Pilot Plant Equipment

AVN has an inventory of equipment available for client use, but AVN personnel can also acquire new or used equipment that we don’t have for the project in order to make sure the plant fits your process and development needs. The following is a list of just some of the equipment that AVN has on-site. Most of the listed equipment is installed and ready to operate. Additional equipment is often available in our warehouse including surplus instrumentation, pumps, etc.

80-Gallon Reactor:
Jacketed, 316 SS, stirred tank reactor with a pump around loop and heat exchanger along with an overhead distillation column and condenser for use as needed. Capable of running on cooling water, tempered water, steam, or hot oil up to 250°C in batch or continuous mode.

360-Gallon Reactor:
Jacketed, 316 SS, stirred tank reactor with a pressure rating of 900 psig. Capable of running on cooling water, steam, or hot oil up to 250°C in batch or continuous mode.

Packed Bed Reactors:
A variety of sizes are available for clients. Examples are a 2” diameter x 20’ long jacketed reactor and a 6” x 22’ long adiabatic reactor.  AVN can also have custom sized reactors readily made based on your space velocity and dimensional needs. This can be done cost effectively for new projects as needed.

Molten Salt Reactor:
MAN Diesel & Turbo molten salt, tubular reactor with three independent salt zones for temperature control. Designed to operate one tube at a time, the reactor has six different sized tubes and a 24-point thermocouple for thorough studies of temperature profiles.

Other Vessels:
Smaller Stirred Tank Reactors & Crystallizers:
AVN has a 5-gallon glass lined reactor, a 10-gallon Hastelloy reactor, and a set of 15L, 30L & 50L glass crystallizers/reactors available.

Separations:
AVN has a large inventory of glass Oldershaw columns and readily available steel packed columns for distillation, absorption, stripping, etc., a number of which are usually ready for client use. A 4.2 sq. ft., Hastelloy wiped film evaporator is available for use for short residence time applications. AVN also has a 2” diameter Karr column for liquid-liquid extraction, and a variety of crystallization equipment.