Equipment Description
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Features
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Main Applications
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| 100 ml HP reactor |
Maximum pressure: 200 bar Maximum temperature: 275C Volume vessel: 100 ml (50 ml available) High pressure lines: hydrogen, carbon monoxide, methane, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and spare line.
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Homogenous catalysis Heterogeneous catalysis Carbon synthesis
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SCF 300 ml Plant
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Maximum pressure: 227 bar Maximum temperature: 400C Volume Vessel: 300 ml Temperature control by external jacket Maximum CO2 flow: 1.8 l/h Maximum cosolvents flow: 2 liters/min Data logging by computer Maximum agitation speed: 1500 rpm.
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Synthesis of aerogels in different shapes Micronization of chemicals Degrease of skin Biological disinfections Encapsulation of CO2 Polymers impregnations Natural products extraction Drug delivering systems.
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| Supercritical Continuous Plant |
Maximum pressure: 250 bar Maximum temperature: 150C Number of vessels: 3 Vessel volume: 10 ml Maximum CO2 flow: 5 l/min Temperature control: external electrical furnace |
Equipment designed to carry out experiments at laboratory scale using supercritical CO2, pure or mixed with cosolvents or additives. 10 ml mini-reactor allows to work with high value samples with a controlled flow of 1 to 3 l/min. Impregnation of polymers Drug delivery systems Micro-extractions Polymerization Reactions.
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| Supercritical Pilot Plant |
Maximum pressure: 500 bar Maximum temperature: 400C Number of Vessels: 4 Vessel volume: 16 liters (500 bar – 100C) agitated 2 liters (500 bar – 400 oC) 2 liters () agitated – sight glasses 1 liter (500 bar – 400C) Heating capacity: 29500 W Maximum CO2 flow: 40Kg/h Maximum cosolvents flow: 2 liters/min Computer control Environmental protection by activated carbon column Sampling at supercritical conditions.
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Pilot plant prepared to reach pressures and temperatures up to 500bar and 400oC. Flexible configuration of vessels of several volumes in series and two pumps, allows carrying out a wide range of experiments with SCCO2. Synthesis of aerogels in different shapes. Micronization of chemicals. Degreasing of leather. Biological disinfections. Encapsulation of CO2. Impregnation of polymers. Extraction of natural products Drug delivery systems.
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| SCF View Cell Thar |
Maximum pressure: 410 bar Temperature range: ambient to 150C Volume range: 5 to 20 ml Sample homogenization by agitation CCD camera connected to computer for video capture. Pumping system: 1-50 g CO2/min Mixer |
Variable volume vessel with three sight glasses, designed to determinate the phase equilibrium of a mixture of two or more components at constant pressure, volume or mass. Through the sight glass is possible to film how phases inside the reactor evolve at different pressures and temperature. Phase equilibrium analyzer Measure of solubility in CO2 and other solvents under pressure. Interaction analysis between polymers and CO2.
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| SCF 100 ml mini reactor |
TMaximum pressure: 200 bar. Maximum temperature: 205C (it could be modified up to 315C). Volume vessel: 100 ml. Agitator: Inline MagneDrive III. Max speed: 3000 rpm. Pumping system: Dual pump ISCO 260D. Max rate pressure: 518 bar. Flow range: 0.01μl to 25 ml/min. Flow rate accuracy: 0.3%
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Small high pressure –Medium temperatures reactor. Easy to use, thanks to special self sealing closure system. Allowing closing the reactor, just tightening by hand. Several accessories like nozzles, high pressure internal/external filters & sample holder can be mounted, allowing running a wide range of SCF techniques. Synthesis of aerogels in different shapes. Micronization of chemicals Degrease of skin Biological disinfections Encapsulation of CO2 Polymers impregnations Natural products extraction Drug delivering systems.
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View Cell - Supercritical
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Maximum pressure: 300 bar. Temperature range: -40 to 100C. Volume range: 20 to 50 ml. Sample homogenization by agitation at bottom and liquid phase recirculation. Sight glass length: 220 mm – the whole internal volume. Number of pumps: 3 Isco syringe pump (compressed gases), Jasco micropiston pump (atmospheric liquids), Micropump high pressure recirculating pump. |
Variable volume vessel with two transparent walls designed to determinate the phase equilibrium of a mixture of two or more components at constant pressure, volume or mass. Through the sight glass is possible to see when a solid precipitates, if the mixture is homogenous, the degree of mixing and other design parameters. Phase equilibrium analyzer Measure of solubility in CO2 and other solvents under pressure.
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