Engineering consultancy for process safety, process simulation as well as exhaust air and solvent management in the chemical industry
Verfahrens- & Umwelttechnik Kirchner (Dr.-Ing. Robert Kirchner)
Junkerstraße 22, 99817 Eisenach, GermanyNew on Amplifa
About VUT Kirchner
Verfahrens- & Umwelttechnik Kirchner (VUT Kirchner) is an engineering consultancy for process safety, process simulation and environmental engineering consulting, founded in 1990 by Dr.-Ing. Robert Kirchner in Erlangen and today based in Eisenach, Thuringia. The company develops safety concepts and risk analyses based on the HAZOP and LOPA methods, performs process simulations with CHEMCAD and offers incident/accident analyses, expert opinions, risk ratings for insurers as well as authority engineering. Another focus lies in exhaust air and solvent management, including solvent balances according to 31. BImSchV, absorption and distillation optimization as well as energy-saving concepts. Customers come from the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, specialty chemicals, the paint and coatings industry, the building materials and printing ink industries as well as from aluminium and silicon production. In addition to consulting, VUT Kirchner offers seminars, in-house training and interim management and cooperates interdisciplinarily with psychologists, business economists and computer scientists.
- Site
- Eisenach
- Processes
- Process simulation (CHEMCAD), Process risk analyses (HAZOP, LOPA, SIL graph according to VDI 2180), Incident analyses and evaluation of near-miss events, Exhaust air management / emission reduction (solvent balances according to 31. BImSchV, Annex V), Absorptive recovery of solvents from exhaust air, Hot-gas dust separation, Absorption and distillation optimization, Energy-saving concepts / operational optimization / troubleshooting
- Materials
- Solvents, organic substances, inorganic substances, Aluminium, Silicon, Organic Substances, Inorganic Substances
- Founded
- 1990
- Industries
- Chemical Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Specialty Chemicals, Paint and Coatings Industry, Building Materials Industry, Aluminium Production
- 01
Surveys and measurements during ongoing operations
- 02
Process simulation with CHEMCAD
- 03
Risk analyses (HAZOP, LOPA, SIL)
- 04
Development of integrated environmental and energy solutions
- 05
Authority engineering and permitting support
- 06
Seminars, training and interim management
Materials and Processes
Solvents
Solvent balances and exhaust air management according to 31. BImSchV, Annex V, for pharmaceutical operations and paint production.
Organic Substances
Subject of emission reduction and production-integrated environmental protection.
Inorganic Substances
Subject matter of process and environmental analyses in chemical production.
Aluminium
Hot-gas dust separation in aluminium production.
Silicon
Absorption and distillation optimization in silicon production.
Locations
Eisenach
DEOffice location
- Process simulator CHEMCAD (Chemstations Europe)
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Process simulation (CHEMCAD)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Solvents, organic substances, inorganic substances, chemical-pharmaceutical products |
| Process risk analyses (HAZOP, LOPA, SIL graph according to VDI 2180)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Incident analyses and evaluation of near-miss eventsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Exhaust air management / emission reduction (solvent balances according to 31. BImSchV, Annex V)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Solvents, organic substances |
| Absorptive recovery of solvents from exhaust airSurface | – | – | – | – | Solvents |
| Hot-gas dust separationSurface | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
| Absorption and distillation optimizationEngineering | – | – | – | – | Silicon |
| Energy-saving concepts / operational optimization / troubleshootingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Authority engineering (BImSchG permitting, TA-Luft, Solvent Emissions Directive, IPPC/IE Directive)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Process simulator CHEMCAD | Chemstations Europe CHEMCAD | 1 | – | – | Eisenach |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1990
Founding of the office for process and environmental engineering in Erlangen by Dr.-Ing. Robert Kirchner
- 1996
مitarbeiter (Daughter, unchanged) – keine Angabe; Jahr unsicher, daher kein Eintrag
- 1997
- 1999
EU IPPC Directive – related to the company's integrated approach
- 2001
Engagement with the Solvent Emissions Directive
- 2002
Revised TA-Luft (Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control) as a reference point of the consulting
- 2011
European Industrial Emissions Directive as successor to the IPPC Directive, consulting topic
- 2015
Relocation of the office to Eisenach, Thuringia (not precisely dated; 'for years')