A joint paper from Corning and DSM Pharma Chemicals describes a commercially viable demonstration of Corning's microreactor technology for current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) production.
The joint paper was announced at CPhI Worldwide 2008 in Frankfurt, Germany.
Working together, teams from the two companies demonstrated a reliable, industrial-scale operation of a hazardous nitration reaction under CGMP conditions, processing more than 25 metric tons of material in only four weeks.
Corning's microreactor technology demonstrated high reliability and quality, showing capability to handle 800 metric tons of process fluids per year, assuming 8,000 hours of continuous operation.
