12 L Supercritical CO2 Fractionator

Size & Weight

The frame, the vessels and the piping are built with stainless steel, the total structure has the following characteristics:
Width 3.5 m (11.4′), Height 4.5 m (14.7′), Depth 1.8m (5.9′).
Weight 1250 kg (2755#).
Minimum Room size 4.8 × 4 m (15.7′ × 13′), Height 5 m (16.4′)

Vessels Volume

Separators 1, 2
Volume: 5 L
Fractionation tower: 4.5 m
Tower volume: 12 L

System performance

Max pressure: 300 bar
Max temperature: 85° C
Max CO2 flow: 100 kg/h
Max liquid flow: 20 kg/h

Main Characteristics

It is a production system equipped with a 4500 mm fractionation tower. It is available with 2 or more separators for the separation of the extract. Raffinate is collected from the tower bottom. Provided with diaphragm pumps and stainless-steel frame to comply with HACCP and GMP guidelines. Voltage 460V/3ph or 400V/3ph, frequency 60Hz or 50Hz, installed Power 18 kW, Current 29 A. PLC on board and 15′′ touch screen.

Certification

Certifications are mandatory for high pressure equipment. This machine is certified PED/CE for Europe, Africa South America and other countries accepting EU regulation or ASME/UL for North America and other countries requesting ASME regulation.
We are ISO 9001 certified by TUV, UL listed, ASME certified, CE and PED certified by Apave, CRN for Canada.

Configuration of supercritical CO2 fractionator

This machine is designed to work with two pumps: one for CO2, one for the product, one fractionation tower, two separation vessels and separated chiller and heater. It can reach max pressure (Pmax) of 300 bar and max temperature (Tmax) of 85 °C. There are pressure gauges for all separators and voltage supply can be chosen on request. Fractionation tower height on request, from 3 to 8 m.
Carbon dioxide is continually recycled with a close circuit for fluid recirculation. It’s full automated and process is controlled by on board computer. Automation not only controls pressure and temperature but operates the full extraction process.

Pumps

There are two pumps: the CO2 pump (the carbon dioxide is the principal solvent), product pump, which is used for delivering the product to the fractionation tower. At the condition of max pressure these pumps can ensure a CO2 Flow of 100 kg/h, product flow of 20 kg/h.

Safety

This system can be equipped with a safety certified PLC in addition to process PLC controlling the position of the valves and other safety sensors assuring safety operations. Improving safety of the operator is our mission.

Other specifications

ASME certified safety valve for each vessel in isolated tubing from vessel.
Process PLC microprocessor
Compressed air pressure 100 psi or 7 bar
Compressed air flow 1 CFH or 28 L/hr

Use this Production CO2 Fractionation System for:

Production machines are designed to fractionate lots of liquid material. Fractionation process is a continuous process.
Fractionation systems can produce considerable volumes of product when compared to tower size. The utilization of a production sistems also allows to obtain good quality refined products on which it is possible to perform a wide range of tests, including evaluation panels.

Gmp qualifiable

We provide all the necessary documentation requested by qualification inspectors and authority, like:

Material Certificate
Welding Certificate
USR (User Requirement Specifications)
DQ (Design Qualification)
IQ (Installation Qualification)
OQ (Operational Qualification)

Full automation

Automation is a generic term. It does not provide any information on what the machine is really doing on its own. Automation for us is not just the control of pressure, flow or temperature. We have introduced a new concept, “Adaptive Automation”, to describe a new hardware / software system capable of modifying the process cycle as required by the operator. This new automation “literally” changes the way the system will produce the extract, something completely different from simply controlling pressure and temperature.

Remote assistance

We give full support via internet to solve technical problems quickly and for routine maintenance interventions. In many cases our technicians are able to solve problems online without having to physically go to the installation site, by connecting to the system via the internet, thanks to cutting-edge tools for remote support. If it is not technically possible to solve the problem remotely, the technician will be responsible for organizing an intervention on site. All support technicians are qualified and with years of experience.

Design on URS

By User Requirement Specifications we mean the functions that a specific device must have in order to satisfy the needs and requirements of its end user; or, more simply, it is what a device is expected to be able to offer to those who use it, in terms of functionalities. Generally their specification takes place through the drafting of a specific document (called User Requirement Specifications – URS) which takes place in the validation phase of the machinery itself, therefore before this is actually designed.