FR / MR Reactor Systems

Flow Reactor (FR) Series for Catalyst Screening

Succeeding the Micromeritics Microactivity Effi, this series of Micromeritics Flow Reactors (FR) features highly advanced modular laboratory screening units for measuring the activity and selectivity of catalysts. The Micromeritics FR-50, FR-100 and FR-200 have been developed to help save time and resources during catalyst development and screening.

Each model accommodates a wide variety of reactions including but not limited to hydrocracking, hydrotreating, isomerization, hydrogenation, hydrodesulphurization (HDS), oxidation, hydrodenitrogenation (HDN), reforming (aromatization), GTL (Fischer-Tropsch), and steam reforming. These benchtop reactors are also ideal for research studies on topics such as biofuels, methane activation or sustainable reactions.

Key Features

• Fully configurable to the user’s catalytic testing needs with a variety of configurations and options
• Small footprint saves expensive lab space and optionally allows installation within a fume hood
• Automated routines minimize user errors and reduce test time
• Equipped with embedded control featuring multiple temperature and pressure sensors for monitoring and controlling reaction studies
• Expandable for future needs, e.g. detectors or optional accessories (e.g. GC/MS, additional gas and liquid feeds, Liquid Liquid Gas (LLG) separator, others upon request) that protects your investment
• Integrated safety system can be used in automatic and autonomous mode to protect lab staff and instrument. The safety system ensures that both, the user and the instrument is protected.
• Pressure control to perform experiments at commercially relevant conditions

Multi Reactor (MR)

Fully automated and computer-controlled catalyst evaluation units

The Micromeritics Multi Reactor series features highly productive evaluation units for the laboratory that enable scientists to comprehensively measure the activity and selectivity of catalysts for screening and kinetic studies.

The MR series configurations include 4 or 8 independent, parallel catalyst lab reactors that are fully automated, and computer controlled. MR models with additional reactors are available on request.

The series’ versatility allows determining optimal experimental conditions and detecting operational challenges. Furthermore, it allows the comparison of catalysts under the same reaction conditions.

Due to the series’ precise temperature-control and feeding system, reaction and regeneration can be carried in-situ and at consecutives stages.

Key Features

• Fully automated modular system optimized for catalyst screening and providing reliable test studies
• Configurable to individual application needs ensures a high level of flexibility
• Flow reactor design accommodates both, extrudates and powders
• Inert reactor chamber made of quartz to avoid undesirable side-reactions
• Gas and optional liquids feeding systems allow the MR-4 and MR-8 to be used for a wide range of applications
• User-friendly software for defining experimental studies and continuous monitoring of the system
• Easily integrated with a range of analytics including chromatography and spectroscopy

Fully Automated and Controlled Catalyst Screening Units for the Laboratory

With its highly advanced modular laboratory screening models Micromeritics Flow Reactors (FR) 50, FR 100, and FR 200 a wide variety of reactions can be accommodated including but not limited to hydrocracking, hydrotreating, isomerization, hydrogenation, hydrodesulphurization (HDS), oxidation, hydrodenitrogenation (HDN), reforming (aromatization), GTL (Fischer-Tropsch), and steam reforming. These benchtop reactors are also ideal for research studies on topics such as biofuels, methane activation, and sustainable reactions and bring commercially relevant conditions for catalyst research into the lab.

The FR series’ compact design saves valuable lab space and can be optionally installed within a fume hood. Highly accurate and reliable reaction studies are ensured by embedded temperature and pressure control sensors along with automated routines that can be easily customized for a variety of applications. The powerful, safe, and flexible platform for bench-scale reactors has been built with the future in mind and includes options to interface with LC, GC, FTIR and MS systems; and expansion options for additional gas and liquid feeds, or a Liquid Liquid Gas (LLG) separator.

Configurable Activity and Selectivity Testing in a Small Footprint

Key Features:

• Customizable to the user’s catalytic testing needs with a variety of configurations and options
• Small footprint saves expensive lab space and optionally allows installation within a fume hood
• Automated routines minimize user errors and reduce test time – and can be monitored remotely
• Equipped with embedded control featuring multiple temperature and pressure sensors for monitoring and controlling reaction studies
• Expandable for future needs, eg. detectors or optional accessories (e.g. GC/MS, additional gas and liquid feeds
• Liquid-Liquid Gas (LLG) szeparátor, kérésre), amely megvédi befektetését
• Integrated safety system can be used in automatic and autonomous mode to protect lab staff a and unit
• Pressure control to perform experiments at commercially relevant conditions

With regard to measuring catalytic activity and selectivity, catalyst screening, study of operation conditions, reaction kinetic and reaction-regeneration cycles, the Micromeritics FR series features three models:

• Micromeritics Flow Reactor FR 50: Compact basic semi-automated catalyst testing unit, upgradable standard options at any time.
• Micromeritics Flow Reactor FR 100: Advanced modular and fully automated laboratory system, upgradable with standard and customized non-standard options.
• Micromeritics Flow Reactor FR 200: Dual-reactor system that may be configured to perform reaction studies in series or parallel.

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

Liquid fuels and other chemical products can be produced from syngas via the well-known and catalytic chemical process called Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis.

2n H2+CO = -(CH2-)–n+H2O

Ammonia Synthesis / Decomposition

The Haber-Bosch process is an artificial nitrogen fixation process and is the main industrial procedure for the production of ammonia today.

 N2(g)+3H2(g) = 2NH3

Methanol Synthesis

One route to produce methanol is characterized by the addition of carbon dioxid to hydrogen.

CO2+3H2 = CH3OH+H2O 

Reforming

Steam methane reforming (SMR) is a process in which natural gas is heated with steam to produce a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen used in organic synthesis.

CH4+H2O = CO+3H2

Sabatier process

The Sabatier Process produces methane and water from a reaction of hydrogen with carbon dioxide at elevated temperatures. 

CO2+4H2 = CH4+2H2O

Hydrogenation & Dehydrogenation

Hydrogenation is a chemical reaction between hydrogen and another compound, usually in the presence of a catalyst.