Flowrence Technology
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Scalability: catalyst performance profile in few hours! |
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Endurance and modularity: 4 blocks at different T simultaneously |
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Customization: your parallel fixed bed reactor system |
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Space efficiency: 16 reactors on less than 1 m2! |
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Small scale: minimum materials and waste, maximum safety |
Flowrence® is a parallel, fixed-bed reactor system suited for gas and liquid phase, as well as trickle flow operation.
It was developed from existing "Nanoflow" technology. Many improvements by Avantium, including proprietary pressure regulation, reactor design, robust automation, data-storage, optimal size and increased number of reactors were implemented in the Flowrence® reactor system.
The units being used at Avantium have proven their versatility and applicability in a wide variety of catalytic processes, such as hydrogenation, desulphurization, gas-to-products, water-gas shift, hydrotreating, and others. Flowrence® has recently been launched commercially and can be tailored to specific industrial applications.
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Applications
- Selective oxidations
- Metathesis
- Hydrotreating (e.g. HDS, HDA)
- Selective hydrogenations
- GTL and GTP
- Aldol condensations
- Fischer-Tropsch
- Isomerization
- Hydrocracking
- Pyrolysis oil
- Renewables
Operating Parameters
- Dimensions: 130 x 85 x 180 - 250 cm (H x D x W) (Depending on application.)
- Temperature range 50°C to 950°C
- 16 reactors, other configurations on request
- Each block of 4 reactors has separate temperature control
- Stainless steel or quartz reactors 1 - 6 mm diameter (Other materials on request)
- Reactor length 15 – 50 cm (Isothermal zone 5 – 30 cm)
- Working pressure atm to 200 Bar
- Multiple gases and / or liquids (No limitations)
- In situ or separate liquid vaporization
- Real or crushed catalyst extrudates (Catalyst particle size up to 1.6mm)
- Bed Volume 0.05 - 1 mL
- Heated reactor effluent handler
- No downstream capillaries for liquid gas separation
