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    Sand Drying

    You could consider a recirculating system, being fed in excess of 90TPH, and reclaiming at 90TPH.
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    Screw compressor for CO2

    Mycom is the way to go. However, unless you can sell your product for $ 10/Ton or more you will not be able to justify the expense of so small a plant. What is the purity of the CO2 stream, and source?
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    ph adjustment

    Distillation still bottoms, 85% moisture, discharge at a ph of 4.6-4.8. Can they be adjusted to a level that will allow them to be processed by a mild steel centrifuge and mild steel dryer.
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    Explosion Proofing Mechanical Mixer in Waste Fuel Recovery

    BradStone Touched on the best method of avoiding your impending catastrophe. Nitrogen or other inert shielding also some sort of mixer mounted strainer would be a good idea. Along with your God-Given common sense you will find some reference in NFPA 36 or 26 with regard to working...
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    LT 2002

    I KNOW THIS IS VERY BASIC, BUT THE ANSWER ELUDES ME. IN COPYING FILES FROM WIN XPLORER TO C-D THE WRITE PROTECT ENABLES.I HAVE TRIPLE CHECKED THE FILES I AM COPYING AND THEY ARE NOT WRITE PROTECTED.
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    Siloxane in land gas

    Need advice on eliminating siloxane from land gas recovery.
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    Molecular Sieve Dehydration of Ethanol

    Ethanol industry sop is vapor phase w/ pressure swing. Also regeneration via etoh vapor.
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    Vacuum distillation

    Will the vacuum created by condensing overhead vapors be sufficient to provide motivation through columns or is a vacuum pump required.
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    CO2 dispersion

    Thanks for the reply. We have to drop the CO2 out prior to the vacuum distillation as it causes beer stone to plate out in distillation.
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    CO2 dispersion

    Would appreciate any tips on removal of dissolved CO2 from beer stream prior to distillation.
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    ANY CEREAL CHEMISTS OUT THERE?

    FEEDING A COOK TUBE 12"id x 450 FT. WITH A GROUND CORN WATER SLURRY OF 35% SOLIDS. FEED IS VIA A HYDRO THERMAL STEAM HEATER/MIXER.SLURRY FEED RATE IS 2000 LBS/MIN. STEAM TO H-T UNIT IS 120 LBS/MIN. OF 150PSIG.DELTA IS 40PSIG. NEED SUGGESTION FOR VAPOR SOLIDS SEPARATION ON DISCHARGE END.
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    LT2000

    Thanks TIGREK, but that didn't do it.
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    LT2000

    On importing from another drawing, unable to manipulate text or treat the import as anything but single entity.
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    Process Licensor for Triple Phosphate Plant.

    Do you mean the acidulation process?
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    Ethanol loss from tank surface

    US Dept of EPA has a tank program, "TANKS 3.1" Also determine if a floating roof is required. Vapor pressure of 200 proof is 1.22 psia. 190 proof is 1.16 psia

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