Optical Absorption Measurements of Hydrogen Chloride at High Temperature and High Concentration in the Presence of Water Using a Tunable Diode Laser System for Application in Pyrohydrolysis Non-Ferrous Industrial Process Control

Author： Tzanetakis Tommy Susilo Robin Wang Zhenyou Padmanabhan Arathi Davis Boyd R. Thomson Murray J.

Publisher： Society for Applied Spectroscopy

E-ISSN： 1943-3530|69|6|705-713

ISSN： 0003-7028

Source： Applied Spectroscopy, Vol.69, Iss.6, 2015-06, pp. : 705-713

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Abstract

A tunable diode laser (TDL) was used to measure hydrogen chloride (HCl) spectra at 5747 cm⁻¹ (1.74 μm) and temperatures of 25-950 °C in a quartz cell. The purpose was to evaluate the capability of monitoring HCl concentration under pyrohydrolysis conditions using a near-infrared (NIR) laser. These conditions are characterized by 20-40% HCl, 2-40% H₂O, and the presence of metal chloride vapors at temperatures of 600-1000 °C. Spectral peak area measurements of HCl-N₂ mixtures at atmospheric pressure and a path length of 8.1 cm showed linear absorption behavior between concentrations of 5-95% and temperatures of 25-950 °C. Results from the addition of 2-40% water (H₂O) indicate that the HCl peak area relationships are not affected for temperatures of 350-950 °C. Evaporating NiCl₂ within the cell did not show spectral interference effects with HCl between 650 and 850 °C. The results from this work indicate that a near-infrared optical sensor is capable of measuring high HCl concentrations at high temperatures in the presence of high H₂O content during pyrohydrolysis process conditions.