MOBILE MICRO REACTOR TECHNOLOGY FOR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
Special Symposium - EPIC-1: European Process Intensification Conference - 1
EPIC-1: Intensified Hydrodynamics & Structured Environments (IHSE-2)
Keywords: micro reactor, pharma, fine, chemical, test, pilot, plant, production, continuous, processing
Currently many new developments are related to micro reaction technologies. However, many of these technologies are still in the development phases and have been applied only on laboratory scale.
The presented Mobile Micro Reaction Technology Plant based on Corning’s Micro reactor design and Zeton’s plant engineering technologies, will demonstrate the flexibility of one combined plant for either testing on pilot scale or production on industrial scale.
The core of the system is based on Corning’s proprietary micro processing technology which brings an unique level of integration in mixing, reaction time and heat management. The Corning technology is based on an engineered reactor approach which enables to fit specific chemistry-needs into modularised building blocks.
Minimising the development and scale-up time of new synthesis routes is a very important step in the constant battle of being “first-to-market”. A variety of special designed micro reaction building blocks will allow to quickly develop a customised reactor concept which can be used for both the development stage and production scale. The combination of Corning’s micro reaction technology together with Zeton’s modular plant design concept is an excellent basis for a functional and efficient mobile micro reactor plant design.
The demonstrated Mobile Reaction Unit is the first result of this cooperation. The Mobile Reaction Unit is suitable for operation with liquids and gases, for pressures up to 40 bar, and for the temperature range of – 80 °C up till + 200 °C. It is suitable for operation in EEX div II areas and with its own PLC controller it will be operated as a true plug-and-play unit. It is suitable for use in development (pilot) environments, but also in production as output volumes with one single unit can be as high as 40 tonnes/year. The built Mobile Reaction Unit allows for three different continuous reactions in series and thus replacing the cascade of equivalent batch operations. It could also operate in parallel to increase single step reaction capacity.
The ample design of various building blocks allows for flexible use of the unit and, with minor adjustments only, the Mobile unit is a flexible unit for many multi-purpose applications.
This presentation will demonstrate a micro reaction technology beyond the development phase and ready for use in the chain of research, development and production of fine chemicals and pharma intermediates.
Presented Wednesday 19, 16:20 to 16:40, in session EPIC-1: Intensified Hydrodynamics & Structured Environments (IHSE-2).
