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Distillation Systems for Solvent-Recycling

Distillation Systems for Solvent-Recycling
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Distillation Systems for Solvent-Recycling

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Overview: The document provides comprehensive details on OFRU Recycling's solvent recycling systems, emphasizing their benefits, technical specifications, and operational features. It highlights cost savings, waste reduction, and high recovery rates, establishing OFRU as a leader in solvent recycling technology.
Key Benefits:
  • Achieves cost savings up to 90% and reduces hazardous waste by up to 90%.
  • Ensures recovery rates up to 95% with consistent solvent quality.
  • Promotes environmentally friendly solutions ('Go Green').
Plant Concept: The ASC-1500 2C plant has a vessel volume of 1500 liters and a distillation rate of 200-550 liters per hour, suitable for both low and high-boiling solvents.
Company Expertise: With over 40 years of experience, OFRU Recycling offers a wide range of plants for organic solvent recovery, certified under European regulations, emphasizing safety and reliability.
Technical Specifications:
  • Models like COMPACT and ASC series offer various capacities and features.
  • Technical data includes vessel volume, distillation rate, heating temperature, and power consumption.
  • Systems are designed for easy installation and operation, featuring automatic filling and explosion-proof controls.
Applications: Suitable for recycling solvents used in industries such as printing, paint, and coatings, including ethanol, acetone, and toluene.
Product Features:
  • Automatic operation with continuous solvent filling.
  • Durable stainless steel construction for easy cleaning.
  • Advanced safety features and compliance with EU regulations.
Conclusion: OFRU Recycling provides state-of-the-art solvent recycling solutions that are efficient, safe, and environmentally friendly, catering to a wide range of industrial applications.
ASC-Series Overview: The ASC-Series solvent recovery plants are noted for their modern design, efficiency, and ease of use, designed for continuous solvent recycling with high distillation performance using advanced technologies like integrated steam heating and vacuum distillation.
Specifications: Models such as ASC-100, ASC-150, ASC-500, and ASC-1500 vary in power and distillation rates. For example, the ASC-100 operates at 12 kW with a distillation rate of 20-60 l/hr, while the ASC-1500 can handle up to 550 l/hr at 100 kW. Constructed with stainless steel, they feature conical distillation vessels for efficient drainage and cleaning.
Procedures: The automated distillation process includes continuous filling, automatic refilling, and auto-stop functions, controlled by a SIEMENS microprocessor for precise operation and monitoring.
Technical Features: Key features include a robust scraper system for cleaning, water cooling for optimal condensation, and a closed system to prevent corrosion. The plants have an electrical control board with a SIEMENS HMI panel for user-friendly operation.
Performance and Efficiency: The ASC-Series offers high recovery rates, with up to 95% solvent recovery. The integrated steam heating system provides faster heating, reducing maintenance costs and preventing encrustation of heating elements.
Safety and Compliance: Constructed according to the latest EU directives, ensuring high operational safety standards, and classified under EX II 2G c T3 for explosion safety.
Applications: Suitable for various industrial applications, with typical usage ranging from 160-1200 liters per shift, depending on the model.
ASC-Series Distillation Units Overview: These units feature modern integrated steam heating systems, stainless steel construction, and efficient solvent recovery processes, designed for continuous operation and controlled by a SIEMENS microprocessor.
Specifications: The ASC units have conical distillation vessels made of stainless steel, heated with steam for rapid energy transfer, requiring only an electrical connection for the steam heating system. They include a high-speed vacuum pump for transferring dirty solvents and ensuring 24-hour operation.
Technical Data: The ASC-500 has a total vessel volume of 500 liters, a distillation rate of 100-220 l/hr, and a power consumption of 50 kW for the steam heating generator. The ASC-1500 models have a total vessel volume of 1500 liters, with varying distillation rates and power consumption depending on the model (48 kW or 100 kW). All models operate at a maximum heating temperature of 180°C and a vacuum pressure of 50 mbar.
Product Benefits: Benefits include automatic and continuous filling with dirty solvents, constant output due to level control, and a perfect scraper system that requires no re-adjustment. The integrated steam heating system offers faster heating than conventional systems, reducing maintenance and operational costs. The closed system design prevents corrosion from humidity or salty air.
Safety and Compliance: Constructed according to the latest EU directives, ensuring a high level of operational safety, featuring an electric control board with SIEMENS S7 1200 digital control and a control cabinet with a SIEMENS HMI Color TFT-Comfort Panel for touch operation and process monitoring.
Applications: Suitable for various applications, with typical capacities ranging from 800 to 4500 liters per shift, depending on the model. Classified under EX Class: EX II 2G c T3 and comply with ATEX standards.
Technical Specifications and Operational Details: The document provides details for various solvent recovery and distillation systems, including the ASC-1500 2C, ASC-3000, and DSC-500 E models, designed for efficient solvent recycling with advanced features for automatic operation and safety compliance.
ASC-1500 2C: Features a combined vacuum and atmospheric distillation process, controlled by a SIEMENS microprocessor, with a distillation rate of up to 550 l/hr, a total vessel volume of 1500 l, and a filling volume of approximately 800 l. Operates with a maximum heating temperature of 180°C and a vacuum pressure of up to 50 mbar, designed for applications requiring 1,600-4,500 l per shift, complying with EX II 2G c T3 ATEX standards.
ASC-3000: A large-scale distillation plant with a conical stainless steel vessel, capable of handling 3,000-7,000 l per shift, offering a distillation rate of over 800 l/hr and a maximum heating temperature of 200°C. Includes features like automatic filling, a scraper system for residue removal, and compatibility with steam or oil heating systems, equipped with a SIEMENS digital control board for automated operation and safety monitoring.
DSC-500 E: Used for degreasing and deoiling small parts, followed by solvent distillation, featuring a horizontal stainless steel vessel and a ball valve for residue drainage. The system has a total vessel volume of 635 l and a filling volume of approximately 510 l, with a maximum heating temperature of 175°C, designed for ex-proof operation and complying with EX II 2G c T3 ATEX standards.
Installation Examples: Various installation configurations for different industries, such as printing and paint, demonstrating the integration of ASC and DSC systems with additional components like stainless steel tank systems, transfer pumps, and manual solvent filling stations.
General Notes: Emphasizes the importance of obtaining the latest technical information, as specifications may change, and highlights the variability in distillation rates based on solvent composition and operational conditions.
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Distillation Systems for Solvent Recycling Help to protect our Environment 1

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Your Expert in Solvent Recycling Plant Concept Solvent Recovery Plant ASC-1500 2C (two distillation columns) Vessel volume 1500 l, distillation rate approx. 200-550 l/hr* Combined distillation and purification of low-boiling and / or high-boiling solvents Your benefits with own solvent recycling ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ Up to 90% cost saving Up to 90% less hazardous waste Up to 95% recovery Constant solvent quality Go Green Professional, up-to-date technology, high quality, innovation, performance, economic, safety, reliability, fast r

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Core competence Most modern distillation plants worldwide Quick and competent support Reliable and safe products Excellent world-wide reputation, international brand Great professional competence Remarkable price-performance ratio Most modern distillation systems worldwide ATEX - registered Depositary, notified body acc. RL 2014/34/EU Certified specialised company accord. code of law § 19 l WHG / VAUwS (Water Management Act) Over 40 years of experience

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OFRU Recycling Your Expert in Solvent Recycling Broad-based Level of Experience OFRU Recycling manufactures a large selection of plants for recovery of organic/flammable solvents.We have become famous worldwide through creative solutions in environmental technology – as a specialist for the treatment of soiled solvents. In partnership-based cooperation with our customers, we today develop treatment solutions for various industrial sectors. With over 35 years of experience in different markets, and with different applications and different solvent mixtures, we can competently fulfil specific demands....

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Our focus is on the development of professional machines for professional companies. OFRU's manufacturing goal is to produce superior, high-performance distillation plants in excellent quality, using up-to-date technical processes as standard. We preside over own process engineering and design department, and continuously improve our productsSafety comes first. Safety and security are of vital importance with the choice of a suitable distilling plant. OFRU Recycling has a long history regarding the treatment of flammable solvents. With us, traditional "Made in Germany" products are combined with...

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OFRU Recycling References Worldwide

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Delivery program for distillation system for solvent recycling Typical solvents for the recycling process Technical Data COMPACT 6 kW without vaccum COMPACT 6 kW with vaccum Vessel volume Our recycling plants can recycle a great variety of solvents. Filling volume constantly, level controlled Distillation rate approx. Heating-up time approx. Virtually all flammable solvents; Examples of alcohols are ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, n-butanol. Ketones: acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone. Esters like ethyl acetate or aromatics like toluene, xylene, just to name the most important....

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COMPACT Solvent Recovery Plant Easy and safe distillation necessary. Indicating instruments inside the front plate give information about boiling/vapour temperature of the solvent, the process pressure inside the distillation boiler and the nominal/actual values of the heating temperature. The electrical control system monitors all safety-relevant parameters and switches the plant off automatically, in case of fault. The automatic filling mode realizes when the dirty solvent storage tank is empty. Then the SIEMENS microprocessor stops filling and switches to the final „sump distillation mode“....

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Technical data Technical data COMPACT without vacuum COMPACT with vacuum Total vessel volume Filling volume constantly, level controlled Distillation rate approx. Heating-up time approx. Heating temperature Electrical connection Power consumption thermal oil heater Power consumption vacuum unit Consumption air pressure approx. Eff. cooling capacity necc. approx. Consumption cooling water (8-12° C) approx. Width x Depth x Height approx. Weight approx. * Dependent on kind and composition of the solvent, kind of contamination and its share, heating temperature, vacuum pressure, coolant temperature...

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ASC-Series Professional Solvent Recycling The whole distillation process is controlled and monitored by a SIEMENS microprocessor. At the end of the continuous operation the automatic sump distillation process is started. The residue is thickened to a predetermined viscosity, controlled by a timer. Afterwards, the plant is automatically switched off and ready for drainage. The drainage of the viscous residues occurs via a sliding valve at the bottom end of the conical vessel. The rotating scraper and the conical vessel design provide for easy drainage of the sludge through the centered outlet...

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ASC-Series Professional Solvent Recycling ■■ ■■ No oil sludge in the machine Product benefits Closed system: No corrosion of vessel due to humidity or salty air Parts contacting the solvent are made of stainless steel going daily into a thermal oil heating jacket Automatic and continuous filling with dirty solvents Filling level is kept constant. Plant always distills continously, no batch operation Conical distillation vessel in stainless steel AISI 304 with a smooth and plane inner surface: Easy and complete drainage of vessel content by means of natural gravity and scraper operation Perfect...

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Process explained Automatic solvent filling from tank or drum Dirty solvents Continuous recycling process of solvents Solvent recycling with high distillation performance, approx. output ASC-100 12 kW: 20-60 l/hr ASC-150 24 kW: 40-90 l/hr ASC-500 37 kW: 80-160 l/hr ASC-500 50 kW: 100-220 l/hr ASC-1500 48 kW: 120-300 l/hr ASC-1500 100 kW: 200-550 l/hr ASC-3000: >800 l/hr ASC-150

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Process explained Clean recycled solvent Clean recycled solvent, up to 95% recovery Residue after recycling process

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ASC-100 12 kW Solvent Recovery Plant The ASC-Series, one of the most modern distillation plants worldwide, is constructed with a compact design, is powerful and very easy to use. cal connection is necessary for the integrated thermal oil heating system. A high performance liquid ring vacuum pump in two-stage design transfers the dirty solvent to the evaporator and guarantees a continuous 24-hour operation. During automatic distillation the quantity of solvent evaporated is gradually and automatically replaced. This automatic process can be adjusted with the timer. Timer 1 "Continuous Distillation":...

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.