Graphite and silicon carbide apparatuses as well as plant systems for corrosive media in the chemical industry
Wilk-Graphite GmbH
Lörrach (Headquarters)New on Amplifa
About Wilk-Graphite
Wilk-Graphite supplies equipment for corrosive media to the chemical process industries (CPI). The product range includes cylindrical and rectangular graphite block heat exchangers, shell-and-tube graphite heat exchangers, sulfuric acid diluters, HCl synthesis burners, graphite column internals and graphite reactors, which accelerate processes through rapid heat input and removal without metal contact. In addition, the company offers pressureless-sintered silicon carbide heat exchangers (SSiC) with the highest thermal, chemical and abrasive resistance as well as carbon-fiber-reinforced tubes. With the ExtrAcid system, the company concentrates sulfuric acid of any starting concentration to 99.3% at reduced capital and operating costs; the ASKR screw crystallizer/reactor was awarded the ACHEMA Prize 2018. In a joint venture with Nantong Sunshine, metallic pressure vessels, apparatuses and shell-and-tube heat exchangers are also produced to German engineering standards with manufacturing in China. The apparatuses are manufactured to international standards and are used in many hundreds of applications. The company is based in Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg.
- Site
- Lörrach
- Processes
- Graphite block heat exchangers (cylindrical and rectangular), Shell-and-tube graphite heat exchangers, Sulfuric acid diluters, HCl synthesis burners, Graphite column internals, Graphite reactors, Carbon-fiber-reinforced tubes / carbon fiber tubes, ExtrAcid system for sulfuric acid concentration (up to 99.3%, process vapor up to 10 bar)
- Materials
- Graphite, Carbon fiber, Silicon carbide (pressureless-sintered SSiC), Metal, Sulfuric acid (H2SO4, process medium), Pressureless-sintered silicon carbide (SSiC)
- Industries
- Chemical industry, Related industries (CPI), related industries (CPI)
- 01
Engineering
- 02
Graphite and SiC apparatus manufacturing (Nantong Sunshine)
- 03
System integration ExtrAcid / SCANVEX
- 04
Joint-venture apparatus construction (metal)
- 05
Supply to the chemical industry
Materials & Processes
Graphite
Material for block and shell-and-tube heat exchangers, reactors, column internals and synthesis burners for corrosive media.
Pressureless-sintered silicon carbide (SSiC)
For the highest thermal, chemical and abrasive resistance as an alternative to metals and graphite.
Carbon fiber
Used for carbon-fiber-reinforced tubes and carbon fiber tubes.
Metal
Material for pressure vessels, apparatuses and shell-and-tube heat exchangers in joint-venture apparatus construction.
Locations
Lörrach
DEHeadquarters
- Materials
- Graphite, SSiC, carbon fiber, metal
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphite block heat exchangers (cylindrical and rectangular)Casting | – | – | – | – | Graphite |
| Shell-and-tube graphite heat exchangersCasting | – | – | – | – | Graphite |
| Sulfuric acid dilutersCasting | – | – | – | – | Graphite |
| HCl synthesis burnersCasting | – | – | – | – | Graphite |
| Graphite column internalsCasting | – | – | – | – | Graphite |
| Graphite reactorsCasting | – | – | – | – | Graphite |
| Carbon-fiber-reinforced tubes / carbon fiber tubesPlastics | – | – | – | – | Carbon fiber |
| ExtrAcid system for sulfuric acid concentration (up to 99.3%, process vapor up to 10 bar)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Silicon carbide heat exchangers and SiC products (pressureless-sintered SSiC)Casting | – | – | – | – | SSiC (pressureless-sintered silicon carbide) |
| ASKR Archimedean screw crystallizer/reactorEngineering | – | – | – | – | Graphite |
| SCANVEX splash protection for flange connectionsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Metallic pressure vessels, apparatuses and shell-and-tube heat exchangers (joint venture withEngineering | – | – | – | – | Metal |
Additional services
History
- 2018
ASKR screw crystallizer/reactor wins the ACHEMA Prize of the trade journal PROCESS