Pharmaceutical Distillation, Filtration and Reaction Equipment
Pope specializes in pharmaceutical distillation, reaction, and filtration equipment to fit the demanding needs of the industry. We offer pharmaceutical reaction vessels, wiped-film molecular stills and evaporators, fractional distillation columns, API filter-dryers (Nutsches), fully turnkey custom processing skids, and more.
Our EquipmentEquipment of Highest Quality Materials, Design, and Fabrication For Meeting Pharma Requirements
Pope understands the unique challenges that come with building equipment for the Pharmaceutical Industry. Pope has worked with many clients to develop pharmaceutical distillation equipment capable of being qualified by your regulatory team and meet your unique application specifications.
Process Applications:
- Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) Reactions
- Solvent Removal
- Fractional Distillation
- Purification of Synthetic Intermediates
- Evaporation of Solvents from Process Chromatography
- Filtration of Active Ingredients
- Distillation of Components from Extracts
- Fractionation of Heat-Sensitive Compounds via Distillation
- Separation of Fermentation Derived Intermediates
- Hybrid Wiped-Film / Fractional Column Distillation
- Crystallization of Pharma Intermediates
- Devolatilization of Polymers for Safe Injection & Implantation
Our Approach
Pope has extensive experience in working with our Pharmaceutical customers in developing API filter dryers, pharmaceutical reaction vessels, mixers and crystallizers, and wiped film distillation setups that meet your regulatory specifications. Pope’s distillation technology is highly effective in processing various types of polymers, such as acrylics, latexes, isocyanates, epoxies, fluoropolymers, and silicones. Our team of engineers will draft the design of equipment for your approval, keeping the entire process from design to build in-house and simplifying the purchase of your new pharmaceutical equipment. Pope’s Wiped-Film Distillation for medical silicone purification has been critical in refining medical and pharmaceutical materials such as artificial heart valves, aortic repair sleeves, Ophthalmological materials, polymers for severe burn treatments, suture formulations, dental cement, and various implanted devices and prostheses. Learn more in our blog, Utilizing Pope Scientific Wiped-Film Distillation for Medical Silicone Purification.

Our Equipment
We offer pharmaceutical reaction vessels, wiped-film molecular stills and evaporators, fractional distillation columns, API filter-dryers (Nutsches), fully turnkey custom processing skids, and more.
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