Pilot plant PLA production from lactic acid
Pilot plant for the production of PLA from lactic acid, generally modular usable for the synthesis of polycondensation polymers (polyesters, polyamides AABB like PA 6.6 etc), polyaddition polymers (polyamides AB like PA6, polyurethanes etc), for radical heterophase polymerizations as well as various separation and purification tasks. Production of lactide up to 10kg, PLA and other polymers in batch up to 5kg, PLA continuous in DSE up to 10kg, polymer dispersions up to 20kg.
- 25L enamel full view vessel with distillation periphery, up to 200°C, -1 to 0.5 bar
- 12L stainless steel reactor with distillation periphery, up to 300°C, -1 to 10bar
- Rectification column with 30 theoretical trays, max. 250°C, receiver vessel 10L
- Melt crystallization, 1.5L and 7.5L batch vessels
- 1L, 1.5L and 7.5L stainless steel polycondensation vessels, up to 300°C, -1 to 60 or 25bar, torques up to 3000Ncm, digital data acquisition
- 12mm twin screw extruder 36D, throughput 0.1-2kg/h, up to 400°C, 8 heating zones, 3 degassing or metering ports
- strand pelletizing
