"Someone in the county wanted to be the director of a fertilizer factory and pushed me out, but the county leaders had different opinions. Several county leaders supported this person, while others were more optimistic about me.
"The anonymous letter is actually just to smear me. Some things are unfounded, and everyone knows it. But if there are too many of these things, the boss's impression of me will decline. If the other party tries harder, maybe it will happen.
."
Gao Yiping explained to Gao Fan, unconsciously using the tone of speaking to an adult.
"What are the specific things?" Gao Fan asked, "You just said that some things are related to me?"
Gao Yiping said: "They listed many things. One thing is related to you. The formula you gave to Shuinan, Chen Xingquan, some people in the county said that you stole it from the factory. It was a case of tearing down the country. They want to hold me accountable.
responsibility.”
"This kind of thing still requires evidence, right? What evidence do they have that the formula I gave to Chen Xingquan came from the factory?" Gao Fan said.
Gao Yiping said: "Their reason is that you are just a high school student and it is impossible to master such a formula, so this formula must be from the factory."
Gaofan said: "In other words, if I can prove that I have the ability to develop a formula, they will have nothing to say?"
Gao Yiping nodded: "This is indeed a method, but how do you plan to prove it? You can't invent a recipe for them in person, right?"
"Let me think about this." Gao Fan said, "Dad, go on, tell me if there is anything else."
Gao Yiping said: "Other things are actually related to production, which you may not necessarily understand. The anonymous letter said that my management level is low, which has caused the fertilizer factory to suffer losses year after year, dragging down the county's economy."
Gao Fan said: "I heard Aunt Xiaoyun say about this. Our factory has been losing money for many years because the equipment is old and the energy consumption is too high. What does this have to do with you? When I read the magazine, I also saw that all over the country
One-third of small nitrogen fertilizer plants are losing money. The way for small nitrogen fertilizer plants in various places to turn around is to update equipment. The county should also understand this, right?"
Gao Yiping said: "Some county leaders understand this, but others say it all depends on manpower. The one who wanted to compete with me said that if he was made the factory director, he would not need to pay a penny from the county.
He was also able to turn losses into profits. He also said that if he couldn't, he would be willing to step down."
Gao Fan laughed. Isn't this the routine of Western democratic elections? During the election campaign, you dare to say anything. If you are really elected, you can do whatever you have to do. How can you step down so easily?
When the county appoints the director of a fertilizer plant, it is impossible to replace him after two or three months. As long as the person becomes the director by talking big words, there is always a way to deny it. What needs to be familiar with the situation, what is difficult to return, what?
I feel sleepy in spring and tired in autumn. Why can't I find some strange reason?
If it drags on for a year and a half, maybe the investment from the Ministry of Chemical Industry will arrive. With 20 million funds invested, brand-new equipment will be put in. Even if Dog Tiao becomes the director of the factory, he won't be able to make a loss. Won't this guy's promise be fulfilled?
Gao Yiping sighed: "There are several leaders in the county who still do this. One leader told me face to face that if I can turn around the losses within three months, the factory director will let me continue. If I
If you can’t do it, then you have to give way to the talented people and let people who can turn around losses come forward.”
Gao Fan's eyes lit up and he asked: "Does this count?"
Gao Yiping said: "It counts. The county magistrate and secretary were present at the time. Although this was a bit deliberately meant to embarrass me, the county magistrate and secretary also nodded. If I can really turn around the losses, they have nothing to say.
explain."
"This is easy." Gao Fan said.
He thought to himself, at worst, he could find a product for the fertilizer factory to make, and even a grassroots team like Chen Xingquan could make money. For a fertilizer factory as big as a stall, it is not easy to make big money. Isn't it not easy to make a small amount of money and turn around losses?
"Why is it so easy?"
Gao Yiping did not have the same imagination as Gao Fan. He said:
"Our factory's energy consumption is high. This is an objective fact. I held a meeting with the Technology Department and the Production Department this morning and determined some production measures. It is estimated that we can reduce energy consumption by about 10% under the current conditions.
But based on this calculation, within three months, the factory still suffered a slight loss. It would be very difficult to turn losses into profits. And..."
Having said this, he gave a wry smile and said no more.
"What?" Gao Fan asked strangely.
Gao Yiping said: "While we were having a meeting, a serious accident occurred in the synthetic section, causing an emergency shutdown. Now the entire factory's production has stopped."
"What accident?"
"Insufficient desulfurization of the mixed gas resulted in permanent poisoning of the catalyst in the synthesis tower, and the entire catalyst had to be stopped and replaced."
Gao Fan grinned. This was like a leaky ship that was caught in a headwind. Such an accident would really make things worse for the fertilizer factory, which continues to suffer losses.
The principle of ammonia synthesis is to use hydrogen and nitrogen to react to generate ammonia. However, under normal conditions, the reaction speed of hydrogen and nitrogen is very slow and cannot meet the requirements of industrial production. To speed up the synthesis of ammonia, you must use
catalyst.
The most commonly used ammonia synthesis catalyst is iron. In industry, a mixture of ferric oxide and iron oxide is generally used as a catalyst and filled in an ammonia synthesis tower. In enterprises, catalysts are sometimes also commonly known as catalysts.
Before the fertilizer company starts production, it is necessary to blow a hydrogen-nitrogen mixture into the synthesis tower and gradually heat it up. The ferric oxide and iron oxide react with hydrogen and are reduced to pure iron and water. After the water is discharged, the catalyst becomes
Pure iron particles with many tiny holes. These tiny holes increase the contact area between pure iron and hydrogen-nitrogen mixture, which can maximize the reaction speed of hydrogen-nitrogen.
This process is called the original start-up of the synthesis section in the enterprise. How to feed materials, how to introduce mixed gas, and how to control the temperature all have a specific set of processes, which is one of the core technologies of the fertilizer plant.
After the initial start-up, the catalyst can continue to function. However, if in addition to hydrogen and nitrogen, the mixture is also mixed with water vapor, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, oxygen, sulfur, arsenic, phosphorus and other substances, pure iron as a catalyst
It will react chemically with these substances to form iron compounds, thereby losing the catalytic effect. This situation is called catalyst poisoning or catalyst poisoning.
Among them, poisoning caused by water vapor, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, etc. is not serious in nature. As long as pure hydrogen-nitrogen mixture is introduced, the iron compound can be reduced to pure iron. But if it is sulfur, phosphorus, arsenic, etc.
For poisoning caused by substances, the iron compounds formed cannot be reduced. This is called permanent poisoning, and the catalyst can only be replaced.
Replacing the catalyst requires stopping, filling the catalyst takes time, and after filling is completed, the initial start-up takes time, which also takes time. The initial start-up time generally takes more than 150 hours, which is equivalent to delaying production for a week.
In addition, the initial start-up requires the consumption of a large amount of raw gas, and the synthesis tower must be heated electrically to speed up the reduction of the catalyst. These costs are as high as 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, which will undoubtedly increase the losses of the fertilizer plant.