A scaling-up synthesis from laboratory scale to pilot scale and to near commercial scale for paste-glue production

This paper concerns on developing a synthesis method of paste-glue production for gummed tape using a corn-based starch as an alternative feedstock from laboratory-scale to pilot-scale and to near commercial scale. basically,two methods of synthesis were developed to produce paste-glue in laboratory scale. based on the two methods,we then scale-up the earlier laboratory scale data to pilot-scale and near commercial-scale for developing a large scale process production of paste-glue. scaling up production from 1,000 ml reactor to 500 l pilot-scale reactor and 1,500 l near commercial scale reactor,we monitored pathway of temperature increase during reaction as well as adjustment of operating condition conducted for laboratory experimental data in order to produce a good quality of paste-glue. some scaling up parameters have been found as well as critical parameters for a good product quality such as viscosity and ceiling temperature of the reaction which are very crucial in order to give optimum operating condition. we have selected synthesis method of paste-glue production and found the range of the parameters in order to produce a very good quality of paste-glue in pilot scale and near commercial scale. © 2013 published by itb journal publisher.