Table 6 Equipment sizing of inorganic catalyst production
From: Preparation of inorganic catalysts from ceramic industry wastes for use in the production of biofuel
Equipment | Calculated capacity | Operating conditions | Market survey capacity | Market survey specification | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CSTR reactor | 4.2 ton | 110 °C, 4 h | 5000 l | • Motor power 15 kw • Stirring speed 63/85 r/min • Inner pot size 1800 mm | Laizhou Taihe Chemical Machinery Co |
Heat exchanger | 4.2 ton | Inlet: 80 °C Outlet: 30 °C | Max 50 m3/h | • Shell and tube heat exchanger • Power 2.2–400 | Wuxi New Wuhuan Energy Saving Technology Co |
Centrifugal solid–liquid washing & separator | 0.2 ton/h | Free Cl− ions | Productivity 8–15 m3/h | • Rotation speed 4000 r.p.m • Moisture content 20% • Power 22 kw | Xiangtan County Centrifuge Plant Co |
Rotary dryer | 0.2 ton/h | 100 °C | Volume 7.85 m3 | • Speed 3–7 r/min • Power 4 kw • Model • (D × L, m): 1 × 10 | Gongyi Derui Machinery Co., Ltd |
Rotary kiln | 1.2 ton | 550 °C, 4 h | 1–40 t/h | • (D × L, m): 1.9 × 26 • Power 18.5–550 | Henan Zhengzhou Mining Machinery Co |
Ball mill grinding | 0.2 ton/h | Nanoparticle | Volume 0.4 m3 | • Power 18.5 kw • D, L (m): 0.9, 0.9 | Qixia Dali Mine Machinery Co |