Mettler Toledo has introduced the RC1su scale-up workstation, which is designed to improve productivity and reliability in process development.
This semi-automated workstation is said to be offer increased productivity, reduced consumption of reagents and solvents, and better data quality.
Realistic small-scale production optimises chemical processes safely, which effectively minimises failure risk at full production scale.
Development and scaling of chemical processes requires in-depth knowledge of the individual processes and all parameters involved.
RC1su workstations permit the swift collection of relevant process information and optimisation of process parameters online.
Icontrol (IC) software, together with the RTCal reactor technology for online heat flow measurement, allows instant collection of heat release data and control of desired process variables.
Running the process under plant-like conditions requires comprehensive knowledge about mass and heat transfer, which are collected simultaneously.
Analytical tools, such as real-time in situ measurement by ReactIR 45m or particle characterisation by FBRM, can be integrated to provide additional information on the composition of the reaction mixture.
The IC software suite integrates the entire experimental workflow allowing users to visualise, interpret and report data or to compare different experiments.
A thermostat and reactor technology help define critical process parameters in real time.