capacity due Smaller size Relatively higher Better Possible health
Bed Cooler cooling to its smaller size particulate matter automated problems for
efficiency Lower energy emissions system that is employees if not
Added air control requirement easy to maintained
Modular (can treatment for PM operate
install more
units)
Control for Mill
Installation of Better milling Additional cost Better milling Presence of air Easier automated May require
Automated Milling precision to precision results emissions procedure advance
system minimize minimize unwanted technical
unwanted particulate matter personnel
particulate
matter
 COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
Table N. Cost-Benefit Analysis for the MAP fertilizer production
MAP fertilizer production Cost Benefit
process

Rotary dryer High cost of $20000 per Remove the moisture of the
equipment product

Milling process High cost of $10000 per Oversized granules are recycled
equipment back to increase the production
yield

Rotary cooling process High cost of $30000 Granules will be cooled

CONCLUSION