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Distillation
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Purification
> Glycol Recovery
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Crystallizer
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Hydrocarbon Purification
> Phenol Recovery
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Aroma Distillation
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Pseudocumene Purification
> MACT Stripper
> Benzene
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Pharmaceutical Solvent Recovery, Azeotropic Distillation
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This
modular system is designed to operate in a semi-continuous
mode to recover isopropyl alcohol (IPA), near it's
azeotropic concentration, from an aqueous process stream
generated in the production of a pharmaceutical. The
system is subsequently operated in a continuous mode to dry
the IPA, using azeotropic distillation with
isopropyl ether as the entrainer.
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PEG Steam Stripper
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This
steam stripping system treats various organic laden aqueous wastes for a Midwest
pharmaceutical producer in order to bring them into compliance with the
pharmaceutical effluent guidelines (PEG).
The column has Koch-Glitsch anti-fouling
stripping trays and a short trayed
rectification section.
All process equipment is fabricated in alloy C276 and process piping is
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High Vacuum Aroma Distillation
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| This modular distillation system
separates two very close boiling compounds under reduced pressure for a
Southeast US aroma chemical producer. The column was packed with 5 beds of
Koch BXä wire gauze structured packing yielding
80 theoretical stages.
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Oil Purification Through Liquid-Liquid Extraction
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Impurities
are removed from recycled motor oils using a continuous countercurrent extraction
process.
The extraction step is followed by vacuum distillation to recover
the extraction solvent.
The entire process was pilot tested at Koch Modular Process Systems
pilot plant in Houston, Texas.
A SCHEIBEL®
extractor was selected for this application.
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Glycol Recovery
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| This modular ethylene glycol distillation system treats a waste stream
from a US fiber producer removing low and high boiling impurities. The system
employs a Turba-Film® thin film
evaporator supplied by LCI Corporation to remove solids from the feed stock. The
process technology was developed by Koch Modular Process Systems' engineers.
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Methyl Ester Purification (Biodiesel)
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KMPS designed and supplied a commercial biodiesel purification
unit to a Midwest customer in 2003. The objective of this unit
was to purify methyl esters by vacuum distillation from a crude
biodiesel stream which includes impurities such as water, methanol,
glycerin, mono-glycerides, di-glycerides, tri-glycerides and
other high boilers. This plant has been successfully operating
for over 7 years. |
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Melt Crystallizer
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KMPS has recently completed construction of a
modular Melt Crystallizer system for a Gulf Coast specialty
chemical producer. The unit shown has been designed to
separate 2 different mixtures, each containing 2 isomers which
are not economically separated using distillation because the
boiling points of the isomers are very close. The Melt
Crystallizer shown was designed and supplied to KMPS by BEFS
Prokem. |
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Hydrocarbon Purification
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The
entire train of reactors and distillation columns shown here were designed
and fabricated as modular units by KMPS for a gulf coast specialty aromatics producer. The columns are packed with Koch-Glitsch FlexipacTM
structured packings.
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Phenol Recovery
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modular phenol recovery system treats wastewater for a US resin producer,
reducing phenol concentrations to 1 ppm. It replaced a toluene extraction system. The new system employs butyl acetate for extraction, resulting in a
65% reduction of fugitive emissions and a thousand-fold reduction in phenol
losses. The phenol recovery
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Multipurpose Aroma Distillation System
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As
a result of utilizing modular design and fabrication techniques for this
multipurpose batch and continuous vacuum distillation system, Koch Modular
Process Systems was able to significantly reduce the installed cost and shorten
the construction schedule for the expansion project of this specialty aroma
chemicals manufacturer. |
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Pseudocumene Purification
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| The two vertical
modules incorporate vacuum distillation, liquid-liquid extraction and
nitrogen stripping columns for ultra-high purification of pseudocumene. KMPS
initially provided a laboratory purification system and was later awarded
the contract for the full scale system shown here.
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MACT Stripper
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Steam
stripping is used to remove various organic contaminants from plant wastewater in order to meet guidelines for Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards set by the EPA. The organics and steam from the top of the column are then
condensed and separated using a decanter. The condensed steam is refluxed to the top of the column.
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Benzene Stripper
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| Benzene (VOC) contaminated waste-water is
stripped from 30 ppm to 0.5 ppm with a fuel
gas that is subsequently sent to flare. The de-contaminated waste stream is then sent to
the facilities waste treatment plant.
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