DuPont were able to overcome reaction system leaks from bottom outlet valves using Reactor-Ready

Organisation: Du Pont, Wilmington
Department: OLED R&D
Country: USA
Product: Reactor-Ready, Lab Control Software
Case Study No: 1024
Situation
Previously used a traditional local reaction system supplier which suffered from leaks which meant that a good vacuum could not be maintained with loss of product from the bottom valve.
Objectives
- Improve containment of product
- Reduce leakage enabling higher vacuum to be attained
- Easier to use system
Results
- V4 design of the bottom outlet valve on the reactor vessel gives better performance over wide temperature ranges compared to traditional design from other manufacturers
- Using vacuum jacketed reactors gave better cooling performance than previous supplier
- Easy-to-use automation enabled feedback loops to be built-in to control exotherms
- Easy vessel exchange