Estandarización de las condiciones de operación durante el proceso de intercambio iónico para la producción de gelatina en la empresa Gelco – Planta Ambato

Abstract

The ion exchange process in the production of grenetin is of utmost importance because it fulfills significant functions such as the absorption of salts which improves the final properties, thus providing a quality product and competitiveness in the market. The main stages for the operation of this process are operation, backwashing, chemical injection and rinsing. In this study, the standardization of the operating conditions of the anionic ion exchange process was carried out, i.e., the operating conditions were determined, such as: flow rate, inlet pressure, chemical injection and rinsing: flow rate, inlet pressure, fluidization speed, pressure drop, correct pump power, while during chemical injection, the appropriate method was established to regenerate the resin that is exhausted during the working time, in backwashing a filter was designed to prevent the resin from going down the drain and in rinsing the appropriate amount of water to be used and the temperature at which the column should be bottled was determined. The operating conditions reduced the rapid aging of the resin, it was proposed to reduce by 50 percent the consumption of chemical and the resin was prevented from going down the drain because the appropriate mesh was set for filtering and for rinsing, the precise water temperature to be applied was determined.