Better control of reactions and the ability to vary work or scale immediately using one stand with interchangeable vessels up to 5 litres.

Contacts: Lead Scientist
Organisation: A leading US pharmaceutical company
Department: Process R&D group
Country: USA
Product: Reactor-Ready Lab Reactor
Case Study No: CS1003
The situation
Temperature control of reactions in round bottom flasks via mantles or oil baths was poor. Using traditional jacketed reactor vessels, needed a different set up for every scale change. Even changing a reactor of the same size took ages.
The objective
Optimise new or existing chemistry in a busy chemical development lab.
The results
- Better control of reactions and the ability to vary work or scale immediately with one stand that fits all sizes of vacuum jacketed vessels up to 5 litres.
- Rapid change over of reactor vessels – in less than 2 minutes which includes removing and attaching the heating fluid hoses – most times losing no heat transfer fluid.
- Excellent temperature control with minimum heat loss, which is a real advantage at low temperatures.
I liked Reactor-Ready the minute I saw how easy it was to change reactors... I like the control and speed. I get better control of my reactions and I can vary my work or scale immediately.Lead Scientist, US pharmaceutical company