PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE REPORT NAN-CHING CHEMICAL FERTILIZER PLANT NAN-CHING, CHINA

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• Publication Date: August 1, 1966
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NAN-CHING CHEMICAL FERTILIZER PLANT
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A large chemical fertilizer plant is located on the north bank of the
Chang River about ten nm north of Nan-ching (Nan-king) and on the opposite
side of the river from the Nan-ching wharf area, at approximately 32 13N -
118 45E. The plant is basically rectangular in shape with dimensions of
approximately 8,300 feet by 2,500 feet. The plant is served by a spur of
the Nan-ching to Chu-hsien railroad. It is also served by road and water.
All available photographic coverage during the period,
was examined with emphasis on the identification of
and developments within the installation. The
various processing and support facilities are
major production facilities
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facilities:
AREA A - Phosphate fertilizer manufacturing
The phosphate ore is brought in by rail (1). At the unloading
platform (2) it is transferred to the warehouse (3). The phosphate
rock is probably treated in the crushing building (4) and then it goes
to the mixing and den building (5). It is mixed with sulfuric acid in
the southeast section of this building and allowed to cure in the north-
west section. After curing, it is processed, possibly mixed with
potassium fertilizers, and stored in the large warehouse (6). Building
(7) is probably the packaging and shipping section for the finished
fertilizer, which is shipped by water (17) and rail (18).
Waste material from the phosphate fertilizer plant is sent to the
open storage area (8). The water treatment facility (9), which is
adjacent to the waste storage area, and the two medium size administration
buildings (10), are located on the road leading into the plant. This
road has a control point (11). The maintenance and storage buildings (12)
are adjacent to the phosphate warehouses.
Elemental phosphorus and phosphorus compounds are probably made in
the group of small buildings (13) in the southwest corner of the phosphate
plant. Two small unidentified buildings (14), in this same area, are
surrounded by a security wall. Phosphoric acid is probably made from
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elemental phosphorus in the acid unit (15), and phosphorus compounds
may be synthesized in the large building (16).
The ten buildings in the southern section of the plant include
warehouses, possibly for storage of phosphorus compounds which may be
shipped by road, as well as shops and service buildings. The small
walled section in the northern part of the plant is probably a laboratory
and control unit for the phosphate fertilizer plant.
The phosphate fertilizer plant contains a contact sulfuric acid
unit which furnishes acid to the mixing building (5). Pyrites are
brought in by water to the receiving and processing building (19).
The processed ore then goes to the roasting building (21) where sulphur
dioxide is generated for the sulfuric acid unit (20). The acid is stored
in the tank farm (23) prior to use or shipment. The small buildings
(22) are probably control and service buildings.
AREA B - The nitrogen fertilizer plant.
In the area. between the phosphate and nitrogen fertilizer plants,
an unidentified processing unit (24) with approximately five associated
buildings (25) is located. Considerable land for open storage (26) and
future expansion is available in this area.
Another probable contact sulfuric acid plant (28) is located within
the nitrogen fertilizer plant. The pyrites are received and processed
in the large building (27). The acid produced is used to produce
ammonium sulfate (29), which is stored in warehouse (30). Some of the
sulfuric acid is stored in the tank farm.
In the unloading area. (31) anoverhead traveling crane is used to
unload coke/coal which is used in the gas generating plant (33) and
steam plant (32). There are three gas holders possibly for raw and
purified gas. From the gas generating plant, the gas goes to the
purification units and finally to the liquid air and ammonia. synthesis
buildings (35). Ammonia is synthesized from the hydrogen and nitrogen.
Cooling towers are located at (36).
Some of the ammonia is used as a raw material at the nitric acid
plant (37) and in the possible ammonium nitrate facilities (38 and 39).
A possible catalyst production area (40) consists of numerous
small buildings.
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Carbon dioxide and ammonia are converted to urea in the probable
synthesis building (45) and processing buildings (41-44).
The buildings in (46) are workshops with probably a few warehouses.
A large water treatment plant (47) supplies water to the plant.
Positive identification in Area B is difficult as the plant layout
is complicated and the structures are closely spaced.
AREA C - The location of the Chemical Engineering College of Nan-ching.
AREA D - Coal is brought in by railrofd and unloaded in the open storage
(51). From here it is sent to the coal preparation building (50) and
finally to the thermal power plant (49).
AREA E - consists of numerous buildings for employee housing.
LEVEL OF ACTIVITY
both the
there was considerable construction in
phosphate fertilizer plant and the nitrogen fertilizer plant. During
this period the unloading platform (2) was constructed as well as the warehouse
(3) and the addition adjacent to the crushing building (4).
The two large warehouse and shipping buildings in the southern section
of the phosphate plant were also constructed. In area. B, a processing
building (24) was also built. In the phosphate plant, there appears to be
some construction in the early stages southwest of the sulfuric acid plant.
In the urea section of the plant, there are five new buildings, four of
which are unidentified and a processing building (42). The gas generating
unit (33) and a third gas holder were constructed in the ammonia section.
During the period covered by this study, a. general increase in rail cars
and river traffic serving this fertilizer plant was noted.
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1. Phosphate rock receiving area
2. Phosphate rock unloading platform
3. Phosphate rock storage
4. Crushing and processing building
5. Mixing and den building; warehouse
6. Warehouse and probable processing building
7. Warehouse and shipping building
8. Waste products
9. Water treatment area
10. Administration area.
11. Control point
12. Maintenance and storage building
13. Phosphorus processing section
14. Unidentified area - 2 buildings
15. Possible phosphoric acid plant
16. Possible processing building for phosphorus compounds
17. Water shipping area.
18. Rail lines serving plant
19. Pyrite ore receiving and processing building
20. Sulfuric acid plant
21. Roasting building
22. Probable control and plant service buildings
23. Sulfuric acid tank farm
AREA B - Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant
24. Large unidentified processing building
25. Buildings associated with 24
26. Open storage area,
27. Pyrite ore receiving and processing
28. Sulfuric acid plant
29. Ammonium sulfate plant
30. Ammonium sulfate warehouse
31. Coal/coke unloading area with overhead traveling crane
32. Steam plant
33. Gas generating plant
di.. Three gasholders
35. Liquid air and ammonia synthesis building
36. Cooling towers
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37. Nitric acid absorbers
38-39. Possible ammonium nitrate synthesis
40. Possible catalyst area
41-44. Processing buildings for urea.
45. Urea synthesis building
46. Workshop area.
47. Water treatment area.
AREA C - Chemical Engineering College of Nan-ching
AREA D - Thermal Power Plant
48. Water treatment plant
49. Thermal Power Plant
50. Coal preparation building
51. Open coal storage
AREA E - Employee Housing
COLOR LEGEND FOR FERTILIZER PLANT
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Red Phosphate plant
Yellow Sulfuric acid plants
Green Chemical Engineering College
White Ammonium plant
Green Power plant
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MAPS AND CHARTS
General Locator Map, China - 26906, 10-59 (UNCLASSIFIED)
AMS Series L500, NI50-16 Nan-ching (Nanking), China, Edition
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