WASHING TANK

MI
Sargassum Seaweed
2,600,000 MT/year =

Water
25 C
997.0479 kg/m3
20,835,616.44 kg/day
MO
4,167,123.29 kg/day

Water + salt + solids

20,835,616.44 kg/day
FORMALIN TREATMENT
MI
4,167,123.29 kg/day

2% Formalin solution
993.41 kg/m3
20,835,616.44 kg/day

7,123,287.67 kg/day

Seaweed 90%
Others
10%

MO
4,375,479.45 kg/day

20,627,260.27 kg/day
FBD (98% eff)
MI
4,375,479.45 kg/day

Water
25 C
997.0479 kg/m3
20,836,033.15 kg/day
MO
4,583,927.29 kg/day

Water + F
20,627,585.31 kg/day
ACID TREATMENT
T = 40 C

MI
4,583,927.29 kg/day

Seaweed 95.24%
Formalin 4.76%

4,167,206.63
208,272.82

2% HCl
1001.91 kg/m3
20,836,033.15 kg/day
MO
Ca(Alg)2 + 2HCl --> 2HAlg + CaCl2
916,785.46 kg/day Ca(Alg)2
819,057.06 kg/day HAlg
2HAlg + Na2CO3 --> Na(Alg) + H2CO3
460,719.60 kg/day Na(Alg)
WASHING TANK
MI
916,785.46 kg/day
819,057.06 kg/day
460,719.60 kg/day

Water
25 C
997.0479 kg/m3
4,095,285.30 kg/day
MO
HAlg + H20
900,962.77 kg/day
HCl

Ca(Alg)2
HAlg
Na(Alg)

H2CO3
SODIUM CARBONATE
MI
900,962.77 kg/day
13,514,441.48 kg/day
MO
Na(Alg) slurry
731,008.43 kg/day
DILUTION
MI
731,008.43 kg/day
Water
3,655,042.13 kg/day

=
=

6,410,958.90 kg/day
712,329 kg/day

Ca(Alg)2 20%
Water
35%
Others
45%
Dry seaweeds

=
=
=
=

1,282,191.78 kg/day
2,243,835.62 kg/day
2,884,931.51 kg/day
4,167,123.29

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
14
15
16
17

5861
38728
39131
82515
63020
118948.67
133356.07
171492.69
300743.65
265729.92
596753.27
751448.3
901640.2
1065923.5
1244298.2
1436764.3

2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

1600000
y = 7045.8x2 - 40044x + 81274
R = 0.9908
y = 87626x
R = 0.8832

1400000
1200000
1000000
800000
600000
400000
200000

817954
905580
993206
1080832
1168458

0
-200000
-400000

10

40044x + 81274
R = 0.9908
y = 87626x - 321184
R = 0.8832
Series1
Poly. (Series1)
Linear (Series1)

10

15

20