COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL April 12, 2023

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Evaporation

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Evaporation

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APV Evaporation• APV Evaporation International Installed Base since 1943: 3,000

Units

• APV has been the market leader for food grade plate evaporators for many years, with possibly more installations than all of the competition combined.

• Ability to provide turnkey solutions and combine technologies

• Ability to supply several formats of evaporator - can use the most efficient format for the given application

• Tubular Systems

• Plate - low temp., low residence time, low headroom

• Rising/Falling Film, Falling Film, Extended Falling Film

• Paravap/Paraflash - fouling and foaming control

• MVR and TVR Systems

• Pilot plant and rental evaporators to test new applications

• Multiple Levels of automation possible, combined with the process knowledge to support automation

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Falling Film Plate Evaporator (FFPE)

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2 Effect Falling Film with TVR

• World’s Only Supplier of a Falling Film Plate Evaporator with over 400 installations

• Widely used in Juice Processing and other Heat Sensitive Products

• Optimum Product Quality due to Single-Pass Falling Film Design Resulting in Extremely Low Residence Time

• 65,000 lb/h Evaporation Capacity; Up to 7:1 Steam Economy

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5 Effect Falling Film with Essence Recovery

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Rising/Falling Film Plate Evaporator (RFFPE)

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Rising/Falling Film Plate Evaporator

• APV World’s Only Supplier Supplier of a Rising/Falling Film Plate Evaporator

• Widely used in Purees, Gelatins, and other Sanitary Duties

• Robust Design allows for Expansion

• Low Headroom Required (13 ft.)

• 35,000 lb/h Evaporation Capacity; Up to 5:1 Steam Economy

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Paraflash; Forced Circulation Plate Evaporator (FCPE)

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Paraflash Evaporator

• Suppressed Boiling Evaporator• Similar to the APV Paravap Evaporator• Processes Highly Fouling and Highly Viscous Liquids• 15,000 lb/h Evaporation Capacity; Up to 3:1 Steam Economy

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Paravap; Rising Film Plate Evaporator (RFPE)

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APV Paravap (Rising Film Plate)

• Paravap: APV Development for Processing Low Fouling Highly Viscous Liquids• Paravap Often used as Replacement for Wiped Film and Thin Film Evaporators at a Much Lower Capital and Utility Cost• Excellent Results with Foaming Products• Often used as a Finishing Evaporator• Applications

• Vast Experience with Many Products; Sanitary and Industrial Sugars to 98%• Gelatin• Chicken Broth• Corn Syrups

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Single Effect 2 stage Paravap

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MVR Evaporation

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MVR Evaporation

• Medium to Large Duty Evaporator

• No Steam Required once System is Running

• Recompressed Process Vapor Drives the System

• Fan or Compressor Driven• Up to 70:1 Steam Economy

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Essence Recovery

• Distillation combined with Evaporation to recovery product essence chemicals at high yields• Applications:

• Fruit Systems• Grape• Apple• Strawberry• Blackberry

• Coffee• Tea

• Large Essence Systems often used to drive Evaporator

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Tubular Evaporation

• Preferred for very large capacities• Used in high pressure applications• More Tolerant of large suspended solids • Less floorspace required than plate evaporators• Fewer gasket limitations• Applications:

• Dairy• Fruit Juice