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Phosphoric
acid plant at Darou Khoudoss |
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Darou Acid Site: Doubling our phosphoric acid production capacity
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Known as Darou, after the name of the community in which the
facilities were installed (Darou Khoudoss), ICS's Acid Site
is a chemical complex made up of two adjacent phosphoric acid
production units, with a total production capacity of 660
000 tons of P2O5 per annum.
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The
facilities, located near the Taïba mine (100 km from Dakar)
have enabled Senegal to develop large-scale inorganic chemistry
and locally process a growing share of its phosphate production
into phosphoric acid (54% P2O5), thus creating a sizeable
added value. Practically all of this phosphoric acid production
(one part
is reserved to Fertilizer site ) is exported to our Indian partners IFFCO.
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This
industrial activity has also enabled ICS to boost a variety
of other sectors in the country (transportation - repairs
- services - trade - water and power supply - etc.)
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The
Darou1 and Darou2 plants, with a production capacity of 330
000 tons of P2O5 each, were built along the same lines and
include:
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Panoramic view of Darou1 |
- a
sulphuric acid production shop, using imported solid sulphur,
- general
services and utilities that ensure the plant's energy self-reliance,
- a
phosphoric acid production shop, where the acid is produced
through a controlled sulphuric acid attack on the phosphate.
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The plants share a large machinery maintenance department
to ensure good coverage of the facilities.
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In
the near future, optimization of electrical power production
due to the doubling of Darou facilities should allow us to
become completely energy self-reliant at the neighbouring
Taïba mine as well.
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Senegal
develops large-scale inorganic chemistry technology
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Entrance
to the Darou1 plant |
Phosphate
Stacker |
Address
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Site Acides (Darou)
BP 3835
Tél : (221) 33 939 55 00
Fax : (221) 33 955 61 17 |
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