Alfa Laval ART® Plate Reactor
The Alfa Laval ART Plate Reactor is a multi-purpose continuous flow reactor designed for production of chemicals.
Applications
The Plate Reactor is ideal for a wide range of applications within the fields of pharmaceuticals, fine and specialty chemicals. To use for chemical liquid/liquid reactions, exothermic reactions and for reactions completed within minutes.
Design
The ART® PR37 consists of a series of special cassettes. The core of each of these is a specially designed process channel plate, into which the process and utility channels are machined. These are designed to promote optimum mixing and heat transfer performance.
Different numbers of these cassettes can be stacked vertically and held together in a frame. Each cassette has one process inlet and one process outlet port. Secondary ports that make it possible to add specific reactants or to insert measuring and monitoring devices are positioned along the length of the channel. The process plates are connected in series to ensure the required residence time. The utility plates can be connected in series or in parallel and each is fitted with two thermocouple ports.
The reactor frame holds the plates together in compression, thus sealing the fluid channels. This frame is spring-loaded, which makes sure that the correct sealing force is maintained at all times, even when extreme temperatures are involved.
Applications
The Plate Reactor is ideal for a wide range of applications within the fields of pharmaceuticals, fine and specialty chemicals. To use for chemical liquid/liquid reactions, exothermic reactions and for reactions completed within minutes.
Design
The ART® PR37 consists of a series of special cassettes. The core of each of these is a specially designed process channel plate, into which the process and utility channels are machined. These are designed to promote optimum mixing and heat transfer performance.
Different numbers of these cassettes can be stacked vertically and held together in a frame. Each cassette has one process inlet and one process outlet port. Secondary ports that make it possible to add specific reactants or to insert measuring and monitoring devices are positioned along the length of the channel. The process plates are connected in series to ensure the required residence time. The utility plates can be connected in series or in parallel and each is fitted with two thermocouple ports.
The reactor frame holds the plates together in compression, thus sealing the fluid channels. This frame is spring-loaded, which makes sure that the correct sealing force is maintained at all times, even when extreme temperatures are involved.
Alfa Laval
Alfa Laval is a leading global provider of specialised products and engineering solutions based on its key technologies of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling. The company’s equipment, systems and services are dedicated to assisting customers in optimising the performance of their processes. The solutions help them to heat, cool, separate and transport products in industries that produce food and beverages, chemicals and petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, starch, sugar and ethanol.
Alfa Laval’s products are also used in power plants, aboard ships, in the mechanical engineering industry, in the mining industry and for wastewater treatment, as well as for comfort climate and refrigeration applications. Alfa Laval’s worldwide organisation works closely with customers in nearly 100 countries to help them stay ahead in the global arena. Alfa Laval is listed on the Nordic Exchange, Nordic Large Cap, and, in 2008, posted annual sales of about SEK 28 billion (approx. 2.9 billion Euros). The company has some 12 000 employees.
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Alfa Laval’s products are also used in power plants, aboard ships, in the mechanical engineering industry, in the mining industry and for wastewater treatment, as well as for comfort climate and refrigeration applications. Alfa Laval’s worldwide organisation works closely with customers in nearly 100 countries to help them stay ahead in the global arena. Alfa Laval is listed on the Nordic Exchange, Nordic Large Cap, and, in 2008, posted annual sales of about SEK 28 billion (approx. 2.9 billion Euros). The company has some 12 000 employees.
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