Syrris has introduced the new Atlas Sonolab System in collaboration with Prosonix.
The Atlas Sonolab System is an automated ultrasound system for sonocrystallization, sonomilling and sonochemistry.
It combines the Atlas jacketed reactor platform with Prosonix's Sonolab ultrasound technology, enabling the reproducible control of crystallizations and allowing selectivity of parameters such as particle size, shape, crystallinity and polymorph.
The Atlas Sonolab features advanced control of nucleation and growth rates and can produce pure results for a high-quality final product.
Batch-to-batch consistency is maintained via automated control of the process parameters and nucleation, to provide extremely reproducible results.
Controlling nucleation without using external seed crystals avoids any consistency issues and increases selectivity.
Utilising the Sonolab equipment in conjunction with the Atlas platform provides a basis for quality ultrasonic experiments and a seamless transition from laboratory to pilot plant at scales ranging from 100ml to 100 litres.
Laboratory results can be successfully implemented at manufacturing scale using the Prosonitron range of instruments.
The Atlas Sonolab system incorporates the Atlas Software's intuitive drag-and-drop user interface with the ability to produce real-time graphs as the experiment occurs.
An accurate process performance is provided using the sophisticated proportional-integral-derivative (PID) temperature control, with accurate sensor feedback, to ensure optimal temperatures are maintained throughout.
The Atlas Software allows the introduction of ultrasound at accurate temperature points within and around the metastable zone, enabling complete control of all important parameters required for sonocrystallization applications.
Turbidity sensing can be performed by the Atlas Turbidity Probe and particle size analysis is possible through integration of a focused beam reflectance method (FBRM) sensor.