FlowCAT offers flexible fixed-bed hydrogenation
Bench-top reactor produces results from millilitres of product
HEL, headquartered in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, UK, has developed a system that delivers high-pressure flow chemistry, with the flexibility to tune hydrogenation conditions to suit the chemistry.
The system design allows for rapid screening of process conditions, which is useful in the early stage generation of API intermediates, where the behaviour and chemistry of the species may be an unknown.
The FlowCAT system is capable of producing results from just a few millilitres of product, but retains the ability to ramp up production volumes once ideal conditions are identified.
At the heart of the system is a tubular reactor with a standard 3mL or 12mL isothermal reaction zone. The system operates up to 400°C and 200Bar. Any heterogeneous catalyst can be used and users can pack their own columns. The wide-bore reactor removes any propensity for blockages and further extends the reliability of the system, the company says.
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