Pilot / Production Scale Flow Reactor
The Coflore Agitated Tube Reactor (ATR) is an actively mixed, tubular flow reactor operating from 0.35 L to 10 L in reactor volume, which has been developed for the multi-kilogram production of material at the pilot scale.
Configured of up to eight reactor tubes in series, with two reactor tube sizes of either 0.35 L or 1.25 L in volume available, the Coflore ATR flow reactor exhibits plug flow performance equivalent to many tens of CSTRs in series, with experimental data demonstrating well-over 100 theoretical stages.
Each of the eight reactor tubes can be heated or cooled independently of each other. Reagents can be added, and samples removed, at each end of each reaction tube, with up to 16 temperature measurement points available (2 per reactor tube).
The Coflore ATR can process a wide range of single- and multi- phase reaction mixtures including dense slurries without blocking, making it ideal for such processes as hydrogenation and Grignard reactions. Solids-dosing to the reactor can be fully automated, without the need for pumps in the process lines, for added ease-of-use and safety.
-Residence time: 10 seconds to >8 hours
-Mixing (process side): Active mixing / Dynamic mixing
-Addition/sampling points: two for each reactor tube
-Temperature monitoring: two for each reactor tube
-Containment: Stainless steel cabinet with extractor connection
-Agitation speed: 2 – 6 Hz
-Number of theoretical stages: >100
-Reactor temperature: - 40 to 140 ˚C*
-Pressure: vacuum ... 16 Bar*
-Wetted materials: Hastelloy C276 and PTFE
-Production scale: kilogram to multi-tonne
-Throughput: 0.01 L/min to 30 L/min
-CFR21 ready (Ultimate control system required)
-Data Logging (Ultimate control system required)
-Maximum reactor mass: 128 kg
-Agitating platform mass: 150 kg
-Noise: < 70 dBA
0.35 L ATR Reactor Tube:
-Reactor volume: 350 mL
-Connections:
2 off 1/2” triclover connection per reactor tube end
1 off connection on end cap
1 off vertical connection per end
-Additional components include:
1 off perforated tube agitator Ø16 x 865 mm L
1.25 L ATR Reactor Tube:
-Reactor volume: 1.25 L
-Connections:
2 off 1/2” triclover connection per reactor tube end
1 off connection on end cap
1 off vertical connection per end
-Additional components include:
1 off perforated tube agitator Ø27 x 865 mm L
Requirements:
-Compressed air: 3-7 bar, 13 CFM oil free clean air
-Maximum air pressure: 7 bar
-Power supply: 1ph + N+E 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz 2A
-Compressed air connection: 10 mm push fit
-Heat transfer fluid connections: ½” Swagelok