Up to 10 kL
Batch assemblies for larger GLRs are quoted on request.
Distillation Assemblies over Glass-Lined Reactors
Glass batch and continuous distillation assemblies engineered above glass-lined reactors up to 10 kL, with larger systems available on request.
UD Technologies · Vadodara, India
Large-scale glass distillation
Add a visible, corrosion-resistant overhead system to the GLR.
Glass-lined reactors provide production-scale containment for corrosive chemistry and high-pressure steam service. A borosilicate glass overhead assembly adds visible vapour handling, condensation and fractionation for solvent distillation, reaction-distillation and reactor cleaning between products.
Each assembly is configured around reactor size, available height, operating pressure, separation objective, site constraints and automation. Shell-and-tube glass or graphite condensers are preferred where larger vapour loads exceed the practical duty of a coil condenser.
Batch or continuous
Configure the overhead system for the operating mode.
Simple or fractional
Match separation stages to product requirements.
API and fine chemicals
Designed for corrosive solvent and chemical service.
Salient features
Engineered around the reactor, separation and site.
The glass assembly changes with vapour rate, operating pressure, azeotrope behaviour, available height and instrumentation philosophy.
Process-specific overheads
Simple, reaction and fractional distillation arrangements are available.
Condenser selection
Glass shell-and-tube or graphite-tube exchangers handle larger duties.
Azeotropic capability
Assemblies can be configured around phase separation and reflux needs.
Solvent recovery
Recover process solvents and support cleaning during product changeover.
Instrumentation
Manual or automated operation can be matched to the plant requirement.
Site integration
Layout accounts for total height, access, supports and existing GLR nozzles.
Operating modes
Configure the assembly for batch or continuous distillation.
Both modes use the glass-lined reactor as the feed vessel, but vapour rate, vessel role and control requirements differ.
Batch distillation assembly
Glass overhead system for a charged reactor batch
The GLR supplies the batch vapour load to a simple or fractional glass assembly for solvent recovery or purification.
Design inputs
- Reactor size
- Standard assemblies up to 10 kL; larger on request
- Available height
- Total overhead installation envelope
- Operating condition
- Pressure, temperature and vapour rate
- Separation
- Simple, fractional or azeotropic distillation
Continuous distillation assembly
Steady-state separation with the GLR acting as reboiler
Continuous operation can use a smaller reactor because liquid and vapour inventories are lower and are governed by the distillation rate.
Design inputs
- Reactor role
- Glass-lined reactor used as reboiler
- Key data
- Component properties and target distillation rate
- Control
- Steady-state operation supports easier automation
- Use case
- Consistent product quality and corrosive solutions
Related system
Size the condenser for the distillation duty.
Review glass shell-and-tube and graphite-tube options for condensation, reflux and product cooling.
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