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HPR-Series High Pressure Chemical Reactors

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HPR-Series High Pressure Chemical Reactors

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• StirredReactorVesselfrom50mlto4LiterCapacity• Operateupto10,000psi(689Bar/68.9MPa)and350°C• MagneticDriveMixing• SafetyRuptureDiscAssembly• IntegratedControllerModules• OptionalReagentAdditionModules• OptionalVesselWindows(<150°COperation)• CameraAssemblies• CustomReactorSizes,MaterialsofConstruction,Pressureand

TemperatureofOperationAvailable

TheHPR-SeriesHighPressureReactorshavebeendevelopedfordemandingresearchandprocessoptimizationapplications.Designedandconstructedtoindividualspecifications,eachreactormaybecustomtailoredtoitsintendeduse.Ahighdegreeofversatilityisachievedthroughthemanyoptionsandaccessoriesthatareavailableforthesereactors.Inadditiontothewiderangeoflaboratoryreactorsdescribedhere,SupercriticalFluidTechnologieshasextensiveexperiencewithlarger,highlyspecializedsystems.

Thebench-topHPR-Seriesreactors’rangeinsizefrom50mlto4litersandmaybeoperatedupto10,000psiand350°C.VariousclosuremechanismsincludingHandTight,BoltedClosure,andModifiedBridgemanClosureareavailablebasedonthepressureandtemperatureconditionsofoperation.Additionally,custommetalsofconstructionforthereactorcanbeemployeddependingonthechemicalenvironmentforthereaction.

Thereactorsareequippedwithmagneticallycoupledimpellersforoptimalmixing.AllhighpressurecomponentsareASMEcompliantdesign(codestampavailable)andprotectedbyarupturediscforsafeoperations.Theselaboratorybenchtopmodelsareidealforapplicationswhererepetitiveusemakesconvenienceanecessity.Afewexamplesinclude:catalyticstudies,polymerization,hydrogenation,oxidation,isomerization,

anddehydrogenation.Allreactorsaresuppliedasready-to-useinstrumentsrequiringonlyutilityconnectionspriortooperation.Thereactorsarecompactinstrumentsthatfiteasilyintoafumehood.Theirmodulardesignmakesiteasyandcost-effectivetoaltertheunit’sbasicconfiguration,adaptingittomeetneworevolvingapplicationneeds.

Allfunctionsarecontrolledbyintegratedcontrolmodulesthatoffervariouslevelsofcontrol.Dependingonwhichcontrollerischosen,optionalfeaturesinclude:closedlooptemperaturecontrol,closedloopspeedcontrol,pressureindication,over-temperaturelimitcontrol,ramp/soakprogrammingoftemperatureandmixerspeed.

OptionsfortheHPR-SeriesReactorsinclude:vesselwindows(<150°Coperationonly),additionalports,coolingcoils,cooling/heatingjackets,sampleloops,baffles,reagentadditionpumps,andreagentadditionmodules.

HPR-Series High Pressure Reactors

Standard Features

Support Structure: CorrosionresistantbenchstandPower Requirements:220VAC,50/60Hz

Heater: Stainlesssteelsheathedceramicheater,220VAC,50/60Hz.

Process Valves: 1/8”ODCompressionFitting,two2-waystraightvalves(1/4”ODCompressionFitting,two2-waystraightvalvesavailable)

Safety Head:Unionstylewithrupturedisc:1/8”ODCompressionFitting

STANDARD VESSEL PORTS SIZE / LOCATION Agitator: Top head, center Rupture disc connection: 1/4“ Cone Threaded Fitting (2) Process connection: 1/8” OD Compression Fitting Sampling tube: 1/8” OD Compression Fitting Cooling coil: in & out 1/8” OD Compression Fitting

Agitator Drive Assembly

Mixer: SFTModelK-3,K-6,andK-10magneticdrivemixers,6in-lbs.torque,1/4HP

Drive:DCvariablespeeddrive,115/1/60Impeller:Gaspersatorstandard,customoptionsavailable;applicationdependent

Operating Speed:0-2500RPM,subjecttoprocessconditions

Operating Pressure Options: 3,000psi,6,000psi,and10,000psi

Optional Accessories(maynotbeavailableinallvessels):

• Coolingcoil:1/8”ODtube,Ushaped

• Sampletube:1/8”ODtube

• Additionalports

• Windows(<150°Coperationonly)

• Internalbaffles

Integrated Control Modules

RxTrol Sr.

TheRxTrolSr.utilizesamicrocontrollertoperformallPID,ramp/soak,andinterlockfunctions.Themicrocontrollerandpowercontrolcomponentsarelocatedinthemodulewhichmayresideonabenchtop.Thedigitaldisplayandpushbuttonsarelocatedontheoperatorpanelonthefaceofthecabinet.• ClosedLoopTemperatureControl• ClosedLoopAgitatorSpeedControl•PressureIndication(includingtransducer)•OverTemperatureLimitControl• Ramp/SoakProgrammingofTemperatureandSpeed(5ramp/soaksegments)

• Temperature,SpeedandPressureonScreenPlotting• PIDAuto-tuning• Temperature,PressureandSpeedAlarmswithAlarmHistoryStorage

• FlashDriveCommunicationsPortforDownloadofDataandMovingtoPC.

• 12x12Nema12Consolet

RxTrol Jr.TheRxTrolJr.providesthreemode(PID)controlofprocesstemperaturebasedonthemeasurementoftheinternalvesselandvesselwalltemperature.Vesseltemperatureisalteredbyvaryingtheaveragepowersuppliedtothevessel’selectricalheater.Thesystemalsoincludesalimitcontrolbasedonthetemperaturemeasuredattheoutsidevesselwall(betweenthevessel’sexteriorwallandtheheater).• ClosedLoopTemperatureControl•OverTemperatureLimitControl• OpenLoopAdjustmentandIndicationofAgitatorSpeed• Ramp/SoakProgrammingofTemperatureSegments(3segments)

• DigitalDisplayofProcessTemperatureHeaterTemperature

• 12x12Nema12Consolet

RxTrol B.

TheRxTrolB.utilizes(2)closedlooptemperaturesensors(wall/interiormounting),andopenloopagitatorspeedcontrolvia0-100%poweroutput.

• ClosedLoop(PID)ProcessTemperatureControl

• Overtemperature(VesselOD)LimitControl

•OpenLoopAgitatorSpeedControlvia0-100%Knob

•Ramp/SoakProgrammingofTemperature(64Levels)

• DigitalDisplayofProcessTemperatureHeaterTemperature

•8x8NEMA12Consolet

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Areas of Investigation

• Alkylation

• Amination

• Biotechnology

• Carboxylation

• Catalyticreduction

• Fermentation

• Halogenation

• Hydrolysis

• Isomerization

• Nitration

• Oxidation

• Polymerization

• Hydrogenationanddehydrogenation

• Toxic/hazardoussubstanceprocessing

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SFT Magnetic

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