PILOT PLANT & GLASS REACTOR

Our reactors and chemical glass plants have passed the test of time with outstanding performance, robustness and versatility in daily operation. Our process equipment is built with solid glass and glass lined steel components.

Unsere Reaktoren und Glasanlagen stehen für aussergewöhnliche Leistung, Vielseitigkeit und Robustheit im täglichen Betrieb. Unsere Glasanlagen werden aus solidem Glas mit Komponenten aus emailliertem oder beschichtetem Stahl oder Hastelloy hergestellt.

DURAN®glass
Very high chemical resistance, nearly inert behaviour, a high usage temperature, minimal thermal expansion and the resultant high resistance to thermal shock
are the most significant properties of DURAN® glass. This optimal physical
and chemical performance makes DURAN® the ideal material for use in the
laboratory and for the manufacture of chemical apparatuses used in large
scale industrial plants. It is also widely used on an industrial scale in all other
application areas in which extreme heat resistance, resistance to thermal shock,
mechanical strenght and exceptional chemical resistance are required.
DURAN® properties are specified in DIN ISO 3585. In contrast to other borosilicate
glasses, DURAN® is notable for its highly consistent, technically reproducible quality.

Chemical composition of DURAN®
SiO2          81 Gew.-%
B2O3         13 Gew.-%
Na2O/K2O    4 Gew.-%
Al2O3          2 Gew.-%

DURAN® glass is highly resistant to water, acids, saline solutions, organic
substances and also halogens such as chlorine and bromine. The resistance to
alkali is also relatively good. Only hydrofluoric acid, concentrated phosphoric
acid and strong alkalis cause appreciable surface removal of the glass (glass
corrosion) at elevated temperatures. Due to the nearly inert behaviour, there
are no interactions (e.g. ion exchange) between medium and glass and any
spurious influence on experiments is thereby effectively excluded.