LABORATORY ENERGY SAVING VACUUM EVAPORATOR FOR INCREASING HUMIC GEL CONCENTRATIONS

doi: 10.25712/ASTU.2072-8921.2021.02.011

Abstract

 Humic preparations have a wide range of biological activity, affecting the metabolic processes in humans and animals. The antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, antiviral physiological activity of the use of humic acids as biostimulating drugs was revealed. The universality of the effect of humic acids and their derivatives on the human body is traced, providing a positive dynamics of the symptoms of diseases, including tumor processes. To increase the concentration of humic gel, the use of a vacuum evaporation plant with an ejector and a steam condenser is justified. Together with the employees of the Eureka Research Center, it was proved that when the concentration of humic gel is increased by evaporation under vacuum at a temperature of 60–70 ºC, the useful properties of humic preparations are better preserved than when the concentration is increased in precipitation centrifuges. A prototype of an energy-saving vacuum batch evaporation plant, an ejector and a steam removal system has been created. During the calculations, rational design and technological parameters of the plant were determined and experimentally confirmed, in which an increase in the quality of humic preparations and an increase in the productivity of the technological line of their production are achieved. The economic effect is expected due to an increase in the quality of humic preparations, an increase in the productivity of the line, a reduction in the cost of manual labor and the cost of equipment, and the elimination of the operating costs of expensive medical centrifuges.