Name: Polymer production
Brand: Sulzer

Main benefits

High and controllable heat transfer rates
High conversion and reduction of by-products
No inert system or solvents required
Consistently uniform product quality through excellent control of temperature-time history
Suppression of side reactions
No dead zones, thus facilitating a fast transition of products and process conditions
No rotating parts, thus minimized maintenance costs
Low energy consumption, therefore overall low operating costs

Main applications

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SMX, SMX plus, SMV, CompaX static mixers for
- Admixing of catalysts and initiators in reaction solutions
- Admixing of low-viscosity additives in polymer melt
- Admixing of masterbatch into polymer melt
- Blending/compounding of two polymers
- Dispersing of non-soluble components in polymer melt
- Homogenizing of polymer melt
SMR heat exchanger / reactors for
- Exothermic reaction
  - Loop reaction
  - Plug flow reaction
- Cooling of polymer melt
SMXL heat exchangers for
- Devolatilization of polymers
- Heating of polymer solutions

Fast transition time due to outstanding plug flow behavior and thus high yield and productivity
Easy control of exothermic reactions due to extensive, volume-independent heat transfer surface, even at large scales, resulting in high operational safety, also in critical situations (for example, power outage)
Safe operation (no gas phase, thus no explosion risks in the equipment)
Low shear rates and thus reduced product degradation (allows, for example, for very high rubber efficiency in impact-strengthened polymers)
No maintenance due to absence of moving parts means reduced operating costs

Lowest residual monomer content (lower entry barrier for food applications)
Simple with a minimum of rotating equipment, and therefore easy to maintain with low operating costs
Efficient and thus low energy consumption for reduced operating costs
Gentle product handling allowing for highest product quality (lowest oligomer content, optimum transparency, no black spots) to achieve best prices in the market

Most energy efficient (one order of magnitude lower than dynamic systems) saves you operating costs
Highly reproducible quality due to well defined mixing patterns minimizes the downtime of your plant
No maintenance due to absence of moving parts reduces your running costs

Polymer production

Smooth and efficient heat transfer solutions for polymer production