Laboratory Distillation in High Vacuum

Distillation in high vacuum is performed at pressures down to 0.001 mbar. Thus the operating temperature can be reduced considerably so that heat sensitive substances can be separated without being subjected to any thermal decomposition.

The company offers a modular series of Mini Pilot Plants called KD 6 for laboratory and pilot applications.

The main part of the KD 6 plant is a metal Short Path Distillator for throughputs of approximately 1 – 5 kg/h. The evaporation surface is heated by means of thermal oil up to temperatures of 350°C.

Further components such as degasser, vacuum pump set, feed and discharge pumps, etc. enable an optimal adaptation of the plant to each individual application. Optionally, the operating conditions of the distillation can be controlled by a PLC. Both the process visualization and the operation are then performed through an operation panel.

Laboratory distillation equipment is used for the gentle separation of mixtures that are thermally unstable or that have very high boiling points, for example: fine chemicals, pharmaceutical products, food additives, cosmetics, or mineral oil components.

The process parameters of the plant are the basis for up-scaling to commercial high vacuum distillation plants with throughputs of several tones per hour.

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