Oleochemicals fractionation plant
Solution
3V Technologies:
Thin film evaporation and distillation.
3V Competences:
Ability to configure complete concentration systems for highly thermosensitive products in corrosive environment.
Design:
Definition of operating conditions and coherent sizing of main equipment and ancillaries as well as coordination with several sub-suppliers (e.g. column packing vendors) to optimize the performances.
Build:
Build all process equipment and assemble modular and fully automated skids ready for final installation at customer site.
Operate:
Commissioning & start-up of the units.
Team
3V project team:
3V Tech Project Manager, Project Engineering Manager, Document Controller, I&C Engineer, Automation Engineer, Drafter.
Site of realisation:
United Kingdom.
Audience
Client industry:
Oleochemical.
Context
Project context:
Perform the fractionation and purification of two long chain fatty acids within fish oil refining application.
Project goal & client needs:
Supply of four complete units, each comprising two skids, to be installed in a new building including a thin film evaporator and distillation columns as main equipment as well as a comprehensive automation system with complete shop pre-assembly.
Results
Project execution timing:
15 months.
Project complexity:
Integration of the purification plant into a brownfield plant converted to a new production facility.
Other information
Thin film evaporation coupled to distillation under vacuum is a perfect fit to achieve the client’s high concentration and purification targets. This plant set a landmark also as one of the largest plants of this kind based on thin film technology.
Year: 2019
Final product: fatty acids
Capacity: 400 kg/h (each unit)
Skid dimensions: 2900x2900x14400 mm (each skid)
Material: AISI 316L
Scope of supply:
- 4,5 m2 thin film evaporator
- Distillation column
- Ancillaries
- Vacuum system
- Feed and transfer pumps
- Complete automation system
