Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order to supply a unique evaporation system to an AkzoNobel chemical plant in Germany. The order is worth approximately SEK 60 million and delivery is scheduled for 2013.
The Alfa Laval evaporation system which will concentrate caustic soda based on evaporation and condensation heat exchangers, will be installed in a plant in Germany. By combining the advantages of different types of heat exchangers it is, for the first time, feasible to concentrate caustic soda in a 4-effect evaporation system. The unique Alfa Laval design will enable energy savings of 25 percent compared to the best traditional designs
“One of our strengths is our wide range of heat exchangers and application knowledge covering different needs from various industries”, says Lars Renström, President and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group. “This time we have used our expertise to create a unique system that enables large energy savings. This order is a good example of our ability to optimize our customers’ processes.”
Did you know that… caustic soda needs to be concentrated from 32 to 50 percent – and then it is used as a chemical base in the manufacture of pulp and paper, textiles, drinking water, soaps and detergents?