HRS Heat Exchangers Ltd. applications

The fine and speciality chemicals sector often deal with high-value products, expensive raw materials and high capital costs. In this environment product integrity and process efficiency are paramount. The production of compounds for use in everything from paints and pigments to fuels and additives, pesticides to cosmetics and toiletries requires high standards of security and quality control. The exact requirements will depend on the chemicals involved and their properties. Some single substances will require very careful handling while certain mixtures will benefit from increased turbulence or may be prone to fouling which would otherwise reduce heat exchange efficiency.

Water for injection (WFI) is a simple but critical element of pharmaceutical products, essential for the safe and effective operation of the manufacturing plant, uncompromised WFI is vital to maintaining the quality and purity of the final product. WFI is of extra high quality for the production of parenteral sterile solutions, such as infusion solutions for intravenous therapy or solutions for injection, and water-based ophthalmic products. As such WFI must be sterile, non-pyrogenic and contain no bacteriostats, antimicrobial agents or added buffers. They are usually supplied in single-dose containers to dilute or dissolve drugs for injection.

The petrochemical industry has many requirements for heat exchangers, with different processes requiring different techniques, including plate heat exchangers, such as the HRS PHE Series and tubular heat exchangers.

Solvent recovery requires a robust heat exchanger which can cope with this important process step. The economic and environmental implications of not getting solvent recovery right can be disastrous. Solvent discharge to the environment is a challenge for many companies, but the right heat exchange solution integrated into a suitable bespoke recovery system will remove pollutants from extraction gases, contaminated air or even solutions.