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LCI Labvap™ Evaporator

LCI Labvap™ Evaporator

LCI Labvap™ Evaporator

Product catalog summary
Overview
LCI Corporation's Labvap™ is a compact thin-film evaporator designed for research and development (R&D) facilities. It is ideal for processes involving thermal separation through evaporation, allowing for early-stage product development with minimal material requirements.
Key Features
  • Versatile tool for evaluating thin-film processing.
  • Suitable for a wide range of applications, including food processing, pharmaceutical concentration, and solvent stripping.
  • Available for lease or purchase, providing a cost-effective solution for lab-scale evaluations.
Customization Options
The Labvap™ system can be customized with additional components such as a feed tank, feed metering pump, vapor condenser, vacuum system, wheeled cart, and necessary piping and valves.
Applications
  • Food processing
  • Pharmaceutical (API) concentration
  • Botanical extracts
  • Stripping solvents from monomers and polymers
  • Separating solvents from coal tar
  • Silicones
  • Stripping residual solvents from epoxy resins
  • Polysorbate concentration
  • Lecithin drying
Operating Principle
The feed material is introduced into the evaporator at a controlled rate. Heat is applied indirectly through a thermal wall, and the material forms a thin film, promoting rapid evaporation. The vapor exits for condensation, while the concentrate is discharged. The system allows for adjustments in feed rate, heating temperature, rotor speed, and vacuum to achieve desired results.
Specifications
  • Heated Surface Area: Options of 0.25 ft² and 0.5 ft²
  • Material: 316 Stainless Steel for process wetted parts
  • Process Area Pressure/Temperature Rating: Full vacuum to atmospheric pressure at 650°F
  • Jacket Pressure/Temperature Rating: 150 psig at 365°F (steam), 100 psig at 650°F (liquid)
  • Feed Rate: Typically 2-20 lb/hr
  • Viscosity: Up to 4,000 cP
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Catalog excerpts

LCI Labvap™ Evaporator-1

Most Robust Lab Evaporator Perfect for Lab and R&D! LCI Corporation’s Labvap™ is a small thin-film evaporator for R&D facilities developing products and processes involving the thermal separation of process streams using evaporation. This versatile tool provides a means for evaluating thinfilm processing of your products in the early stages of product development within your own laboratories. Only small quantities of material are needed. Maximum Versatility! The LabVap™ can be used to evaluate a broad variety of applications. It can provide qualitative results that will help determine if thin-film evaporation technology is suitable for your needs. Lease or purchase today! LCI's Labvap™ system provides an inexpensive means to evaluate thin film evaporation on lab-scale quantities of material for your development or existing products within your own facility. Customize Your Solution! In addition to the thin-film evaporator, an LCI Labvap™ System can include any of these additional component options: • • • • • • LabVap™ System on wheeled cart Feed tank Feed metering pump Vapor condenser Vacuum system Wheeled cart Piping, valves, etc. Call or email LCI to discuss your application and the benefits of the Labvap™ today! LCI Corporation 4433 Chesapeake Drive Charlotte, NC 28216 LabVap™ Evaporator with ancillary components

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LabVap™ Thin-film Evaporator How it Works… Feed material is metered into the thin-film evaporator at a steadily controlled rate by a feed system suitable for the particular feed material. Steam or hot oil is fed into the jacket for indirect, conductive heat transfer through the thermal wall. Upon entering the evaporator, the feed is immediately distributed onto the thermal wall by the rotor as a thin liquid film. The product is maintained in a turbulent, thin liquid film by the rotor as it travels down the barrel of the evaporator. Under these very favorable heat and mass transfer conditions, rapid...

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