As part of the site expansion of Pyrum Innovations AG at the main plant in Dillingen/Saar, commissioning and optimisation work on TAD 2 and 3 are progressing according to plan
Most recently, the third commissioning run of TAD 3 was successfully completed after three weeks of continuous 24/7 operation. The reactor ran stably at over 70 per cent of the planned nominal output, with the focus on the process stability required by customers. Due to the positive optimisation progress, Pyrum is planning to carry out a performance test on TAD 2 in the coming weeks. The reactor is to be run up to 100 per cent of the planned nominal output for the first time. The data will then be evaluated and optimised before the duration of the commissioning runs at full throughput is successively increased and TAD 3 is then also tested at 100 per cent of the planned nominal output.
Commissioning of the two reactors is now sufficiently advanced that no further significant problems are to be expected and the first tests can therefore be carried out at the maximum nominal output.
Pascal Klein, CEO of Pyrum Innovations AG says; “Both systems are running so well that we are now focussing on the 100 per cent performance test of TAD 2 and TAD 3. We are very satisfied and proud of our entire team, which is doing an exceptional job. We have learnt a lot over the last eight months, so that we can look to the future with confidence and better plan and therefore shorten future start-ups. At this point, it is important to mention once again that during commissioning of this kind, all system components are gradually pushed to their limits before they run at 100 per cent together. This ensures the safety of our employees and our systems. It is not unusual for short periods of smoke, vapour and odours to occur. The incidents that have occurred in this context so far, which can usually occur during the commissioning of an industrial plant, have all been harmless and have proven the correct functioning of our safety systems.”
