Equipment Design and Specification

Mill

Function: Size Reduction of Raw Material

Capacity: 1000 – 16000 kg/hr

No. of Units:1

Type: Hammer Mill

Brand: Type 4-10 Hammer Mills by Pallmann

In-Feed Opening: 330-1000mm

Rotor Diameter: 400mm

Rotor Width: 1000mm

Motor: 45-75kW

Type of Material: Stainless Steel

Fermenter

Function: Production of Citric Acid by Solid State Fermentation

Capacity: 6000-9000 kg/hr

No. of Units:1

Type:

Brand:

Type of Material: Stainless Steel

Filter

Function: To separate the mycelia mat and other suspended solids from the broth

Capacity: 6000-9000 kg/hr

No. of Units:1

Type: Rotary Vacuum Filter

Brand: Xinhai

Type of Material: Stainless Steel

Motor power: 1.5

Gauge pressure: 0.1-0.3 kg/cm^2

Filter cake moisture: 8-11%

Cylinder rotating speed: 0.5-2 rad/min

Evaporator

Function: To concentrate the solution to the saturation point of citric acid

Capacity: 3600-15000 kg/hr

No. of Units: 1

Type: Triple Effect Falling Film Evaporator

Brand:

Type of Material: Stainless Steel

Simulated Moving Bed

Function:

Capacity:
 No. of Units:1

Type:

Brand:

Adsorbent: Tertiary poly(4-vinylpyridine, PVP) resin

Resin particle size: 250-350 microns

Crystallizer

Function: To produce crystals from a supersaturated solution of citric acid

Capacity: 700-1000kg/hr

No. of Units:1

Type: Forced Circulation Crystallizer

Internal Diameter: 1.1156m

Vessel Height: 3.0574m

Shell Thickness: 5mm

Cone Thickness; 4.1006mm

Type of Material: Stainless Steel

Centrifuge

Function: To separate citric acid crystals from mother liquor.

Capacity: 450-920 kg/hr

No. of Units:1

Type: Basket Centrifuge

Brand: Zhongyi
 Power: 7.5kW-11kW

Dimensions: 1750x1250x1180 mm

Material: Stainless Steel

Dryer

Function: To dry the wet crystals to 0.5% moisture as the final product

Capacity: 3000-5000 kg/hr

No. of Units:1

Type: Rotary Dryer

Brand: Yufeng

Final water: 0.5%

Initial moisture: 17-23%

Total power: 57 kW