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IXSEP-RDA (Rotary Distribution Apparatus) System  

Less Operating Cost and Less Investment Cost Compared to Batch and Moving Bed Systems

 

 

 
Higher Yields Less Water Usage
Higher Product Purity Less Waste Treatment
Higher Reliability Less Chemical Consumption
Greater Flexibility Less Physical Space
Higher Resin Lifetime Productivity Less Resin Inventory
Less Dilution

 

 

Higher Yields - The IXSEP system will provide improved recovery and yields compared to batch systems due to the true counter current configuration within the IXSEP system. Experience with processes such as lysine, potassium, salt production and anti-biotics have shown that yields can increase by up to 5-10% using the IXSEP system compared to batch systems. Higher yields deliver greater product recovery and hence increased revenue.
 

 
Higher Purity - The IXSEP system gives a higher purity separation compared to a batch system due to the more efficient counter current operation. Corn syrup, dextrose fructose, and apple juice processes are all examples where the continuous process results in higher purity compared to a batch process. Higher purity reduces further purification steps reducing both investment and operating costs.
 

 
Higher Reliability - the IXSEP system delivers higher reliability due to less mechanical moving parts compared to batch systems and moving beds. Batch systems require numerous automatic valves and moving beds require carrousel systems and flexible connections. Higher reliability delivers greater on stream availability for higher production and less maintenance cost. With the IXSEP system, the internal process disc is the only moving component of the system. Batch systems with numerous automatic valves and carrousel systems with turntables to physically move the heavy resin beds are eliminated.
 

 
Greater Flexibility - the IXSEP system allows a number of user functions to be simultaneously achieved under continuous operation conditions and offers a high system flexibility. The IXSEP system can be retrofitted into an existing fixed bed or moving bed systems. The location of the existing resin vessels is not a constraint, thus providing the process and operating cost benefits of the IXSEP system without the need for a complete upgrade.

 

 

Higher Resin Lifetime Productivity - the IXSEP system will provide higher resin lifetime productivity compared to batch systems. The resin lifetime productivity increases as a result of shorter resin cycle times compared to batch processes. Experience shows the increase to be in the order of 100 % to a high in certain cases of 1000%. The shorter resin cycle times prevent the resin from being subject to long periods of exposure to impurities. Effective resin life is extended giving significantly lower operating costs.

 

 

Less Resin Inventory - the IXSEP system uses significantly less resin than comparable batch systems. Resin inventory can be as much as 80% less than comparable batch systems. This offers significant savings in initial investment and ongoing operating costs

 

 

Less Water Treatment – The IXSEP system uses significantly less water compared to comparable batch systems as a result of true counter current washing. This offers significant savings in initial investment cost and ongoing operating cost in the preparation and treatment of wash and rinse solutions.

 

 

Less Waste Treatment – The IXSEP system generates less waste as a result of the true counter current washing. Less waste requires less waste treatment facilities. This offers significant savings in initial investment cost and on going operating cost due to the reduction in waste treatment.

 

 

Less Space – The IXSEP system releases anywhere up to 800 % of floor space compared to comparable batch systems. The need for less resin inventory, allowing smaller resin beds, less mechanical moving parts as well as reductions in auxiliary systems lead to significant reductions is space required for the process and offers a significant reduction in investment cost.
 
 
 
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