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Microreactor Technology |
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Leading Technology |
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employs microreaction technology to extend the possible number of solutions
not available through traditional chemical production methods. This technology
allows reactions to be performed under more aggressive conditions with higher
yields by making use of higher heat and mass transfer rates possible in microfluidic
systems as compared to conventional reactors. SAFC currently uses a Cytos
Lab System microreactor at its Buchs, Switzerland facility and the technology
has been pivotal in the discovery of new reaction pathways deemed too difficult
in conventional macroscopic equipment. |
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General process development |
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High exothermic/hazardous reactions (scale
up is impossible because of safety reasons) |
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Unstable reactions |
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Products which are instable under reaction
conditions |
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Reactions where side products are difficult
to separate |
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Optimal mixing |
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Efficient heat transfer |
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Small reaction volume |
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Perfect reaction control |
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High surface to volume ratio |
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Instead of scale up parallel reaction design |
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