Electrolyte Distillation Purification and Formulation Educational Pilot Plant

Introduction

The Electrolyte Distillation, Purification, and Formulation Educational Unit Operations Pilot Plant is an integrated, bench-to-pilot scale laboratory system designed for chemical engineering education, advanced materials research, and process development. The system consolidates key industrial unit operations—specifically raw liquid distillation, dehydration/crystallization, and precise chemical formulation—into a single, cohesive process line. This pilot plant provides students and researchers with a safe, observable environment to study the synthesis, purification, and preparation of battery-grade electrolytes and related process solutions.

To accommodate varying laboratory spaces, research goals, and curriculum requirements, this educational system is fully customizable. Both the physical hardware components and the digital control software can be tailored to meet the specific pedagogical and research standards of your department.

Key Features and Pedagogical Benefits

• Integrated Multi-Unit Operations: Demonstrates the continuous workflow of chemical manufacturing by connecting distillation, crystallization, and blending units in a single engineering platform.
• Visual Engineering Practice: Constructed with high-borosilicate glass and corrosion-resistant alloys, allowing students to observe phase transitions, column hydraulics, and mixing dynamics directly.
• Industrial-Standard Process Safety: Features robust anti-corrosion engineering throughout, complete with safe containment designs, integrated process interlocks, and a three-color status warning light system to teach students standard industrial safety protocols.
• Advanced Process Automation: Equipped with high-precision sensors, PLC-based data acquisition, and an interactive touchscreen HMI, preparing students for modern, digitized chemical plant environments.
• Rigorous Material Selection: Key contact components utilize corrosion-resistant materials (such as stainless steel and borosilicate glass) and specialized wall-scraping agitators to withstand the chemical demands of electrolyte preparation.

Detail & Parts

Technical Specifications and Experimental Modules

Academic and Curriculum Integration

Bridging the gap between classroom theory and physical process scale-up is essential in modern engineering education. This pilot plant serves as a physical laboratory model for academic programs in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Energy Engineering, and Environmental Technology.

The individual modules are designed to align with core topics covered in standard academic curricula. The distillation and crystallization units provide practical demonstrations of mass transfer and separation concepts presented in classic textbooks such as Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering and Transport Processes and Unit Operations. Students can calculate reflux ratios, evaluate heat transfer coefficients, and study mass balances using real-world operational data generated by the system. Furthermore, the integrated process layout, piping configuration, and sensor loops offer concrete case studies for students analyzing process flow diagrams (PFD) and piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID) in design courses modeled after Chemical Engineering Design.

Customization Services

Recognizing that laboratory facilities, utility access, and syllabus requirements vary globally, LABPARK offers comprehensive customization for this pilot-scale system. Both the hardware configurations—including vessel capacities, material selections, and instrumentation ranges—and the software capabilities—such as custom data acquisition interfaces, automation scripts, and control parameters—can be modified to match your specific academic objectives.

About LABPARK

LABPARK has dedicated over 20 years to serving higher education by engineering and manufacturing robust laboratory equipment. Our solutions focus on six core academic and research fields: Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biology, Food Science, Pharmaceuticals, and Environmental Engineering.

Driven by a commitment to quality and technological innovation, LABPARK holds 209 technical patents and operates from a modern 49,000-square-meter production and R&D facility. To date, we have partnered with over 289 universities and colleges worldwide, assisting educators in establishing practical, safe, and curriculum-aligned laboratory environments.

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