K' AI - FENG NITROGEN FERTILIZER PLANT K' AI - FENG, CHINA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 7, 2003
• Sequence Number: 72
• Publication Date: April 1, 1966
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K'AI-FENG NITROGEN FERTILIZER PLANT
K'AI-FENG, CHINA
The K'ai-feng Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant is located at 34 47N - 114 23E,?
approximately 1.5 nm ea,st of the center of K'ai-feng in Honan Province,
China (Figures 1 and 2). It is road and rail served and covers an area
of approximately 5,700,000 square feet.
Using coal and pyrite as raw materials, synthetic ammonia, sulfuric
acid, and ammonium sulfate are produced at this plant. The specific
facilities necessary to accomplish this have been identified by number
on Figure 6:
Boilerhouse
Retort building
Two gasholders
Ammonia. synthesis building
Sulfuric acid plant
Sulfuric acid storage tanks
Ammonium sulfate production section
Area, of expansion
Water treatment area.
Abandoned construction site
Coal storage and handling area.
Conveyor
Shops, stora.ge/temporary construction buildings, and open
material storage
Administrative and warehousing facilities
Open material storage (probably coal and pyrite)
All available photographic coverage during the period
was examined in order to follow the constructs p
Figures 3 through 6). The following significant changes and activity,
by mission, were noted:
(1) Externally, most of the production fa.cilities appeared in
a late stage of construction in (Figure 3). The sulfuric acid
plant was essentially complete a. oug rail service did not extend
into this area,. One of the gasholders and many of the pipelines between
the various facilities were under construction. Approximately 20 tank
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cars and 7 gondola./hopper cars were noted within the plant area..
(2) A number of changes were noted from photography of
Figure 4). Modification of the boilerhouse was underway; the roof
had been removed and a, new one was under construction. Two conveyors
had been constructed. One of these is on the south side of the boilerhouse,
the other is indicated by Annotation 12, Figure 6. The gasholder previously
under construction was complete. Construction of coal storage and
handling facilities (Annotation 11, Figure 6) was in progress. Rail service
still did not extend into the sulfuric acid and ammonium sulfate production
areas. Seven gondola/hopper cars were observed within the plant area, and
at least 40 gondola./hopper cars were near the open material storage area.
(3) I I all production facilities appeared complete
and probably in operation Figure 5). Open coal storage near the boiler-
house was noted. Rail service extended into the ammonium sulfate production
area and into an area. of new construction (Annotation 8, Figure 6).
(4) Several unidentified buildings were constructed in this new
area between nnotation 8, Figure 6).
(5) Fluctuations in the amount of open material storage were
noted in comparing the various missions. For example, increases in the
amount of coal stored in the area, indicated by Annotation 15, Figure 6,
were observed in A. decrease was apparent
I 'These changes are probably y indicative of some level of
production.
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General Locator Map, China. - 29606 (UNCLASSIFIED)
U.S. Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0385-9HL, 2nd Edition, November 1963
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