Detailed Project Report on Oxygen Plant of 200 Tons per Month Capacity

OXYGEN PLANT OF 200 TONS PER MONTH CAPACITY

[EIRI/EDPR/1895] J.C.770

INTRODUCTION

Oxygen, the gaseous element that constitutes 20.946% of the earth's, atmosphere, is essential to respiration and life in all animals and  to most forms of vegetation.  Oxygen  supports  the combustion  of  feels which supply mankind with heat,  light  and power,  and  it  enters  into  oxidative  Combination  with  many materials. The speed of reaction and effectiveness of combination increases  with  oxygen concentrations greater than that  of  air Industry  has  established 99.5% purity for the  bulk  commercial product.

The great importance of the industrial gas, oxygen is due to the usefulness of the acetylene torch for steel welding and steel cutting, and for the welding of other metals, to lesser degree to the oxyhydrogen flame. Oxygen gas in the breathing apparatus for a visitors at high altitudes and for oxygentents in hospitals is a high altitudes and for oxygentents in hospitals is a more recent development. An extension of  the use of oxygen lies  in the  increased intensity and speed of reactions brought about  by oxygen enriched air instead of ordinary air; the reduction of the cycle  time  so  achieved in chemical  or  metallurgical  process permits a greater yield per volume of equipment, and brings about lower  costs. Oxygen as a raw material for synthesizing chemical compounds is in daily use (ethylene oxide, sodium peroxide). Liquid oxygen mixed with carbon black may yet become an important and cheap explosive.

Oxygen is one of the basic chemical elements. In its most common form, oxygen is a colorless gas found in air. It is one of the life-sustaining elements on Earth and is needed by all animals. Oxygen is also used in many industrial, commercial, medical, and scientific applications. It is used in blast furnaces to make steel, and is an important component in the production of many synthetic chemicals, including ammonia, alcohols, and various plastics. Oxygen and acetylene are combusted together to provide the very high temperatures needed for welding and metal cutting. When oxygen is cooled below -297° F (-183° C), it becomes a pale blue liquid that is used as a rocket fuel.

Oxygen is one of the most abundant chemical elements on Earth. About one-half of the earth's crust is made up of chemical compounds containing oxygen, and a fifth of our atmosphere is oxygen gas. The human body is about two-thirds oxygen. Although oxygen has been present since the beginning of scientific investigation, it wasn't discovered and recognized as a separate element until 1774 when Joseph Priestley of England isolated it by heating mercuric oxide in an inverted test tube with the focused rays of the sun. Priestley described his discovery to the French scientist Antoine Lavoisier, who experimented further and determined that it was one of the two main components of air. Lavoisier named the new gas oxygen using the Greek words oxys, meaning sour or acid, and genes, meaning producing or forming, because he believed it was an essential part of all acids.

COST ESTIMATION

Plant Capacity            8 MT/Day

Land & Building (8000 sq.mt.)    Rs. 4.25 Cr

Plant & Machinery                    Rs. 4.00 Cr

Working Capital for 3 Months    Rs. 91.72 Lac

Total Capital Investment          Rs. 12.52 Cr

Rate of Return                          15%

Break Even Point                      67%

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PROPERTIES & CHARACTERISTICS

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

USES & APPLICATIONS

RAW MATERIALS

B.I.S. SPECIFICATION

THE INDIAN INDUSTRY AND MARKET SURVEY

INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT

ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE

INDUSTRY LEADERS

MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS/EXPORTERS OF OXYGEN GAS

PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE

PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM

CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION PROCESS FOR OXYGEN

ADSORPTION AND MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY FOR OXYGEN GEREELANCE

OTHER METHODS USED COMMERCIALLY

MANUFACTURE OF OXYGEN FROM HIGH TEMPERATURE STEAM

OXYGEN GAS PRODUCTION APPARATUS

NON CRYOGENIC AIR SEPARATION PROCESSES FOR OXYGEN

HEALTH AND SAFETY FACTORS

PLANT LAYOUT

SUPPLIERS OF PLANT AND MACHINERIES

MANUFACTURING/SUPPLIER OF OXYGEN GAS CYLINDER

SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIAL

SUPPLIERS OF COMPLETE PLANT

APPENDIX – A:

01. PLANT ECONOMICS

02. LAND & BUILDING

03. PLANT AND MACHINERY

04. OTHER FIXED ASSESTS

05. FIXED CAPITAL

06. RAW MATERIAL

07. SALARY AND WAGES

08. UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS

09. TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL

10. TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT

11. COST OF PRODUCTION

12. TURN OVER/ANNUM

13. BREAK EVEN POINT

14. RESOURCES FOR FINANCE

15. INSTALMENT PAYABLE IN 5 YEARS

16. DEPRECIATION CHART FOR 5 YEARS

17. PROFIT ANALYSIS FOR 5 YEARS

18. PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET FOR (5 YEARS)