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Chemical Production Equipment List
Pressure Chemical Company's Pittsburgh facility features a broad range of process capabilities. In addition to high-pressure (250 - 10,000 psig) reactors ranging in size from 300-ml to 4,000-L, Pressure Chemical Company also has significant glass-lined reactor capacity (trains from 20 to 4,000-L), a fully equipped pilot facility, high rectification distillation, continuous-flow fixed bed reactors, and specialized equipment for polymer manufacturing. The range of chemistries available at Pressure Chemical Company is among the most extensive of any custom manufacturer, including polymerization reactions involving ‘hot’ monomers, high-pressure reactions involving flammable gaseous reagents, and reactions in supercritical media.
With over four decades of fine chemical experience, Pressure Chemical Company can safely perform virtually any chemistry and can handle highly hazardous materials, such as corrosive acid chlorides, inhalation hazards, reactive hydrides, and carcinogens.
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Polymer Dream Machine
Our 200-gal polymer-manufacturing unit is complete with monomer purification feed systems. Designed to handle both liquid and gaseous monomers, this unit can produce copolymers of very narrow molecular weight distribution. The system’s inherent flexibility allows for rapid change in the number and type of monomers. Call us to discuss your specialty polymer development or manufacturing needs.
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Glass Lined Reactors |
Capacity
(Vessel ID no.) |
Working Pressure (psig) |
Max Temp |
HP |
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Impeller type |
1,000 gal. Jacketed column Ceramic Saddles (R-1000-GL) |
FV to 40 |
350°F (177°C) |
10 HP |
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3-blade retreat curve |
500 gal. Jacketed
6" x 8' column
Hastelloy-C ™ De-Pak™
(R-500-GL) |
FV to 100 |
450°F (232°C) |
7.5 HP |
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3-blade retreat curve |
500 gal. Jacketed
6" x 8' column
Hastelloy-C ™ De-Pak™
(R-501-GL) |
FV to 100 |
450°F (232°C) |
7.5 HP |
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4-blade curved turbine |
500 gal. Jacketed
(R-502-GL) |
FV to 100 |
450°F (232°C) |
7.5 HP |
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3-blade retreat curve |
300 gal. Jacketed
(R-300-GL) |
FV to 15 |
650°F (343°C) |
N/A |
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None
Receiver |
200 gal. Jacketed 3" x 8' un-packed column
(R-200-GL) |
FV to 100 |
650°F (343°C) |
2 HP |
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3-blade retreat curve |
100 gal
(R-204-GL) |
FV to 25 |
450°F (232°C) |
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200 gal. Jacketed 4" x 8' un-packed column
(R-203-GL) |
FV to 90 |
500 °F (260°C) |
2 HP |
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3-blade retreat curve |
100 gal. Jacketed 6" x 6' column, 3/8" Ceramic Saddles
(R-100-GL) |
FV to 25 |
350°F (177°C) |
2 HP |
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3-blade retreat curve |
100 gal. Jacketed
(R-101-GL) |
FV to 15 |
350°F (177°C) |
2 HP |
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3-blade retreat curve |
50 gal. Jacketed
(R-55-GL) |
FV to 100 |
450°F (232°C) |
1 HP |
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3-blade retreat curve |
50 gal. Jacketed
(R-51-GL/FEP) |
FV to 15 |
350°F (177°C) |
5 HP |
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Dual-A310 Teflon coated impellers |
50 gal. Jacketed
(R-53-GL) |
FV to 300 |
650°F (343°C) |
3 HP |
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3-blade retreat curve |
50 gal. Jacketed receiver
(REC-56-GL) |
FV to 25 |
450°F (232°C) |
N/A |
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None
Receiver |
30 gal. Jacketed
(R-30-GL) |
FV to 15 |
350°F (177°C) |
1 HP |
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2-blade paddle |
25 gal. Jacketed
(REC-25-GL) |
FV to 30 |
350°F (177°C) |
N/A |
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None
Receiver |
316 SS High Pressure Reactors |
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Capacity
(Vessel ID no.) |
Working Pressure (psig) |
Max Temp |
HP |
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Impeller type |
1,000 gal. Jacketed 8” x 8' Column, SS De-pak™ (R-1001SS) |
FV to 250 |
600°F (315°C) |
7.5 HP |
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Dual A-320 30” |
250 gal. Jacketed + internal coil
(A-250SS) |
FV to 2,000 |
650°F (343°C) |
7.5 HP |
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Variable speed Magnedrive™ with Praxair Advanced Gas Mixer |
200 gal. Jacketed
(R-201SS) |
FV to 300 |
400°F (204°C) |
3.0 HP |
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Dual A100 variable speed 14" Marine Props |
100 gal. Jacketed + internal coil
(A-100SS) |
FV to 5000 |
662°F (350°C) |
7.5 HP |
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Variable speed Magnedrive™ 4-Rushton impellers. 4-pumper propellers |
30 gal. Jacketed + internal coil
(A-30SS) |
FV to 2,500 |
600°F (315°C) |
5 HP |
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Variable speed Magnedrive™ Dispersimax™ |
3 liter jacketed (A-3L-SS) |
FV to 8,550 |
800°F (427°C) |
N/A |
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Rocking Mechanism |
1 gal. electric heat internal coil
(A-1SS) |
FV to 3,000 |
650°F (343°C) |
0.5 HP |
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variable speed Magnedrive™ Dispersimax™ |
300 ml. electric heat internal coil (A-300cc-SS) |
FV to 5,400 |
650°F (343°C) |
0.5 HP |
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variable speed Dispersimax™ Magnedrive™ |
Special Alloy High Pressure Reactors |
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Capacity
(Vessel ID no.) |
Working Pressure (psig) |
Max Temp |
HP |
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Impeller type |
100 gal. Jacketed nickel (R-103-Ni) |
FV to 500 |
400°F (204°C) |
2 HP |
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3-blade 45 degree pitched blade turbine |
1 gal. Hastelloy C™ internal coil electric heat
(A-1HC) |
10,000 |
842°F (450°C) |
0.5 HP |
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Variable speed Magnedrive™ Dispersimax™ Agitator |
316 SS Reactors |
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Capacity
(Vessel ID no.) |
Working Pressure (psig) |
Max Temp |
HP |
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Impeller type |
500 gal. Jacketed
(R-503SS) |
FV to 75 |
650°F (343°C) |
7.5 HP |
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Variable speed 3-blade retreat curve |
300 gal. jacketed
(D-701) |
FV to 15 |
650°F (343°C) |
3.0 HP |
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(4)-10" Marine Propellers |
60 gal. jacketed
(REC-60SS) |
FV to 150 |
450°F (232°C) |
N/A |
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None
Receiver |
304 SS Reactors Continuous Flow Fixed Bed |
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Capacity
(Vessel ID no.) |
Working Pressure (psig) |
Max Temp |
HP |
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Impeller type |
1.0 liter 1.5" x 40" tube jacketed(R-102SS) |
4,500 |
800°F (427°C) |
N/A |
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N/A |
25 liter 4" x 10' tube jacketed skid mounted FV to 90 |
1,200 |
800°F (427°C) |
N/A |
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N/A |
All Glass Pilot Plant Reactor Systems 250°F (105°C) |
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200 liter reboiler/reactor 6"x 5' column Goodloe™ Hastelloy™ Packing electric mantle heat 2 x 50 liter receivers ¾ HP |
Vacuum to 0.5 torr |
508°F (264°C) |
0.5 HP |
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Variable speed |
100 liter reboiler/reactor
4"x3' column elec. mantle heat, 2 x 22 liter receivers |
Vacuum to 0.1 torr |
508°F (264°C) |
0.3 HP |
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Variable speed |
100 liter receiver/cooling bath
(-80°C) Lightnin |
Vacuum to 0.1 tor |
508°F (264°C) |
1 HP |
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Variable speed |
72 liter multiple configurations electric mantles & baths |
Vacuum to 0.1 tor |
482°F (250°C) |
0.5 HP |
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Variable speed |
60 liter cylindrical reactor TFE coated cooling cool |
15 psig |
508°F (264°C) |
0.5 HP |
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Variable speed |
50 liter electric mantle heat or cooling bath |
Vacuum to 0.1 torr |
508°F (264°C) |
0.5 HP |
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Variable speed |
22 liter reboilers & reactors multiple columns to 100 HETP |
0.05 torr |
508°F (264°C) |
0.25 HP |
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Variable speed |
10 liter glass rotary evaporator external condenser (BUCHI-ROTOVAP™) |
Vacuum to 0.1 torr |
255°F (124°C) |
0.5 HP |
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Rotating Flask |
Special Alloy Reactors |
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50 gal. jacketed reactor Hastelloy™ B
(R-52H) |
FV to 15 |
350°F (177°C) |
1.5 HP |
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3-blade retreat curve |
Short Path Distillation Apparatus |
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1.0 ft2 WFE 316 SS internal & external condensers |
0.05 torr |
650°F (343°C) |
0.5 HP |
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4-wipers |
3.2 ft2 WFE 316 SS internal & external condensers equipped with 2-stage degasser |
.02 torr |
650°F (343°C) |
1 HP |
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4-roller wipers |
Ancillary Equipment
Centrifuges
316 SS perforated basket;
1-48” x 30”, bottom discharge centrifuge, 25 HP
1-48” x 24”, top unloading centrifuge, 25 HP
1-26” x 14”, top unloading centrifuge, 10 HP
Filtration
316 SS Nutsche pressure filter, 92 gal., 80 psig.
316 SS Sparkler pressure filter, 12” & 18”, jacketed
316 SS Mott porous metal filters with absolute tating to 0.2 microns, 150 psig at 177°C
Stainless Steel and Polypropylene bag & cartridge filters (single and multiple element/bag)
Amicon spiral wound ultrafiltration system
Large Ceramic and Polypropylene Buchner filters
Drying
Abbe, 304 SS double cone tumble dryer, 50 ft3 to 177°C
Stokes, 316 SS double cone tumble dryer/blender, 25 ft3, to 177°C
Patterson Kelly, 316 SS, V-Cone tumble dryer/blender 5 ft3, to 177°C
Vacuum tray dryer, 250 ft2, to 180°C
Many large lab and pilot plant size vacuum and air ovens
Process Heating
(2) Fulton Hot Oil Boilers, 1.6 MM BTU/Hour, to 343°C
High pressure steam boiler, 2.4 MM BTU/Hour, 150 psig
High pressure steam boiler, 1.32 MM BTU/Hour, 150 psig
40 kW electric heater to 330°C, 0.14 MM BTU/Hour
Process Cooling
Edwards Air Chiller, 30 ton capacity at -4°C
Lab chillers, 1/2 ton capacity at -15°C
Vacuum Capability
Busch Huckepack vacuum pump, 282 cfm at 0.5 torr
Busch Huckepack vacuum pump, 113 cfm at 0.5 torr
(6) Kinney vacuum pumps, 130 cfm at 10 torr
Many lab vacuum pumps, 5.6 to 35.4 cfm at 1x10-4 torr
Kinney vacuum pump, 107 cfm at 0.02 torr
Stokes vacuum pump, 300 cfm at 0.5 torr
Auxiliary Equipment
High pressure liquid feed pumps
High pressure gas feed compressors
Heat exchangers (glass, glass-lined steel, graphite, 316 SS, Teflon®, bronze)
Hot boxes (24 drum capacity) 10°C to 180°C
316 SS DeLumper™
316 SS Fitz™ Mill 5 HP
Multiple SS columns appropriate for ion exchange, drying, decolorization, etc., 150 psig at 260°C
316 SS cold roll flaker, 24" x 20"
Environmental
Packed tower liquid scrubber systems for ventilation of all production areas
Primary emission control scrubbers (packed tower, eductor type, and bubbler)
Carbon bed absorption system (1 ton, 5 ton) rated for 7,000 cfm
CECO micro particle air filters rated for 400 cfm and 5,800 cfm
Zero process discharge to POTW or rivers
Controlled waste management program utilizing properly certified waste haulers and disposal firms
Safety
Portable and area hazardous condition monitors/alarms
Facility fully sprinklered
Segregated hazardous material storage areas
Operators trained and certified in HAZMAT Emergency Response and Fire Fighting
Nitrogen supply via liquid bulk tank facility wide
Natural gas fired back up electrical generator, 135 Kva, 100 KW
Analytical Services
Chromatography (HPLC, GPC, and GC)
FTIR Spectrophotometry
UV/Visible Spectrophotometry
Viscometry (Capillary and Brookfield)
Karl Fischer (coulometric and volumetric) analysis
Titrimetric analysis
Note - NMR, GC/MS, DSC and other instrumental analyses available locally through special arrangements with Pittsburgh Universities.
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