De Dietrich USA now offers pilot short path evaporator testing at its Swedesboro, New Jersey facility, giving manufacturers a practical way to evaluate process feasibility, product quality and operating conditions before investing in commercial-scale equipment.
Short path evaporation is designed for high-value, heat-sensitive and high-boiling materials that can be difficult to process using conventional distillation methods. By operating under deep vacuum with a short product residence time, the technology reduces required boiling temperatures and minimizes thermal degradation.
Testing with customers’ actual feed materials provides valuable process data that determines whether short path or thin film evaporation is appropriate for an application. It also supports equipment selection, process optimization and confident scale-up decisions.
What Can Pilot Testing Help Determine?
Depending on the application and testing objectives, De Dietrich’s pilot program can be used to:
- Evaluate process feasibility
- Determine potential throughput
- Assess product purity and yield
- Optimize operating temperature and vacuum
- Confirm product residence time
- Evaluate the removal of low-boiling components
- Generate data for commercial equipment sizing
The pilot unit features a jacketed feed vessel, integrated degassing, adjustable feed rates, flexible sample collection and deep-vacuum capability. Its continuous operation can provide more representative scale-up data than conventional batch testing while requiring a relatively small amount of feed material.
Applications for Short Path Evaporation
Short path and thin film evaporation may be suitable for applications involving:
- Edible and specialty oils
- Nutraceuticals and omega-3 products
- Pharmaceutical intermediates
- Flavors and fragrances
- Cannabinoids and botanical extracts
- Fine and specialty chemicals
- High-boiling or thermally sensitive products
Every product and separation objective is different. Before recommending testing or commercial equipment, De Dietrich’s process specialists review the feed material, operating conditions, target product specifications and performance goals.
Download our Pilot Short Path Evaporator Testing flyer to learn more about the equipment, process sequence, testing objectives and technical capabilities available at our Swedesboro facility. And for more information on our entire range of testing capabilities download our Testing Brochure.
