What is a flow reactor?

Flow reactor is a chemical process where raw materials are added to the reaction vessel, usually a series of tubes, for continuous product creation. This differs from the batch process where all materials are added and reacting, then removed and processed. The flow reactions continue until the raw materials are added at one end and can be used for liquids and gases. Heat or coolant can be added to the shell to ensure temperature control in response inside the tubes. The reactor can be constructed from metals, plastics or composites as needed to prevent it from attacking the raw materials. Rarely the tubes are empty because mixing will not occur in empty tubes; The materials remain separated inside the tube and do not respond. Smaller tubes, small shapes called packing or inner barriers called bulkheads are used to mix reactants or ingredients together.

Location of curled hoses into a diarrheaThe flow reactor can help mix or transfer heat. The coils add the distance of the chemicals to travel in the reaction section, which provides more time for the chemical process. Heating or coolant can also be inside the coils, with reactants outdoors, for better temperature control. The size of the tube that changes the inner diameter or cross -section can change to change reactants' flows.

Pipes

can be packed with various materials based on what reactions are needed. Some chemicals require a catalyst, a material that speeds up the reactions without being used in the process. Catalysts can be added to ceramic glass balls or other materials and wrapped in tubes. Non -catalyst packaging can also be used to mix reactants, which is timely needed if the tube is applied on the outside of the tube. Without mixing, the material will be too hot or cold to the walls of the tube, which will affect the quality of the product.

counters canVery different in design, but all help to mix by creating beliefs or belief turbulence inside the tube. These can be the network layers installed in tubes or grooves processed into the walls of the pipes. The catalysts can also be covered on the surface of the partition, which provides control of the reaction in addition to mixing.

The design of the flow reactor also takes into account the reaction rate of chemicals. The movement of chemicals in all tubes must be the same, or the quality of the finished product may differ from each tube. The design of flow rates to obtain the conditions of the plug flow is ensured by a consistent product. The plug flow is characteristic of the tube design and flow control, where reactor times in the reactor are the same regardless of which tube is observed.