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Distillation Equipment: Principles and Components
The core principle of distillation is to separate components based on their boiling point differences. When a liquid mixture is heated to a certain temperature, the lower-boiling-point substances vaporize first, and are then liquefied and collected in a condensation system, thus achieving purification and extraction.
A complete distillation system typically includes the following components:
Heating vessel (evaporator): Provides the necessary heat energy to evaporate the lower-boiling-point substances.
Distillation column (fractionating column): Enhances gas-liquid contact through trays or packing structures, achieving multi-stage separation.
Condenser: Cools the vapor into liquid, ensuring high-purity product output.
Reflux device: Improves separation efficiency and product purity through the reflux of a portion of the condensate.
Collection tank: Stores the distilled products.
Automatic control system: Achieves precise control of temperature, pressure, and flow rate through PLC and sensors.
Modern distillation systems are not merely processes of heating and cooling, but intelligent production systems with controllable energy consumption, adjustable parameters, and traceable quality.
Main Types of Distillation Equipment
1. Simple Distillation System
Suitable for liquid mixtures with large boiling point differences, such as primary alcohol purification and small-scale experimental extraction.
2. Multi-Effect Distillation System
Achieves energy recycling through multi-stage heat utilization, significantly reducing steam consumption and improving energy efficiency by over 30%. This system is widely used in the preparation of industrial alcohol, chemical solvents, and pharmaceutical-grade pure water.
3. Fractional Distillation Column System
For substances with similar boiling points, it improves separation accuracy through efficient trays or packed structures. Commonly used in the production of high-purity ethanol, fragrance oils, and solvents.
4. Reflux Distillation Unit
Enhances separation effect through adjustable reflux ratio, making it an indispensable key piece of equipment in alcoholic beverage distillation and laboratory distillation.
5. Continuous Distillation System
Suitable for large-scale industrial production, featuring automatic feeding, continuous separation, and recovery functions. Commonly used in the fuel ethanol and solvent recovery industries.
Our Distillation Equipment Advantages
As a leading distillation equipment manufacturer in China, our products not only emphasize technological innovation but also practicality and stability.
(1) High-Quality Stainless Steel Structure
Made of food-grade 304 or 316L stainless steel, our products are corrosion-resistant, high-temperature resistant, and meet international hygiene standards (such as CE, ISO, FDA).
All welds are argon-arc welded and polished, resulting in a smooth, seamless inner wall that is easy to clean and resistant to bacterial growth.
(2) Energy-Saving Design and Heat Recovery System
Multi-effect distillation technology enables cascaded utilization of heat energy, significantly reducing steam consumption and cooling water usage, thus lowering operating costs.
(3) Intelligent Control System
Equipped with PLC automatic control and a touchscreen interface, the equipment can monitor temperature, pressure, reflux ratio, and flow rate data in real time, enabling unattended automatic operation.
(4) High-Purity Separation Effect
Through precise tray design and dynamic reflux adjustment, product purity can reach over 96%, meeting the standards of multiple industries such as food, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals.
Reasons to Choose Us
Over 20 years of manufacturing experience
Exporting to more than 50 countries (covering Europe, America, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, etc.)
Fully automated production equipment and a rigorous quality inspection system
Continuous innovation and upgrades by our R&D team
Comprehensive after-sales service system with global remote support
