HEL's parallel high-pressure reaction development platform - used for catalyst development studies including hydrogenation - has been overhauled to increase flexibility and control.
The high-pressure Chemscan (HPCS) is an eight-reactor platform rated to 100 bar and 250C.
Each reactor is independently controlled and monitored with full computer control.
Features include: independent pressure management in each vessel; individual pressure control, allowing tests at different pressure; on-line gas consumption calculation and display in each reactor.
The HPCS offers excellent mixing, enabling heterogeneous and homogenous catalytic gas-liquid reactions.
The mixing rate is such that gas uptake is mostly kinetic-controlled, allowing scale-up with confidence.
HEL's HPCS has been updated and improved and the new features include a range/difference of more than 100C between the reactors and the ability to perform reactions down to -60C.
Additionally, the new flexible HPCS platform can also be used with different size reactors.
While the standard remains 16ml for each vessel with a working volume down to 3ml, it is now possible to replace or interchange those with 75ml and 120ml reactors.
