Batch Reactor
NiTech® Solution’s Batch OBR™ (Oscillatory Baffled Reactor) is fundamentally different to traditional batch stirring technology. This batch system offers a unique way to mix chemicals at bench scale; it delivers greater uniformity and control over the intensity of the mixing. It is suitable for development work in any situation where conventional stirring is used.
Batch OBR™ Features:
- multi-phase, multi-component mixing system
- multiple measuring ports
- excellent heat and mass transfer characteristics
- sealed system
- temperature range between -40°C to 200°C
- mixing density control by varying amplitude frequency
- wetted parts are borosilicate glass or PTFE
- 100ml or 250ml reactor vessels (others available upon enquiry)
- shear control
- uniform mixing throughout reactor
Batch OBR™ Benefits:
- faster reaction times
- improved yields
- readily scalable
- shear control: high shear for immiscible liquids and gas liquid; low shear for microbes and crystal growth
- increase product functionality: different families of size distributions; tight size distributions
Applications:
- organic synthesis polymerisations: microcapsules; emulsions
- dye and pigment chemistry
- pharmaceutical API's
- hydrogenation
- solid suspension
- fermentations
Sectors:
- pharmaceuticals
- fine and speciality chemicals
- food manufacture
- drinks manufacture
- paints manufacture
- consumer products
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NiTech's batch OBR™ can be used in place of a classic stirred system, it offers the opportunity to deliver chemistry and technology that is significantly more predictable to scale-up. The ability to control the intensity of the mixing is critical for controlling physical parameters such as microcapsule size seen above.