Process Development to Production

Theoretical calculations are not sufficient to design a technical plant, and to guarantee the necessary process and product data, especially for complex product mixtures.

We manufacture and use Laboratory and Pilot Plant scale equipment to develop and design the processes and technical components with customer specific raw materials.

Information developed during the Laboratory and Pilot Plant Tests can be used for equipment design or Toll Processing in our facilities in Niederwinkling.

In the VTA test facility, the following analytical methods are available:

• Chromatography
  • GC with Auto Sampler
  • GPC
  • HPLC
  • SIMDIST Analysis
• Color measurement
  • Hazen
  • APHA
  • Gardner
• Titration methods
  • Karl-Fischer water evaluation
  • Acid/caustic titration
  • Acid value
  • SAP value
• Density measurement
• Viscosity measurement
• Ash content analysis
• Moisture analysis
• Refractive index analysis
• Melting point analysis
• Boiling point analysis
• Coulometer Measurement

The scale of equipment in the VTA Development Center includes:

• Laboratory Scale (glass) equipment.
  
• Stainless Steel "Mini-Plant" to process 5 kg/hr.
  
• Pilot Scale for a fully scalable trial and process guarantees
  

The equipment available includes:

• Wiped Film Evaporator
• Thin Film Evaporator
• Short Path Evaporator
• Fractional Distillation Column
  

Lab System Examples

Analytical Laboratory