Many Asian chemical and textile producers are now experiencing the benefits of Broadbent Decanter Centrifuges, used in the dewatering of Pure Terephthalic Acid (PTA), an oil-based chemical used in the production of polyester fibres.

Due to their high capacity, robust construction and durability, these machines are particularly compatible with PTA production processes and Broadbent is fast becoming acknowledged as a leading International supplier in areas such as China, India, Taiwan and Thailand. The company recently supplied decanters to the Zhejiang Yisheng Petroleum Co, Ltd (Ningbo), the Zejiang Hualian Sunshine Petrochemical Co Ltd (Shaoxing), the Oriental Petrochemical (Shanghai) Corporation and the Indorama petrochemical Co (Thailand).

Broadbent decanters provide total reliability over extended periods of operation 24/7 and provide substantial cost-savings through long life internal and external seals, minimum downtime and minimum operator attention. This is particularly beneficial to operators who previously had to replace seals every five months.

Over many years, Broadbent has supplied large-scale decanters for many leading PVC, PTA, HDPE and Calcium Carbonate producers worldwide with much design and development work centred on increasing user benefits. In many PTA installations, for instance, high capacity decanters have enabled the user to use one machine (instead of the usual two), which continues to process up to 50tonnes/hour of dry PTA powder whilst maintaining normal high quality product.

Thomas Broadbent & Sons Ltd is based in Huddersfield, UK. www.broadbent.co.uk