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Equipment List

Reactors – Pilot Plant

3 x 50 gallon Stainless Steel
1 x 100 gallon Glass Lined
1 x 250 gallon Stainless Steel
1 x 250 gallon Glass Lined with glass overheads, including 10’ packed column (3 to 5 theoretical plates)
1 x 1,000 gallon Stainless Steel
1 x 1,000 gallon Glass Lined
All reactors are serviced with hot oil or steam and low temperature to-70˚ C


Reactors – Commercial Plant

Stainless Steel Glass Lined
1 x 5,300 gallon Stainless Steel 1 x 1,000 gallon Glass Lined
4 x 5,000 gallon. Stainless Steel 1 x 2,000 gallon Glass Lined
1 x 3,800 gallon Stainless Steel 1 x 4,000 gallon Glass Lined
1 x 3,000 gallon Stainless Steel
2 x 2,500 gallon Stainless Steel Other
2 x 2,500 gallon Stainless Steel 1 x 3,200 gallon Inconel
1 x 750 gallon Stainless Steel
1 x 300 gallon Stainless Steel
1 X 250 gallon Stainless Steel


Distillation

2 ea - 25’ X 2’ Packed Columns, 10 & 25 Theoretical stages
3 ea - 35’ X 3’ Plate/bubble tray Columns, 20 theoretical plates each
1 x 4,000 gallon Re-boiler
1 x 6,500 gallon Re-boiler

Drying

2,200 gallon Stainless Steel Pan type Dryer
1,500 gallon Glass Lined Double Cone Dryer
400 gallon Glass Lined Double Cone Dryer
14’ x 2’ diameter Solidaire Dryer
Vacuum Tray Dryer, 4’ x 4’ x 5’ epoxy coated Carbon Steel

Filtration

Sperry center feed Filter Press - 43 cu. Ft cake capacity, Poly plates
Solid Bowl Centrifuge 120 gal.
Vertical leaf Pressure Filter 267 sq. ft., Teflon- coated C.S.
Basket Centrifuge, bottom discharging, 24” x 40”
2 ea, Rosenmund type Nutsche Filter/Dryer – 2.4 sq. m & 4.0 sq. m.
3 ea, 14 sq. ft. Nutsche filters

Utilities

Cold and Hot oil Systems (Dowtherm Q)
Vacuum Systems
Nitrogen and Argon inert systems
Cooling to - 70˚C
20 gpm Reverse Osmosis Unit for water purification.
Bulk CO2


Miscellaneous

2 ea, 35’ X 18” Counter Current liquid/liquid extraction Karr columns
Lithium and Sodium metal trap charging system for 2,500 gal reactors
Inerted glovebox for charging hydroscopic solids and reactive materials on all reactor sizes.
15,000 sq. ft. finished goods and raw material warehouse

Process Safety & Environmental Controls

Process and emergency pressure relief with flare systems
Cryogenic (-80˚C) Process Vent Recovery System
Operating under US Department of Energy, Nuclear Quality Assurance Level 1 compliance


Tank Storage

6 ea, 50,000 gallon Stainless Steel Tanks
4 ea, 20,000 gallon Stainless Steel Tanks
Assorted Poly and Carbon Steel tanks ranging from 500 gallon to 10,000 gallon




 

 



 





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