Oxide Synthesis - MULTIPLANT / AUTOPLANT PRECIP from CHEMSPEED

Decrease in cost per experiment up to 90+ %.
Increase in productivity by a factor of 10+.
Up to 36 experiments per run on an autoplant, up to 6 experiments per run on a multiplant.
Independent control of all process parameters in each reactor with PAT like PSD, pH.
Independent and precise temperature and stirring control in each reactor.
Up to 8 independent liquid feeds per reactor.
pH measurement and control (e.g. swingin pH control via acid and base).
Vessel-to-vessel transfer for multistep processes.
Gravimetric solid and viscous liquid dispensing.
4-Needle Head for volumetric liquid handling and sampling.
Feeding and sampling under reaction conditions.
Cleaning in place (e.g. automated cleaning, inserts).
Dispensed amount, stirrer speed, temperature, pressure, time…, and other data are stored in a read only log file.
Easy access to data with a convenient interface to pull results into Excel or virtually any other software.
Interface to DOE..

Enhance your Efficiency and Productivity with our Workflow Solutions!

MULTIPLANT AUTOPLANT PRECIP workflow for automated precipitation

Assembly of a process research reactor with our unique screwless and self-sealing design up to 100 bar

Process Research Reactor Assembly

Customer testimonial

“Using Chemspeed’s AUTOPLANT we have been able to test a lot of ideas for making new aluminas in a small amount of time.”

Chemspeed’s MULTIPLANT/ AUTOPLANT PRECIP deck modularity allows the user to execute and perform a variety of workflows in a fully or semi-automated fashion.

New or better, high-quality (mixed) oxides require accurate control of manyre action parameters, therefore automated workflow solutions are key to accelerate their development.

Reaction preparation

Interface to DOE.
Gravimetric overhead dispensing of solids powders, and extrudates directly into the reactor.
Metal salt solution preparation.
Addition of liquid reagents and solutions.

Synthesis

Precise liquid and slurry feed with pH-control (acid, base).
Excellent mixing for slurries with e.g. 50+ % solid content.
Versatile stirring and temperature profiles.
Accurate and defined heating programs (+/- 0.1 °C)
Standard range: from -20 to 250 °C (Optional extension to -50 °C or 350 °C).
Pressure up to 100 bar for e.g. precipitations under superheated conditions.
Vessel-to-vessel transfer for multistep processes.
Online data visualization.
Logging of all reaction parameters.

Work-up

Filtration, washing.
Centrifugation.
Drying.

Post reaction treatment

Calcination and desiccation.
Compaction, crushing, sieving.

Analytics

Powder diffractometer.
Electron microscopy.
Parallel BET.
DSC and TGA.
Mercury porosimetry.

Process development workstation for 6 X 100 mL, 3 X 250 mL, 3 X 1’000 mL

The cutting edge Process Development Workstation Technology allows scientists to truly mimic the final industrial production process and provides all the flexibility to optimize integrated reaction sequences, even if a complex configuration of reactors and feed vessels required.

Process development reactors in glass, stainless steel or hastelloy

Materials of choice: glass, stainless steel (PEEK, PTFE or glass inserts available), Hastelloy, others on request

Process reactor assembly, individually controlled tank reactors (reactor volumes 100, 250, 1’000 mL) with precise, continuous feeds.

Flexible and precise continuous feeds, down to 10 μL / min.
Up to 8 continuous liquid, liquefied gas and / or gas feeds per reactor and additional unlimited overhead access.
Accurate and reproducible temperature control, 0.1 °C.
Pressure up to 100 bar over the entire temperature range up to 250 °C with corresponding safety installations.
Parallel high-performance calorimetry data.
Viscosity data.

anchor, twisted blade and gas entrainment stirrers (exchangable)

Easily exchangeable stirrer designs (anchor, twisted blade, gas entrainment stirrers…). Powerful mixing for viscosities up to 80 Pa.s at 300 rpm and 30 Pa.s at 900 rpm with an anchor stirrer.