Kanzler Verfahrenstechnik GmbH

KVT Expertise

Production Technologies

Processing Technologies

Unit Operations

Trust based on competence

Kanzler Verfahrenstechnik GmbH (KVT) is an engineering company with worldwide
operations and over twenty years of experience in developing, designing and implementing
innovative process plants. Our core competence includes research & development activities as
well as construction, commissioning, start-up of industrial and pilot-scale plants.
The entire range of our engineering services is focused on maximizing economic efficiency for
you, while giving due consideration to sustainability, environmental protection and rational use
of resources.

More added value, sustainably.

Our experienced specialists in chemical and process engineering, mechanical, piping and
structural engineering, electrical, control and instrumentation engineering competently
support you regarding every aspect of your project. Thanks to our specialist know-how we
develop process solutions that match your individual requirements.

KVT Expertise
KVT is the right partner for you ...
if you are looking for professional, high-end engineering, transparency and clarity of
planning and documentation, fairness and trust in business relationships.
if you are interested in process engineering solutions to convert raw materials into
valuable basic and intermediate chemical products.
if you want to increase the efficiency of your gas cleaning plant or brine purification and
to minimize your operating costs and the quantity of non-recyclable by-products.
if you are looking for innovative ideas for new process technologies, from pilot facility to
industrial plant.
if you want to re-use the by-products from your processes to cover your own raw
material demand or to use these materials commercially.
if you wish to receive a tailor-made and complete after-sales support.

What we can offer you

KVT offers services that meet the highest quality standards and innovative solutions in process
engineering, tailored to your individual requirements, setting economical and ecological
standards. We are able to assist you in each phase of the project.
From the beginning we can help you to find the best solution for your plant:
We provide basic and detailed engineering, specially designed KVT equipment; we assist you in
the plant realization including its installation, commissioning and start-up. A dedicated team of
experts will work together on your project. Plant-specialists with practical experience take care
of all engineering details and precise documentation promptly and flexibly. This results in added
value based on patented KVT modules and tested and proved KVT technology.
We believe in long-term collaboration. All activities of the company are directed at maintaining a
long and trustful relationship with our customers.
Our goal is to boost your success, strengthen it in the long run and support you competently and
reliably in the future.

Our aim is to create lasting solutions, a shared benefit for you and us.

Production Technologies
Our company is known for its efficient and ecological development of new technologies and
solutions for the improvement of existing processes.

We are successful when you are.

The demand for raw materials is increasing around the world. Availability and demand dictate
the prices, which often are subject to high fluctuation. To avoid supply shortages and to reduce
costs, while ensuring consistently high quality, a growing number of companies manufactures
their raw materials in-house. We can increase the value of the by-products from your processes.

To us, Green Chemistry" is not just an idea, it is every-day reality.

We provide you sustainable complete solutions, including:
Recuperation of glycerin from fatty acids and from biodiesel production - BIOCERIN
Made from oil seeds, which are increasingly available worldwide in large quantities, biogenic
glycerin and its derivatives are used industrially on a large scale (pharmaceuticals,
cosmetics, lubricants, colours, to name but a few). Biogenic glycerin is also excellently suited
to the production of multifunctional solvents. These, in turn, are suitable for replacing
equivalent petroleum-based materials without loss of quality.
Production of epichlorohydrin from glycerin - EPIPROVIT
Production of epichlorohydrin as an important component for the manufacture of epoxy
resins, versatile polymer materials based on glycerin - EPIPROVIT.
The EPIPROVIT method (developed by KVT) is a modular concept process that is closely
connected to the production of epoxy resins. It is based on the high efficient use of glycerin
as raw material with reduced energy consumption. With this process, the salt load
accumulating in the brine can be recovered with high purity and re-introduced to the
epichlorohydrin process.

Purification and Processing Technologies

KVT's technologies represent sustainable and efficient processes with an environmentally
beneficial factor. For KVT sustainable solutions also aim to enhance by-products and to use
resources rationally. A considerable number of valuable raw materials are simply by-products of
other processes. Residues which have had to be disposed of at high cost turn out to be sustainable waste. For this purpose, KVT offers innovative process engineering solutions for:

Brine purification
It is worth thinking about purification of salt brines generated during different industrial
processes and about recovering the sodium chloride . KVT offers efficient modules for brine
purification that can be retrofitted into existing processes calling for pure brine, e.g. epoxy
resins or epichlorohydrin production.

Gas cleaning SULFOX(*)

For the treatment of process gas/tail gas containing sulfur compounds generated in a
number of industrial plants (refineries, sulfuric acid production, chemical manufacturing),
KVT has developed the energy-efficient process -SULFOX- to purify the gas, producing
saleable sulfuric acid. The efficiency of this process largely depends on how it is run and what
type of catalyst is used. The patented TARDIGRAD honeycomb catalyst ensures a high
conversion rate of the sulfur compounds into high-purity sulfuric acid at far lower
temperatures than with conventional catalysts. Using the KVT proprietary equipment
(Concentration Column, WESP, Tail Gas Reactor), the process ensures high sulfur oxidation
efficiency and compliance with applicable emission regulations.
(*)Intellectual property and technology of MECS DuPont Sustainable Solutions

Unit Operations
By Unit Operations KVT means all process-relevant system components that are characterized
by well-proven and patented KVT-designs. Unit Operations can be integrated into existing
systems as independent functional units or as extension modules that will improve the cost
benefit and/or efficiency of your plant.
More particularly, these are catalysts of the TARDIGRAD brand as well as a filter unit for wet gas
aerosol dust loads (WESP) and an elaborate filter technology for hot process gases (DRY-FIL).
Catalysts TARDIGRAD
The new KVT catalyst generation TARDIGRAD is a special noble metal catalyst with
monolithic honeycomb shape, which is extremely durable under aggressive conditions. It is
used mainly for the oxidation in the first bed converter in the wet gas desulfurization
process, SULFOX, but can be used for many industrial applications where oxidation of
hydrogenated hydrocarbons or H2S, CS2, COS, SO2 is required, even at low temperatures.
KVT's laboratories are equipped with test units constructed by an in-house expert team. The
catalyst performance in the presence of poisons is tested, as are innovative coating materials
for different applications and the performance of new shapes of catalysts.
WESP
In most industrial fields process gases must be cleaned in order to comply with environmental regulations. Depending on the off-gas composition, different solutions are used. For
aerosol-containing process gases, KVT offers a specially designed Wet Electrostatic
Precipitator (WESP) capable of separating particles and aerosols from the gas stream before
release to the atmosphere. WESP is also used to eliminate aerosol components efficiently in
order to avoid lasting damage to process equipment and/or to a downstream catalyst.
Hot gas filtration DRY-FIL
Process gas purification is a staple of chemical and process engineering as well as metallurgy,
to remove dusts and other solid matters that could impair performance of downstream
catalyst and equipment.
The KVT hot gas filtration unit DRY-FIL is temperature-resistant up to 800C, also in a
corrosive atmosphere. In industrial processes, where hot temperatures are required, hot gas
filtration ensures high energy efficiency.

Kanzler Verfahrenstechnik
Gesellschaft m.b.H
Stiftingtalstrasse 165 c
8010 Graz - Austria

E-mail: info@kanzler-vt.at
Phone: +43 (316) 3214 04-0
Fax:
+43 (316) 3214 04-22
www.kanzler-vt.at