Variados

Distillation Plants
for Industrial Production

Custom Vacuum Distillation Plants
turnkey distillation plants • capacity range: 100 grams to over 10 tons per hour • from UIC: a leading international supplier
Vacuum distillation plants

Test distillations

Vacuum distillation plants are used in R&D labs, in
pilot applications, and for full-scale industrial mass
production.

The UICTechnology Center carries out test distillations with sample materials from our customers
to provide reliable data on separation efficiencies,
yields, and capacities – relatively quickly and with
a minimum of effort. These parameters form an important part of the customers’ investment decision.

Each plant can be configured to run around the
clock, at feed rates ranging from ca. 0.1 kg/h tomore than 10 t/h. In addition to the main components – the Thin Film Evaporators and the
Short Path Distillators – all secondary devices
are integrated to guarantee smooth and reliable
operation.

Applications
While vacuum distillation plants cover large areas
of the process industry, common requirements of all
applications are particularly gentle process conditions. The thermal load ofheat-sensitive substances is minimized to avoid any deterioration of
quality.

An overview of applications:
Food additives
Oils and fats
Flavors and fragrances
Fine chemicals
Pharmaceutical products
Separation of monomers and polymers
Mineral oil products



UIC: leading international supplier
Specialized in the engineering and delivery of
turnkey plants, UIC designs each solution tomeet
specific customer requirements. Today, we are a
leading supplier of vacuum distillation plants
around the world.

Customized Plants
optimized for each distillation task • to meet all requirements
Unlike laboratory and pilot plants, which are composed of standardized components in a modular system, industrial production systems
feature individualized designs, including the systemlayout and all
individual devices.
Plant design parameters:

The composition of the product to be distilled
Possible variations of the composition
The maximum plant capacity and turn-down-ratio
Physical data of the feed flow (e. g. temperature,
pressure, temperature of solidification, viscosity)
Material restrictions (e. g. regarding corrosiveness or FDArequirements)
Installation dimensions(e. g. regarding available floor area,
maximum height, weather conditions, danger of earthquakes,
explosion protection requirements)
Available utilities (e. g. electricity, heat carrier media, steam,
cooling water, cooling agents, compressed air, instrument air)
Planned mode of operation (e. g. day shift, multi-shift
operation, continuous operation)
Frequency of feed material change(single purpose or multi
purpose plant)
Applicable GMP or hygiene regulations
Degree of automation
Connection to DCS system
Operating pressures of the individual distillation stages and the
required suction volumes
Required distillation results (e. g. composition of distillate and
residue, yields)
Physical data of the discharged product flows (e. g. temperatures, pressures)

Piping andinstrumentation diagram (P&ID)



Our Know-How
50 years of experience in plant engineering and delivery • k now-how gained from over 4,000 trial distillations
We first began supplying Short Path Distillation plants in the 1950s
(under the Leybold brand) that were used for the concentration of emulsifiers (monoglycerides).
Leybold – a pioneer in vacuum technology – designed robust and
reliablevacuum pumps and pump systems that met the requirements
of Short Path Distillation technology – enabling Short Path Distillation
in industrial production.
This Short Path Distillation technology and know-how was seamlessly
transferred to UIC. Our engineers are leading specialists in vacuum
technology, engineering optimal vacuum systems for every distillation
task.
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