Industrial continuous distillation system
Enhance product purity and efficiency with a robust continuous distillation system designed to optimize solvent recovery and produce high-purity compounds for critical applications.

Distills and Evaporates High-Purity Compounds
GMM Pfaudler’s corrosion-resistant distillation and evaporation system is engineered for efficient separation processes, ideal for chemical, pharmaceutical, food, and energy sectors. Utilizing a versatile design, it handles both batch and continuous operations, catering to solvent recovery and production of high-purity APIs, biofuels, and more. With options for glass-lined reactors and wiped film evaporators, it supports diverse applications from laboratory to full-scale production. Featuring PLC integration for automation and optimized solvent and energy use, the system offers exceptional corrosion resistance, aligned with GMP standards. Customizable to specific requirements, it ensures seamless integration and minimal downtime with its CIP system and robust engineering support.
Benefits
- Enhances product purity through precise distillation and evaporation processes.
- Reduces operational costs with energy-efficient variable-speed motor control.
- Ensures long-term reliability in harsh chemical environments with corrosion-resistant materials.
- Streamlines operation with automated PLC integration, lowering labor demands.
- Complies with GMP standards for safe and regulated pharmaceutical production.
- Applications
- Chemicals,Food,Energy,Corrosion-resistant solutions,Pharmaceuticals
- End products
- Concentrated fruit juices,Biofuels,High-purity chemical intermediates,Solvent recovery,Food-grade ethanol,Flavor and fragrance compounds,High-purity active pharmaceutical ingredients (apis),Purified acids,Essential oils
- Steps before
- Pilot Testing,Purification,Filtration,Extraction
- Steps after
- Drying,Absorption,Packaging,Re-condensation
- Input ingredients
- evaporable liquids,mixed solvents,solutions,non-evaporable substances
- Output ingredients
- condensate,separated solvents,purified liquids,volatile components
- Market info
- GMM Pfaudler is known for manufacturing glass-lined equipment, reactors, and engineered-to-order (ETO) solutions for the chemical, pharmaceutical, and allied industries, recognized for their innovation, quality, and global presence.
- Operation Mode
- Batch / Continuous
- Column Type
- Spinning band / Azeotrope
- Evaporator Type
- Falling film / Thin film
- Automation
- PLC-controlled
- Cooling Method
- Condenser with cooling
- Material
- Glass-lined
- Distillation type
- Batch / Continuous
- Integrated steps
- Evaporation and distillation
- Heating method
- Steam / Electric
- Cooling method
- Chilled water / Glycol
- Condensation method
- Indirect / Direct
- Reflux ratio
- Adjustable
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC / SCADA
- Control precision
- ±0.5°C
- Material handling
- Corrosive / Non-corrosive
- Scale
- Lab / Pilot / Industrial
- Heat integration
- Available
- Flexibility
- Customizable designs
- Modularity
- Modular systems
- Energy efficiency
- High / Variable
- CIP/SIP
- CIP 121°C / SIP 135°C
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- Control panel type
- PLC / SCADA
- Integration possibilities
- Modular systems
- Evaporator type
- Falling film / Thin film
- Column type
- Spinning band / Azeotrope
- Operation type
- Batch / Continuous
- Material
- Glass-lined / Alloy