Mechstar's POLYMERIZATION PLANT/REACTOR

• In the course of process, equipment in contact with materials will be manufactured by stainless steel.
• The large-sized reactor available up to 30,000 litres and the small-sized pilot reactor available from 20 litres to 500 litres can be provided upon request.
• A wide speed control range of 0-174 r.p.m. by inverter.
• Typical universal reactor with hydrostatic agitation, vacuum system, azeotropic condenser, inert gas, thermal oil heating, fully controlling system. Complete automation system with complete controlling, recording and surveillance panels as well as computerized controlling processes can be applied to this reactor.
• Internal cooling coil and two-section external limpet type heating coil or jacket. Heating of this reactor by the independent thermal fluid circulating system with automatic temperature controlling of contents of this one.
• Reaction vessel constructed with STS 304 quality stainless steel with 50A n.b. internal cooling coil, 50A n.b. half-piped limpet coils externally arranged in two sections to enable batches at the ratio of 1 to 2 in volume to be processed. Three cooling coils support act as a baffle to assist agitation.
• Vertical geard type agitator, flame-proof eG3 motor, a variable speed range of 0-174 r.p.m./min., helical spur reduction gear box, chain coupling, fabricated support stuffing box with sealed bearing and packed gland or M/C seal assembly, stainless steel raised face clamp mounted on flange, stainless steel stub shaft assembly with flanged coupling to suitable for diameter of agitator shaft, rake style foam breaker with split hub, one plain paddle and two four-blade turbines also with split hub, gland packing to withstand operating temperatures of up to 300'C.
• Horizontal cylindrical shell and tube single pass condenser consructed with STS304-316. Stainless steel tubeplates, tubes and headers with carbon steel shell or stainless steel shell.
• Vertical cylindrical decanter of suitable volume capacity constructed from STS 304-316 quality stainless steel complete with sight and light glass ports, vapour and reflux connections, drain valve and late additions vessel.

Technical data subject to change without notice

STANDARD PRODUCTION PLANTS

Type	Application (seebelow)	Components (see below)	Type of heating
EM	A	1-2-5-8-9-10-11-12-13	Steam/Hot Water
PH	B-C-D-E-F-G-M	1-2-4-5-7-8-9-12	-
GPVA	B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-K-L-N	1-2-3-4-5-7-8-9-12	gas burner/ oil burner
U-T	B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-N	1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-12	Thermal fluid
U-IND	B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-N	1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-12	Low frequency electrical induction

Applications		Components
A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N.	homo & copolymer emulsions phenolic resins urea-formaldehyde resins melamine resins polystyrenes indene-coumarones plasticisers alkyd resins stand oils polyester & epoxy resins varnishes esterifications low temperature resins in general high temperature resins in general	1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.	reactor tubular condenser water separator distillate receiver vapour tube packed column vacuum pump control panel additive tank monomer vessel colloid vessel thinning vessel Sparkler Filter Storage Tank Raw material Transfer Tank

The process of polymerization