Ideal for heat-sensitive, high-viscosity, and fouling materials — converts liquids, slurries, and pastes to free-flowing solids in continuous, single-pass operation with self-cleaning heating surfaces.
Designed for product recovery and other severe service applications. This drying technology arises from years of experience in soap plant glycerine and inorganic salt recovery. Our precision centrifugally balanced blade design delivers higher efficiency — the balance and weighting cause the blade to ride truer and quieter on the film, giving higher product quality by heavily reducing entrainment. The advanced wiper geometry reduces splashing to a minimum, meaning the time between required wash cycles is at least three to four times longer than previously experienced. Wet product (30–50% w/w slurry) is conveyed by rotor blades along the heated wall in a thin film, normally several millimetres thick — continuously exposing every particle to the heated surface. Moisture levels from a few tenths of a percent up to 5%+ can be achieved. Widely used to convert liquids, slurries, and pastes to free-flowing solids in continuous, single-pass operation.
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Agitated Thin Film Evaporators (ATFE)
An ATFE is a highly specialized thermal separation unit designed for continuously evaporating heat-sensitive, highly viscous, or fouling liquids. It uses a high-speed mechanical rotor to spread the liquid into a thin turbulent film along a heated wall.
While standard evaporators rely on gravity, the ATFE uses mechanical agitation to constantly renew the liquid film. This drastically reduces residence time (often to just seconds) and prevents localized overheating, making it perfect for heat-sensitive products.
Custom-engineered ethoxylation systems for safe, precise reaction control in non-ionic surfactant and specialty chemical production. Due to the hazardous and highly exothermic nature of the EO reaction, systems demand robust mechanical design and strict safety compliance.
Complete esterification process systems optimized for high conversion efficiency and consistent product quality. Efficiently handles the reaction between acids and alcohols with precise temperature control, effective mixing, and reliable by-product separation.
Safe, efficient sulphonation and sulphation systems for introducing sulfonic or sulfate groups into organic compounds — mainly for surfactant and detergent manufacturing. Highly exothermic processes involving corrosive chemicals, requiring precise control and superior equipment integrity.
Leading forced circulation evaporator for viscous, scaling, or crystallizing solutions — uses continuous pumped circulation to maximize heat transfer and separation efficiency.
Highly effective for concentrating heat-sensitive solutions with very short product contact times — usually a few seconds per pass — and minimal temperature difference between heating medium and boiling liquid.
Mechanical Vapor Recompression technology requiring up to 90% less external steam — dramatically cuts operating costs and carbon footprint for concentration-intensive processes.
**Information Summary:** A Multi-Effect Evaporator (MEE) is an advanced thermal apparatus designed for high-efficiency water evaporation using latent heat recovery. **Technical Specifications:** - Operating Principle: Sequence of vessels operating at progressively lower pressures. - Thermal Efficiency: Maximized via steam recycling across multiple effects. - Primary Applications: Effluent treatment, Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD), chemical concentration, and salt recovery.
