Concentration of an emulsion polymer
Concentration of an emulsion polymer
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Engineering fraternity
I am faced with a real practical industrial problem of concentration an emulsion polymer containing essentially 30% w/w polymer particles, 40% w/w water and 30% w/w oil. I have trialled thin film evaporation technology with a good degree of success; however, the economics make it difficult to adopt this method. Could this be tackled more economically by other means e.g. pervaporation, pertraction or reverse osmosis?
I would welcome any thoughts.
Regards
I am faced with a real practical industrial problem of concentration an emulsion polymer containing essentially 30% w/w polymer particles, 40% w/w water and 30% w/w oil. I have trialled thin film evaporation technology with a good degree of success; however, the economics make it difficult to adopt this method. Could this be tackled more economically by other means e.g. pervaporation, pertraction or reverse osmosis?
I would welcome any thoughts.
Regards





RE: Concentration of an emulsion polymer
RE: Concentration of an emulsion polymer
RE: Concentration of an emulsion polymer
What size are the polymer particles and waht is their sg? That will tell you whether centrifuging is possible.
You probably want to do the bulk solids removal first since any oil water separation stage would work better with a purely liquid feed.