PROCESS DATA

1. For the purpose of this questionnaire, please select a currency to be used? US Dollars Australian Dollar Brazilian Real British Pound Canadian Dollar Chinese Yuan Euro Japanese Yen Indian Rupee Korean Won Mexican Nuevo Peso Russian Rouble South African Rand Taiwan Dollar Venzuelan Bolivar
2. What type of process is the acid used for?    Select Continuous rolling mill Pipe mill Wire mill Galvanizing Plant Pickle and Oil Other

    3.   What type of Acid are you using?  HCL Sulfuric  

    5.    What is the average scale content of your steel?    Select 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% None Other

            If other, please describe:

    6.    New tank acid percentage?    Select 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 19% 20% Other If other, what percentage?

           Is acid percentage measured by volume or weight?  Volume Weight

    7.    When acid is considered spent, the average analysis of:

            Iron percent by weight: Select 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15%           

            Free acid percent by weight: Select 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10%

            Zinc percent by weight (if any)  None 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15%

   8.      Hours of operation per day?    24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8

            Day per year?       

  9.      What is your pickling tank temperature?    Ambient 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220   Farenheight Celsius

  10.    What is your cost for spent acid disposal?   $ per Gallons Liters Pounds Tons Kilograms

          What is your current method of spent acid disposal?    Select Neutralization Deep well injection On or off site recovery Other

           If other, what method of disposal is used? 

           How much waste acid do you dispose of?  Gallons Liters Pounds Tons Kilograms

           How often?  Daily Select one Weekly Monthly Annually

  11.  What is your cost of fresh hydrochloric acid?    $ per Gallons Liters Pounds Tons Kilograms      

        Acid concentration purchased?  percent

         Amount of HCl purchased annually? 

  12.    Is the pickling line continuous or batch?    Select Continuous Batch

  13.  Are you galvanizing?    Yes No     Do you have a designated strip tank?    Yes    No

  14.  Is this a new or existing plant?    New    Existing

  15.  Please add any additional information: