Analytical Equipment
Novolyte has extensive analytical equipment to support both R&D activities and product quality control. The lab is staffed 24/7 and is equipped with the latest in analytical equipment, including the following:
- GC (multiple, with various detectors)
- GCMS
- HPLC
- Karl Fisher titrator
- FTIR
- X-ray diffraction
- High speed TOC analysis
- Particle size analysis
- Ion chromatography
- ICP
- 4-place density measurement
Processing Equipment
The plant has a wide variety of processing equipment with multiple reactors ranging up to 14,000-gallon scale, and special metallurgical materials including nickel, titanium, stainless steel, and glass lined equipment. A list of our reactors by capacity and metallurgy is as follows:
| Reactor Capacity (gallons) |
250-500 |
1,000 |
2,000 |
4,000 |
6,000 |
10,000+ |
| Carbon Steel |
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Glass-lined (90 psig/FV @ 335F) |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
| Glass-lined (90 psig/FV @ 450F) |
2 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
| Stainless Steel – up to 90 PSI |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| High Pressure Stainless Steel (>1000 PSI) |
1 |
1 (fixed bed) |
|
|
|
1 |
| Special Alloy |
|
1 (Ni) |
|
1 (Ti)
1100 psi |
|
1 (Ti)
1100 psi |
High Pressure Unit Unmatched in Scale
Novolyte's Baton Rouge, LA, High Pressure Unit is equipped with two 13,960-gallon and one 3,670-gallon agitated reactors, each rated at over 1000 psi. In addition, the unit has a 2 ft diameter by 20 ft tall titanium clad fixed bed reactor rated at 2200 psi. The combined scale of these reactors is unmatched in the custom manufacturing industry.
Vessels
| No. |
Type |
Material |
Capacity |
Pressure |
Temp. |
| 2 |
Slurry Feed Tanks (agitated) |
304 SS |
13,000 gal |
14 psig |
250°F |
| 1 |
High Pressure Reactor |
Ti/316 SS Clad |
550 gal |
2200 psig |
650°F |
| 1 |
Reactor/Crystallizer (agitated) |
Ti Clad |
3,670 gal |
1150 psig |
650°F |
| 1 |
Reactor/Crystallizer (agitated) |
Ti Clad |
13,960 gal |
1100 psig |
600°F |
| 1 |
Reactor/Crystallizer (agitated) |
304 SS Clad |
13,960 gal |
1060 psig |
600°F |
| 1 |
Hold Tank |
304 SS |
13,000 gal |
Atm. |
212°F |
| 1 |
Hold Tank (agitated) |
304 SS Clad |
13,500 gal |
41 psig |
300°F |
| 1 |
Storage Silo |
304 SS |
19,750 gal |
3 psig |
250°F |
| 1 |
Hold Tank |
304 SS |
15,000 gal |
25 psig |
250°F |
| 1 |
Hold Tank |
304 SS |
11,840 gal |
30 psig |
180°F |