PolyQuest Recycling: Maximizing quality and flexibility
In 2021, PolyQuest decided to upgrade their existing recycling lines by adding a viscoSTAR Solid State Polycondensation reactor and pre-drying units…
viscoSTAR
Solid state polycondensation plant for iV increase and decontamination of polyester pellets and/or flakes to be used after a pelletizing extruder, stand alone, or in front of a production extruder.
viscoSTAR benefits:
- Fast iV increase
- Consistent and adjustable iV
- Decontamination time
- Continuous output
- Superior color values
- AA values
- stand alone
- in combination with recycling extruder
- in front of production extruder
technical data
 |  |  |  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | 75 | 120 | 150 | 180 | 250 | 350 | |
| Max. output with pellets1 [kg/h]* | 800 | 1200 | 1800 | 2000 | 2500 | 3500 | |
| Max. output with flakes2 [kg/h]* | 800 | 1200 | 1800 | 2000 | - | - | |
| Equipment hight [m] | 10 | 11.6 | 13.1 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 16.1 | |
| Net volume of reactor [m3]* | 7.0 | 10.7 | 14.2 | 17.2 | 24.2 | 34.2 | |
| Energy consumption [kWh/kg]* | 0.06-0.15 | ||||||
| iV increase pellets/flakes [dl/g/h]* | 0.01-0.04 | ||||||
| Food grade according to | EFSA, FDA, brand owner approvals | ||||||
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291
Plants installed
+11 % in the last 6 months
2,386,200
Installed capacity in tons
+16.4 % in the last 6 months
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