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Coperion K-Tron’s New Feeder ‘ProRate PLUS’ LANXE SS And

Matrìca To Produce

Sustainable Biocide
Preservatives

pecialty chemicals company
SLANXESS and Matrìca, a joint
venture between Versalis (Eni) and
Novamont, have partnered to produce
sustainable biocide preservatives from
renewable raw materials. Starting
in January 2022, the Matrìca plant
at Porto Torres (Sardinia, Italy) will
supply LANXESS with bio-based raw
materials from vegetable oils which
LANXESS will use to manufacture a
new series of industrial preservatives
operion K-Tron has announced allows a very compact, space-saving broadening its Preventol range. With
Cexpansion of the original ProRate™ arrangement. The trapezoidal shape of this partnership, both companies aim to
feeder portfolio with a completely new the ProRate Plus feeders allows up to significantly advance the production of
and cost-effective feeder line called six feeders to be easily grouped around sustainable preservatives and address
ProRate PLUS. Answering the call an extruder inlet within a 1.5meter [5 the markets’ growing demand. The new
from the marketplace for a robust ft] radius. The three feeder models Preventol preservatives are designed for
and reliable feeder for simple feeding PLUS-S, PLUS-M and PLUS-L cover a consumer products, such as household
applications in the plastics industry, wide range of throughputs. The ProRate cleaners, laundry care and dishwashing
Coperion K-Tron developed a completely PLUS feeders are capable of handling products as well as paints and coatings.
new feeder line built on 100 years of feed rates from 3.3 up to 4800 dm3/h
feeding experience. The ProRate PLUS [0.12 up to 400 ft3/h], depending on the
continuous gravimetric feeder line is an material. Theoretically a feeding system
economical solution and offers a quick with six ProRate PLUS-L feeders can
return on investment due to its good feed up to 28.8m3/h [1017 ft3/h]on
price-performance ratio and fast delivery a footprint of only 7 m2 [75 ft2]. All
times. It was designed with the specific ProRate PLUS feeders are equipped with
requirements of the plastics processing
industry in mind. Each feeder comes P-SFT load cells, featuring reliable Smart
equipped with its ownpre-wired ProRate Force Transducer weighing technology.
PLUS PCMcontrol module. These single They operate under compression and
screw feeders are ideal for the feeding of provide accurate, stable and reliable “We are delighted to have Matrìca
pellets, granules and other free-flowing digital weightmeasurement under a broad as a partner at our side,” stated Dr.
bulk materials in secondary plastics range of operating conditions. The load Oliver Kretschik, Vice President of the
applications. ProRate PLUS feeders cells supply a direct digital weighing Biocides business line at LANXESS’
are available in three sizes and can be signal and the onboard microcontroller Material Protection Products business
installed as individual units or easily ensures excellent repeatability and unit. "Preventol is a well-recognized
arranged in cluster of up to six feeders stability. P-SFT load cells have a high brand worldwide and one of the
around a process inlet, depending on the tolerance to vibration and electrical standards in industrial preservation.
recipe formulation. The ProRate PLUS noise. They feature built-in over and We consider the use of bio-based
raw materials as crucial for modern
feeder line features a unique design which underload protection.
preservatives. "

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