Glass Lined Distillation Columns

Pfaudler packed glass lined and alloy columns are designed and built to withstand highly corrosive and reactive environments. These columns efficiently handle process operations such as: distillation, absorption, stripping and extraction. Glasteel® packed columns are built to your complete process specifications and designed in accordance with A.S.M.E. Code. Pfaudler columns can also come as part of a custom designed mass transfer system.

Pfaudler Glasteel® columns combine the inert properties of glass with the structural strength of steel. Glass lining offers many advantages over other lining materials:

• Highly resistant to strong acids, powerful oxidizers and organics except for fluoride elements
• Glass is essentially inert, so it cannot adversely affect product purity or flavor
• Glass is impermeable, eliminating cross contamination
• The fire polished surface of the glass lining provides anti-stick properties, thus minimizing fouling factors

Glass lined columns are available in:

• Sizes ranging from 6 inch to 78 inch diameter
• Single shell or jacketed design
• Wide range of pressure ratings to meet various process requirements
• Temperature ratings ranging from -20° F to +450° F

Packing

Pfaudler works closely with various packing suppliers to provide the best random or structured packing solution to your process.

Random packing is available in different sizes and shapes to provide high surface contact area for mass transfer while minimizing pressure drop. Random packing available in various materials of construction such as: fluoropolymers, alloy and ceramic. Selected material is dependent on compatibility with process chemistry. The same design parameters are considered when selecting structured packing.

Related Literature:

• SB14-100 : Glasteel® Column Systems
• Download Column Systems Questionnaire

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