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Company Profile
Evaporation
Crystallization
GEA Messo AG is an established and international renowned firm of chemical engineering provider and process plant contractor and concentrates its business activities on a selected range of special process technologies based on a combination of extensive experience accumulated over many years in project execution, process development and cooperation with specialized companies. Since August, 2004 GEA Messo AG, has been incorporated in the GEA group, one of Europe largest technologies group. ESCHER WYSS evaporation and crystallization plants are now designed and supplied by GEA Messo AG. In 1999 the well known Chloralkali Technology of KREBS SWISS Ltd. has been taken over and the wide range of different technologies incl. complete plants for the Chloralkali industry are now designed and supplied by GEA Messo AG. With annual sales of around 4.1 billion Euros and 17,000 employees, GEA Group is an international technology based group with its core competencies in the areas of customized systems, process equipment, process engineering and plant engineering. The Process Engineering Division (P-Division) of GEA is a world leader in liquid and solid processing technologies. In total, the P-Division employs 3,300 people who produce sales of approx. 900 million Euro and provides a complete range of services and process systems to the beverage, chemical, dairy, food and pharmaceutical industries.
Salt Works
Chloralkali
Effluent Treatment
Customized Systems
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GEA Process Engineering France I GEA Messo GmbH I GEA Wiegand GmbH I GEA Messo AG I Niro Inc.
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More than 400 plants have been implemented in all continents, many being repeat orders from satisfied clients.
Evaporation
The extensive know-how that has been gained in realizing evaporation plants gives GEA Messo AG the depth of experience needed to design new plants which are tailored to the clients exact requirements and which minimise investment and operating costs.
Multiple-effect Evaporation
Classical multiple effect evaporation uses low-pressure steam for heating of the first effect and utilizing the vapour for heating in the subsequent stage. The factor of the number of stages depends on the ratio of operating costs to capital investment which subsequently depends upon the evaporation capacity and boiling point elevation of the solution.
Evaporator Types
To satisfy the wide spectrum of process requirements which an evaporation system has to meet, GEA Messo AG supply all evaporator types which are of proven design. Construction materials, such as: carbon steel, rubber lined, monel clad, full monel, nickel, titanium, nickel alloys, stainless steel, plastic materials etc. are utilized. GEA Messo AG design plants for the concentration of liquors mainly, evaporators with thermal recirculation and non-recurrent flow or recurrent circulation. For special cases a forced circulation system with a high heat transfer coefficient has been developed. The most suitable type has to be chosen in each case with due consideration of the main factors, namely: sensitivity of the liquor to temperature, tendency to scale, accessibility for maintenance, limited use of expensive construction materials. Flash evaporator with separate heating circuit Rising film evaporator with integrated heating chamber
References:
I National Aluminium Company Ltd, (NALCO), India, Aluminate liquor concentration, 2 lines of 135-185 tons per hour evaporation I Quimigal UNITECA, Portugal, Caustic soda concentration, 300 tons per day NaOH from 32% to 50%
Crystallization
The extensive know-how that has been gained in realizing crystallization plants gives GEA Messo AG the depth of experience needed to design new plants which are tailored to the clients exact requirements and which minimise investment and operating costs. Super saturation is the key parameter for the crystallization and means the temporary increase of concentration of the solute in the solvent above its equilibrium, and is produced by evaporation, cooling, chemical reaction, salting out, etc. The experienced engineers of GEA Messo AG will plan, design and construct your crystallization plant for the chemical-, pharmaceuticaland food products. We know how to optimise the crystallization to achieve larger or smaller crystalls with the correct moisture content of your requirement under applying the full range of crystallization technologies.
Evaporative Crystallization
Evaporative crystallization is usually a process that is conducted under vacuum. This process is chosen when solubility of the solute is nearly independent of temperature. Special scaling problems are not a serious problem as long as boiling on the heater surface is avoided.
Crystallization Processes
GEA Messo AG has extensive experience in building plants with I Evaporative crystallization I Vacuum cooling crystallization I Recrystallization and reprecipitation
Simplified flow sheet of a multiple stage vacuum cooling crystallization process
Recrystallization
Recrystallization is applied when the feedstock is a salt/solids instead of a solvent. In the process the feed salt is dissolved in unsaturated circulation brine. Impurities are removed by decantation. The purified salt is crystallized in a vacuum cooling crystallization.
Reprecipitation
Reprecipitation of salt is carried out by dissolving of a salt in the mother liquor and simultaneously precipitation of the product salt. This process is applied in cases of different solubility behaviour of the two salts.
Crystallizer types
The control of super saturation, crystal suspension density and crystal breakage requires forced circulation evaporation systems. GEA Messo AG design the crystallizier for all sizes, materials of construction, with integral heating chambers, with external heating circuits or with combiened circulation systems for special quality of crystalls.
References:
I Bitterfeld, Germany, salt/sulfate crystallization, 10.9 tons per hour salt plus 0.29 tons per hour sulfate I SOM Nitratos, Chile, potassium nitrate crystallization, 12.5 tons per hour
Salt Works
GEA Messo AG can supply the complete plant to process whatever type of salt resource you have solar salt, rock salt, sea salt, or brine from solution mining into whatever type of salt you need: moist or dry, fine or course, cubic, spherical or dendrite, white, free-flowing, with additives (e.g. potassium iodide), packed in bags, bottles, or boxes, salt for the table, factory, farm, or icy road. Depending on the raw material and plant design, we can achieve purity up to 99.99% NaCl. The utilization of natural salt resources depends upon the geological characteristics, the requirements of the end-users and economical aspects. These considerations are decisive in the selection of the most suitable technology to satisfy the quality requirements for vacuum salt. GEA Messo AG has supplied more than 100 plants and is world leader for mechanical vapour recompression technology and combined sodium chloride/sodium sulphate plants. The extensive know how that has been gained in realizing these plants gives GEA Messo AG the depth of experience needed to design new salt plants which are tailored to the clients exact requirements and which minimise investment and operating costs. GEA Messo AG is re-known worldwide for the design and supply of vacuum salt plants which match the individual requirements of table salt as well as for producing high grade vacuum salt, suitable for Chloralkali electrolysis plants.
We choose the most efficient and economical technologies for each plant:
I I I I I Chemical brine purification Multiple-effect evaporation crystallization Mechanical vapour recompression Thermal vapour recompression Recrystallization
References:
I Pimai Salt Company, Thailand, 5 table salt plants, production rate: 15, 30, 45, 60, 60 tons per hour salt I Jintan Saltworks, China, table salt plant, production rate 87 tons per hour
Chloralkali
GEA Messo AG offers the complete range of process technologies for the production of Chlorine, Caustic Soda, Sodium Hypochlorite, Hydrochloric Acid and Iron (III) chloride. The basis is a combination of extensive experience, close cooperation with leading membrane cell electrolysers suppliers, process development in own laboratory and cooperation with specialized companies and with scientific institutions.
The experienced engineers of GEA Messo AG will plan, design and build your Chloralkali plant or process unit for the production and treatment of chlorine, caustic soda/potassium hydroxide and hydrogen by electrolysis of NaCl or KCl brine and related plants including: I Chloralkali electrolysis plants in collaboration with leading electrolyser providers, I Chlorine processing and handling plants I Nitrogentrichloride removal and decomposition units I Brine preparation and purification plants I Hydrogen processing plants I Chlorine absorption and sodium hypochlorite production plants I Processing and concentration plants for caustic soda or potassium hydroxide I Iron (III) chloride production plant
GEA Messo AG provides all services required for the execution of complete Chloralkali plants or of specific designed process units. We are available to our clients as required by the specific project.
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Chloralkali electrolysis
GEA Messo AG is cooperating closely with leading membrane cell technology providers and will safeguard the implentation of the electrolyser technology in the Chloralkali plant. The related process section for feeding of ultra pure brine to the electrolysers and for the processing of the products generated in the electrolysers will be designed and supplied by GEA Messo AG for the specific requirements of the electrolysis technology.
References
I Borregaard, Norway, Chloralkali plant for 140 tpd NaOH with bipolar membrane electrolysers of AGC, conversion project. I THASCO, Thailand, Chlorine drying units for up to 200 tpd chlorine gas containing < 15 ppm moisture.
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Effluent Treatment
GEA Messo AG specializes in treatment systems for process streams and wastewater containing inorganic and organic chemicals. We apply our evaporation and crystallization technology to efficiently treat: I I I I I I Effluents from flue gas scrubber Process liquor from TiO2 plants Waste acid from scrubber Waste liquor from pulp- and paper plants Waste water from incineration plants Process waste streams from industrial plants
In various industries ranging from titanium dioxide, magnesium oxide, pulp and paper to chemical processing, GEA Messo AG implemented complete effluent treatment solutions. The systems are built to recover I I I I I I I Ammonium sulfate Sodium sulphate Sodium chloride Sulfuric acid Calcium chloride Inorganic mixed salts Hydrochloric acid
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References:
I Borsodchem, Hungary, Treatment of waste water to recover sodium chloride, capacity 4.25 tons per hour NaCl I Nordenham, Germany, Treatment of waste sulfuric acid
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Quality Assurance
The core of the ISO 9000 Quality Standard is a series of five international standards that guide the development and implementation of our effective quality management system. Placement companys ISO 9001 : 2000 certification demonstrates our commitment to ensuring a consistent, world-class level of quality throughout all our business processes and management in our quest to develop,
design, fabricate, implemented processes, equipment and plants at exceptional customer service. The management system of GEA Messo AG is implemented since 1993, approved and certificated by the Bureau Veritas Quality International.
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GEA Messo AG is part of the Process Engineering Division of GEA Group and of the Strategic Business Unit Evaporation and Crystallization consisting of the main companies: I GEA Process Engineering S.A.S (Kestner Division), France I GEA Messo GmbH, Germany I GEA Wiegand GmbH, Germany I Niro Inc. (Evaporation and Crystallization Division), USA I GEA Messo AG, Switzerland The range of activities of GEA Messo AG covers: I Salt plant technology and supply of complete vacuum salt plants I Plants for concentration of effluents (process waste streams) and/or recovery of valuable by-products I Plants for concentration and disposal of flue gas scrubber effluents containing hydrochloric acid, various salts and impurities I Concentration and crystallization units and plants for the chemical, metallurgical and fertilizer industry (process streams) I Plants utilizing various process technologies for Chloralkali industry
Niro Inc.
9165 Rumsey Road US-21045 Columbia, Maryland Phone: +1 41 09 97 87 00 Fax: +1 41 09 97 50 21 www.niroinc.com
GEA Messo AG
GEA Messo AG, Brglistrasse 29, CH-8400 Winterthur, Switzerland Telefon +41 52 234 00 00, Telefax +41 52 234 00 99, Email: contact@geamesso.com, www.geamesso.com