Supercritical Fluid Technologies (SFT) has introduced the HPR series of stirred reactors for high-pressure chemistry.
The HPR series reactors have been designed for researchers that are interested in performing pressurised chemical reactions in their laboratories, whether chemical synthesis or process development.
The reactors range in size from 50ml to 4 litres and may be operated up to 10,000lb/in2 and 350C.
They have a magnetically coupled impeller for optimal mixing.
All high-pressure components are ASME rated and protected by a rupture disc for safe operation.
The laboratory bench-top models are ideal for applications where repetitive use makes convenience a necessity, such as catalytic studies, polymerisation, hydrogenation, oxidation, isomerisation, and dehydrogenation.
All sizes are supplied as ready-to-use instruments requiring only utility connections prior to operation.
SFT said the reactors are compact instruments that fit easily into a fume hood.
Their modular design is said to make it simple and cost-effective to alter the unit's basic configuration to adept to evolving application needs.
All functions of the HPR series reactor are controlled by choices of two integrated processors - Rxtrol Jr or Rxtrol Sr - with a full-colour touch screen.
Rxtrol Jr consists of two temperature sensors (wall/interior mounting), and fuzzy logic PID temperature controls and mixing controls in a table-top assembly.
Rxtrol Sr offers more advanced features utilising a microcontroller to perform all PID, ramp/soak, process trending, and interlock functions.
Additional options include vessel windows (<150C operation only), additional ports, cooling coils, sample loops, standalone pressure transducers, supercritical fluids pumps and reagent addition modules.
