PBSIMProcess Balance SIMulation

For an entire operation plant: process mass & heat balance calculation softwareUser friendly (fully Excel base), client-customized graphics-tables interface Simulation/running mode: No training required (basic Excel requisite)Configuration mode: Short training required (advanced Excel requisite)Fully developped by owner, no license required (only Microsoft-Excel)Process flowsheet with unlimited number of process units, streams, chemical elements/components/reactions.

(highest realized up to date : 70 units, 380 streams, 41 elements, 200 components & 340 reactions)Flexibility: systematic flowsheet build-up, easy to add units, streams, reactions,components,…Specific owner concept for unlimited convergence loops (highest up to date : 215 loops)Fast simulation running time (seconds to few minutes depending on size & parameter change)Typical process units library available (reactor, pressfilter, beltfilter, thickener, heat exchanger, dryer,…)Self validating model for flowsheet units/streams/reactions configuration mistakesPossibility of link to a thermodynamical database (>21,000 components)

Perfect link between Research & Development and Project Engineering activitiesBusiness model link : plant operating cost as function of feeds quantity/quality & parameters

MAIN FEATURES

MODEL …

USER FRIENDLY

CLIENT-CUSTOMIZED

MINOR TRAINING REQUIRED

UNLIMITED FLOWSHEET SIZE

FLEXIBILITY

FAST RUNNING TIME

SELF VALIDATION

OWNER … Pascal Briol - Chemical EngineerHIGH EXPERTISE IN ZINC FLOWSHEETS

30+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN INTEGRATION OF R&D … ENGINEERING … OPERATION

PBSIM is using the same philosophy as well known METSIM software, but PBSIM has been especially

focused on user-friendly and client-customized approaches through the extensive and specifically use of

Microsoft-Excel software.

PBSIM - HISTORYPBSIM HistoryPBSIM first model: 1997

PBSIM Zinc applications developped to date(Zinc roasting – leaching – purification – electrowinning – solvent extraction – pyrometallurgy)

Zinc Goethite : Auby(France) – Balen(Belgium) – Cajamarquilla(Chile)

Zinc Jarosite : Portovesme(Italy) – Norzink(Norway) – Hindustan(India) – Sulfacid(Argentina)

Zinc SX : Skorpion(Namibia)

Zinc pressure leach : Gamsberg(South-Africa)

Zinc others : Sun Metal(Australia) – Savage(US)

Zinc including PRIMUS technology

EAFD Zinc LTC technology : Aliaga(Turkey)

EAFD/HZO Zinc SX technology : Big River Zinc(US)

Zinc LTC technology : Jabali(Yemen)

EAFD Zinc fuming to HZO / DRI / PIG IRON : Cheonbuk(South Korea)

HZO Zinc washing to EZO : Onsan(South Korea)

EZO Zinc leaching & electrowinning : Similajau(Malaysia)

PBSIM can be used for any other metals/chemicals process

Gas emission

7.2 t/h - 90.0 °C

Air injection 4.9 t/h - 20.0 °C flux 904 flux 906

2.9 m³/h Flocculents

ZnO 9.3 t/h - 20.0 °C flux 900

9.1 m³/h H2SO4 18.1 t/h - 20.0 °C flux 902 54.1 t/h - 90.0 °C flux 905

1.6 m³/h Steam 1.6 t/h - 160.0 °C flux 903 60.7 g/l solids 38.9 m³/h 38.6 t/h - 85.0 °C flux 916 Filtrate 38.2 t/h - 82.0 °C flux 945 28.3 m³/h

24.8 m³/h Water 24.8 t/h - 70.3 °C flux 901 149.8 g/l Zn 10.2 g/l solids Drying solution 0.0 t/h - 73.8 °C flux 955 0.0 m³/h

10.3 g/l H2SO4 Wash water Wash solution 0.3 t/h - 73.8 °C flux 946 0.3 m³/h

0.3 t/h - 70.3 °C flux 940 27.7 g/l Zn

200 g/l solids 0.3 m³/h 0.3 t/h - 73.8 °C

15.5 t/h - 85.0 °C flux 954

27.2 t/h - 70.3 °C flux 915 0.1 m³/h

flux 966 10.3 m³/h 15.0% moisture Air

27.2 m³/h 0.291 t/h dry solid (& salts) 5.2 t/h - 20.0 °C flux 971

1369 Natural gas (CH4)

Filtrate Mcal/h Filtrate 0.0 t/h - 20.0 °C flux 970

50.7 t/h - 45.6 °C 50.7 t/h - 80.3 °C Hot air 564,000 kcal/h

flux 965 flux 960 Wash water 17.0%vol O2

37.6 m³/h 37.6 m³/h 2.1 t/h - 70.3 °C 5.2 t/h - 440.0 °C

150.3 g/l Zn flux 920 flux 972 4,980 Nm³/h

10.3 g/l H2SO4 2.1 m³/h Offgas 6,987 Am³/h

5.9 t/h - 110.0 °C 18.0 %vol O2 - dry basis

flux 986 1.7 %vol CO2 - dry basis

City water 21.7 %vol H2O

27.2 t/h - 20.0 °C 2.8 t/h - 75.0 °C flux 934

flux 961 25.0% moisture 1.1 m³/h

27.2 m³/h Filtrate Wash solution Drying solution 2.088 t/h dry solid (& salts) 1.1% moisture

12.5 t/h - 75.0 °C 2.1 t/h - 75.0 °C 0.3 t/h - 75.0 °C 2.4 t/h - 110.0 °C flux 985

flux 925 flux 926 flux 935 CML ZnO dried

9.3 m³/h 1.9 m³/h 0.3 m³/h 2.379 t/h dry solid (& salts)

51.1g/l Zn 9.5g/l Zn

Reactor

Thickener

cake(flux 930)

cake(flux 931)

cake(flux 932)

cake(flux 933)

Press filter

not used not used

Dryer

Burner

PBSIM input data (chemistry & reactions efficiency)

is systematically validated by R&D tests

PBSIM is the driver

from early concept till plant operation

PBSIM recognized by International officesUmicore Engineering (Belgium)

SNC Lavalin Engineering (Canada-Belgium)

MDM Engineering (South Africa)

Xmetech Engineering (South Korea)

Saint Barbara Consulting (UK)

Joe Ferron HydroProc Consultants (US)

ZincOx Resources (UK-Belgium)