Uniqsis and Cambridge Reactor Design (CRD), both based near Cambridge, are collaborating in the commercialisation of an advanced cooling system for continuous flow reactors used in flow chemistry.
Known as the Flowsyn Polar Beara, the new system enables controlled mixing and cooling of reagents at temperatures down to -88C.
The Polar Beara chiller module was developed in conjunction with the Ley Group and is specifically intended for flow chemistry applications.
Designed as a fully integrated plug-and-play module, the Polar Beara uses advanced cooling technology without the need for solid CO2, solvents or heat-transfer fluids to deliver rapid cooling down to -88C at the simple touch of a button.
When partnered with the Uniqsis Flowsyn continuous flow reactor, it becomes the perfect tool for rapid pre-cooling of reagents and controlled mixing and cooling of reagents in highly exothermic flow chemistry reactions.
Uniqsis claims that systems for cooling flow chemistry reactions below -70C have historically been cumbersome and inconvenient, involving pressurised gas cylinders and/or heat exchangers.
In contrast, the Polar Beara is designed to be both easy to install and simple to operate, while providing superb cooling performance.
The Polar Beara module is compatible with all Flowsyn coil reactors and mixer blocks and works in combination with and can be controlled by any Flowsyn system.
When combined with Flowsyn Auto-LF, for example, series of combinatorial experiments each at a different sub-ambient temperature can automatically be performed in sequence.
The Polar Beara is available as a standalone chiller unit with its own control unit or integrated with Flowsyn to make up the Flowsyn Polar Beara system.
Both options are available from Uniqsis, which will be selling and supporting the Flowsyn Polar Beara through its offices in the UK and US and through its international distribution network.
