Operating Objectives

• Optimization of Operating Parameters for the Individual Process Steps
• Obtain Design Data for Scaleup to Commercial Process
• Optimization of the Performance of the Evaporators
• Development of New Processes
• Production of Sample Products of 1-5 tons
• Toll Distillation up to 5 tons/month
• Development of Evaporators and Wiper Systems

Configurations

• Jacketed Agitated Reactor with or without Rectification Column
• Wiped Film Distillation Plant
• Wiped Film Evaporator Used as Reboiler for a Rectificaion Column
• Short Path Distillation Plant with or without Degasser
• Combination of Above Units
• Selection of 6 Different Wiper Systems

Operating Conditions

• Distillation Temperatures Up to 350^oC
• Jacketed Piping Up to 200^oC
• Melting Oven Up to 200^oC
• Operating Pressures Down to 10^-3 mbar
• Throughputs of 2 - 50 kg/hour
• Mass Balance Information by Mass Flow Meters of Balances
• PLC Control of the Plants
• Supervisory Control and Data Logging of All Relavent Process Data with Process Trending