China Suppliers Factory for Short Path Distiller Molecular Distillation Equipment for Thermosensitive Materials
Thermosensitive & Viscous Materials
Many materials, such as petroleum heavy residue, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and natural foods, health products, fatty acids, etc., are often thermosensitive, viscous, and/or have high boiling points. To separate these materials from their other components while maintaining the quality of the product, distillation can only be carried out at low or even below boiling temperatures, and thermal decomposition or polymerization can only be minimized in a short period of time to eliminate damage to the product.
Vacuum Distillation Limits
When the operating vacuum degree is about 500Pa, it can be carried out in a scraping film evaporator or a falling film evaporator. However, if distillation must be operated under medium to high vacuum conditions (such as pressures between 0.001 and 100Pa), there is a problem. It is necessary to choose an evaporator with a vapor pressure not exceeding the pressure difference between the heating surface and the condensing surface of the product, so evaporators with an external condenser are excluded from the distillation process in the medium to high vacuum range.
The SY Type Short-Range Evaporator Solution
In contrast, the SY type short-range evaporator is very suitable for this application, and the condenser is manufactured inside the evaporator, directly located opposite the heated distillation process. Therefore, short-range evaporators are a relatively new separation technology that has not yet been widely applied in industrial production and can solve a large number of separation problems that conventional distillation techniques cannot solve.
Scraper Types & Key Features
Scraper Configurations
Short range distillers can be divided into three types according to the form of scraper:
- Rolling Film Scraper
- Sliding Scraper
- Hinge Scraper
Different scraper types are selected based on the viscosity and processing properties of the material.
Performance Advantages
The short residence time and the function of the scraper make the liquid film stay on the heating surface for an extremely short time. Low distillation temperature, due to the condenser being directly located on the opposite side of the heating surface, reduces pressure difference, and therefore has extremely high vacuum degree. Materials can be distilled at extremely low temperatures or even without reaching boiling point.
Viscosity & Scaling Prevention
The deep immersion of sticky substances and products containing solid scraper blades, along a considerable edge, causes a strong shear and mixing effect on the material film, reducing the viscosity of the treated liquid. It is suitable for processing viscosity up to 50Pas and preventing scaling on the heating surface, especially suitable for solid containing liquids.
Separation Mechanics
Thin Liquid Film Evaporation
The function of the extremely thin distillation liquid level scraper is to scrape the feed liquid into an extremely thin liquid film. Separation is more thorough.
Thermally sensitive materials, high separation ratio, and precise scraper use an extremely thin liquid film evenly distributed on the heating surface, causing the entire heating surface to become wet. This allows for a high boiling separation ratio in the operating unit. This means that more than 90% of the entry in the case is evaporated, and the level of constant residual substances can be achieved.
Pressure Differential & Composition
The pressure difference between the boiling film and the condensing surface is the driving force for the flow of steam, and a small pressure drop can cause the flow of steam. Running at 1mbar requires a very short distance between the boiling and condensing surfaces, and a distiller made based on this principle is called a short-range distiller. The short-range still (molecular distillation) has a built-in condenser located opposite the heating surface and reduces the operating pressure to 0.001mbar.
Short range distiller is a thermal separation process that operates at a pressure of 1~0.001mbar. Its lower boiling temperature makes it very suitable for heat sensitive and high boiling point substances.
System Structure & Distillation Process
The short-range still consists of a vertically heated cylindrical body, a condenser located in its center, and a rotating scraper between the still and the condenser. Its basic composition includes: a cylindrical cylinder with a heating jacket, a rotor, an inner built-in condenser, and an accurately installed scraper and anti-splash device on the fixed bracket of the rotor. The built-in condenser is located at the center of the evaporator, and the rotor rotates between the cylindrical cylinder and the condenser.
The material is added from the top of the evaporator and is continuously and evenly distributed on the heating surface through the material liquid distributor on the rotor.
The scraper scrapes the material liquid into an extremely thin, turbulent liquid film and pushes it downward in a spiral shape.
Light molecules escape from the heating surface and condense into liquid on the built-in condenser through a short route, discharging through the bottom pipe. Heavy molecules are collected in a circular channel and flow out through a side discharge pipe.