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Multi-Effect Evaporator

Multi-Effect Black Liquor Evaporators — Turnkey Solution by Rajshree India

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Rajshree Group manufactures and supplies complete Multi-Effect Evaporator (MEE) systems — also known as multiple effect evaporators — for black liquor concentration in kraft pulp mills. A pulp mill multiple effect evaporator is essential for recovering cooking chemicals and cutting steam consumption.

PROVEN TRACK RECORD

Our 2021 project in Baroda, Gujarat included a multi-effect evaporator and recovery boiler that raised plant efficiency by 30%. Since 2003, Rajshree Group has delivered 22+ pulp and paper projects across three continents — India, Africa and the Middle East — totalling over 2,000 TPD of installed capacity.

Product Overview

Our evaporators concentrate the weak black liquor (15–18% DS) from the brown stock washer to heavy black liquor (65–80% DS) suitable for firing in the recovery boiler. Multi-effect design maximises steam economy and energy efficiency.

Key Features

  • Falling film or forced circulation evaporators
  • Surface condenser with vacuum system

Applications

  • Kraft mill black liquor concentration
  • Chemical recovery loop integration
  • Steam generation optimisation
  • Tall oil soap skimming
  • Turpentine recovery

Our Turnkey Project Process

1
Consultation & Feasibility
We understand your requirements, site conditions, and budget to prepare a detailed feasibility report.
2
Engineering & Design
Complete process design, P&IDs, civil layout, electrical single lines, and equipment specifications.
3
Manufacturing & Supply
In-house and vendor-sourced equipment manufactured, quality-inspected, and dispatched on schedule.
4
Installation & Commissioning
Our engineers supervise erection, electrical, instrumentation, and commission the plant to design parameters.
5
Training & After-Sales Support
Hands-on operator training, performance guarantee trial, and ongoing technical support for the life of the plant.

Technical Specifications

Capacity50 – 2000 MT water/day evaporation
Effects4 – 7 effects
Inlet DS14 – 18%
Outlet DS65 – 80%
Steam Economy3.5 – 6.5 kg water/kg steam
MaterialSS 316L / Duplex
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📞+91 87996 27889 📞+1 (219) 256-9887 ✉️sales@rajshreeent.com
📍🏢 Head Office: 60, Swapnil-2 Industrial Park, Kuha, Ahmedabad - 382433, Gujarat, India |
📍 Branch Office: 1913 Gunbarrel Road, Suite 105 Chattanooga, TN 37421, USA |
📍 Branch Office: D7, Varsity Chateau, Uniport Road Aluu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria |

Why Choose Rajshree?

  • 20+ years industry experience
  • 22+ successful projects delivered
  • Serving India, Africa & Middle East
  • Complete turnkey — single point responsibility
  • After-sales support and spare parts
  • Competitive pricing and financing options

Multi-Effect Evaporation: Concentrating Black Liquor with Maximum Steam Economy

Black liquor — the spent cooking liquor leaving the brown stock washer — is a dilute solution of dissolved lignin, hemicellulose, and cooking chemicals at 15–18% dry solids. To fire it in the recovery boiler, it must first be concentrated to 65–80% dry solids. This concentration step — performed in the multi-effect evaporator — is one of the most energy-intensive steps in kraft pulping, which is precisely why Rajshree engineers multi-effect systems that maximise steam reuse across each evaporator body.

In a multi-effect evaporator, steam from the first effect heats and evaporates water from the black liquor. The vapour generated in the first effect is used as the heating steam for the second effect — and so on, down the chain. A six-effect evaporator therefore uses roughly one tonne of steam to evaporate six tonnes of water from the black liquor — a dramatic improvement over single-stage evaporation. Rajshree designs five-effect and six-effect systems matched to each mill's black liquor volume and available steam pressure.

Fouling from silica, calcium compounds, and lignin precipitates is the primary operational challenge in black liquor evaporators. Rajshree addresses this through optimised liquor flow sequences (forward feed for low-silica liquors, backward feed for high-silica agro-based black liquors), and through supply of proprietary scale inhibitor dosing systems that extend cleaning intervals by 40–60%.

⚡ Steam Economy Standard

Rajshree's 6-effect falling film evaporators achieve steam economy ratios of 5.0–5.8 kg water evaporated per kg of live steam consumed — exceeding the industry standard of 4.5 for comparable systems. This steam saving is directly recoverable to the paper machine dryer section, reducing fresh steam consumption.

Frequently Asked Questions

A multiple-effect evaporator (MEE) concentrates weak black liquor (14–16% dry solids) discharged from the brown stock washing plant to 55–65% dry solids suitable for firing in the recovery boiler. Without this concentration step, black liquor cannot sustain combustion in the recovery boiler, making the MEE an essential unit in any kraft or soda chemical recovery system.
Rajshree supplies MEE systems from 3-effect to 7-effect. A 3-effect system provides a steam economy of approximately 2.5, while a 6-effect system achieves approximately 5.5. The optimal number of effects is determined by the trade-off between capital cost (more effects = higher capital) and energy cost (more effects = lower steam consumption), evaluated over the project's operating life.
Rajshree's falling-film evaporators concentrate black liquor from 14–16% inlet solids to 55–65% outlet solids as the standard specification. An optional concentrator (superconcentrator) stage further increases solids to 72–75%, enabling high-solids firing in the recovery boiler with higher steam generation and better chemical recovery efficiency.
Steam economy (kg water evaporated per kg steam consumed) for Rajshree's MEE systems: 3-effect ≈ 2.5, 4-effect ≈ 3.3, 5-effect ≈ 4.2, 6-effect ≈ 5.0, 7-effect ≈ 5.8. Higher economy reduces live steam consumption from the boiler, freeing more steam for power generation. Rajshree guarantees steam economy in the commissioning performance test.
Yes. Rajshree upgrades existing evaporators by adding additional effects to an existing system, replacing shell-and-tube bodies with falling-film units, upgrading to a concentrator stage, or adding vapour recompression. We assess the existing equipment, design the upgrade to maximise reuse of existing civil and structural elements, and minimise production downtime during installation.

Countries We Serve

Rajshree Group supplies and installs our Multi-Effect Evaporator — and complete pulp & paper mill machinery — for mills across India, Africa and the Middle East, with sea-freight delivery, on-site erection, commissioning and after-sales support in every market we serve.

IndiaNigeriaKenyaGhanaSouth AfricaEgyptTanzaniaUgandaSaudi ArabiaUAE

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