Has anyone had experience with ammonia stripping when a compound such as MIBK has been present? I have tried on a pilot scale unit to produce a 25% w/w ammonia stream overhead and experienced some difficulty condensing the ammonia at elevated MIBK levels in the feed. Even after employing a cooling water stream of close to 40 F the overheads would not condense. The pilot scale unit has been used to produce similar streams in the past, but organics were not also present.<br>
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The feed contained 330 ppm MIBK and 2800 ppm NH3 at a pH of about 11.<br>
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Essentially, I am looking for information on the effect on condensing an ammonia/water stream in the presense of relatively high boiling solvents.