● Concentration and crystallization of an inorganic solution
● Comparison of a batch process and a continuous process
Study of the evaporation process
Mass balance on the evaporator
Thermal balance on condenser
Study of the crystallization by cooling process
Seeding of supersaturated solution
Monitoring of cooling rate by thermal balance
Mass balance on crystal production
General specifications
Evaporation section:
• 20 L feeding tank.
• Dosing pump.
• Glass Heater with SS electrical resistance.
• Glass and SS coil condenser.
• Graduated glass receiver. Crystallization section:
• Glass vessel. SS helix stirrer. Sub‐ mersed SS coil for cold water circu‐ lation.
• Cooling circuit.
Instrumentation
• 5 temperature probes Pt100Ω.
• 2 PVC flowmeters
Options
Automatic drainage of the crystallizer PVC Buchner filter.
