Vocational Chemical Engineering Pilot Plants
Ethyl Acetate Synthesis Unit Operations Pilot Plant for Practical Training
Item Number : LPK-IKDD
Price varies based on specs and customizations
- Unit Operations
- Esterification, Liquid-Liquid Extraction, Neutralization, Sieve-Plate Distillation
- Maximum Equipment Height
- 3600 mm
- Frame Material
- Corrosion-resistant aluminum alloy
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Introduction
The Ethyl Acetate Synthesis Practical Training Unit Operations Pilot Plant is a comprehensive, multi-unit laboratory teaching system designed for higher education institutions. By replicating the industrial-scale synthesis of ethyl acetate—a widely used industrial solvent and organic chemical raw material—this pilot plant serves as a bridge between theoretical classroom concepts and real-world chemical processing. The system enables undergraduate and technical students to gain hands-on operational experience across multiple essential chemical engineering unit operations, including esterification reaction, liquid-liquid extraction, neutralization separation, and sieve-plate distillation.
Customization and Flexibility
To accommodate diverse laboratory layouts, specific curriculum requirements, and varying educational budgets, this pilot plant features a modular design with high customizability. Both the hardware components and the control software can be tailored to meet the specific pedagogical and technical requirements of your department, ensuring seamless integration into existing laboratory spaces.
Key Features and Teaching Benefits
- Integrated Process Flow: Demonstrates a complete, multi-stage industrial process from raw materials to purified product within a single, cohesive laboratory layout.
- Hybrid Operational Control: Features a centralized terminal for automated control alongside manual interfaces, allowing students to learn modern automation while developing fundamental hands-on operational skills.
- Robust Construction: Built on durable, corrosion-resistant aluminum alloy frames equipped with heavy-duty casters for ease of relocation and safety within the laboratory environment.
- Continuous Operation Capability: Designed with dedicated utility systems to support continuous run times and unattended operations, mimicking real-world industrial plant behaviors.
- Multi-Functional Separation Modules: Equipped to handle complex fluid separation techniques, including gravity-based liquid-liquid extraction phase separation and adjustable reflux ratio distillation.
Detail & Parts
Technical Specifications and Module Overview
The system is divided into four main functional blocks, which can be operated as an integrated line or evaluated as individual unit operations:
| Unit Module | Key Operations & Physical Functions | Maximum Equipment Dimensions (L × W × H) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Utility Unit | Delivers stable softened water, cooling water, compressed air, and vacuum; manages continuous run configurations. | 2200 mm × 1120 mm × 2310 mm |
| Esterification Reaction Unit | Handles quantitative reactant feeding, in-line catalytic esterification, condensation reflux, and vacuum material transfer. | 2200 mm × 1120 mm × 3600 mm |
| Neutralization & Extraction Unit | Manages liquid-liquid extraction, gravity two-phase separation, and automatic constant-temperature control for the extraction vessel. | 2200 mm × 1120 mm × 2300 mm |
| Sieve Plate Distillation Unit | Performs batch and continuous distillation, fractional distillation, reflux ratio adjustments, and solvent purification. | 2200 mm × 1120 mm × 2900 mm |
Curriculum Integration and Academic Alignment
This pilot plant is engineered to align with core course structures in Chemical Engineering, Process Chemistry, Environmental Technology, and Applied Chemistry. By engaging with this physical system, students can directly observe and validate the fundamental principles detailed in standard academic textbooks:
- Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering: The equipment provides physical models for mass transfer operations, distillation column design, and liquid-liquid extraction. Students can analyze the efficiency of the sieve-plate column, determine the effect of reflux ratio on product purity, and study McCabe-Thiele operating lines using real-time process data.
- Transport Processes and Unit Operations: The unit demonstrates fluid transport mechanisms, pressure drops across piping and filtration systems, heat transfer via condensation reflux, and the thermodynamics of chemical reaction kinetics.
- Chemical Engineering Design: By analyzing the modular piping, utility distribution, and automation interfaces, students gain insight into plant layout design, piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID), safety interlocks, and process optimization.
Tailored Configurations for Engineering Education
Recognizing that every university department has unique learning outcomes and laboratory constraints, we provide options to adapt this equipment. The software control interfaces, data acquisition systems, and physical hardware layouts can be customized to align with your institution's specific syllabus and spatial requirements.
About LABPARK
LABPARK has dedicated over 20 years to supporting global higher education by designing and manufacturing advanced engineering training systems. We focus on delivering reliable, practical equipment across six key domains: Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Food Engineering, Pharmaceutical Engineering, and Environmental Engineering. Our solutions aim to bridge the gap between academic theory and real-world industrial practice.
Driven by innovation and academic partnership, LABPARK holds 209 technical patents and has served more than 289 universities and colleges worldwide. Our manufacturing and research operations are housed in a state-of-the-art facility spanning 49,000 square meters, ensuring that every unit operations pilot plant is built to meet high standards of reliability and educational utility.
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