Applications

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Mixing
Liquid homogeneous	Equivalent to static mixer at 4 m/s
L/L	Equivalent to ½ litre batch at 400 rpm
G/L	> 1 l batch at 600 rpm
G/L/S	5 times better than 100 ml batch	see publication (3)
Liquid homogenous	Higher yield than 1 litre batch	see publication (4)
Heat transfer
Liquid homogenous	reaction time 8 times faster than 1 litre batch
L/S	Suzuki reaction 10 times faster than 1 litre batch
Solids
Solid formation	semicarbazone
Solids formation	Nanoparticle clusters
Slurry	Enzyme free on whole cells
Solids formation	Grignard reaction
Solid formation	NaCl up to 25%
Slurry	PVA particles, 50-200 micron, up to 30%	video
Slurry	Alumina particle, 50-200 micron, up to 10%
Slurry	Caesium Carbonate 20-70 micron, up to 10%
Slurry	Sodium carbonate in DMF
Slurry	N-iodomorpholinium hydroiodide salt	see publication (1)

List of reactions:
Biocatalytic oxidase
Hoffman reaction
Suzuki reaction
Bourne reaction
Nitration
Polymerizations
Grignard reactions
De-hydrogenations
Reaction using BuLi
Heterogeneous catalysis
Oxidation Reaction
Counter current extractions

List of Publications:

1. Browne, D.L., et al., Continuous Flow Processing of Slurries: Evaluation of an Agitated Cell Reactor, Organic Process Research and Development, In Press

2.    Ashe.R, 2010, Shaken not stirred, tce magazine July-August, 39-41

3.    Gómez-Quero, S., et. al., 2011, Liquid phase catalytic hydrodechlorination of 2, 4-dichlorophenol over Pd/Al2O3: Batch vs. continuous operation, Chemical Engineering Journal, vol 166, issue 3, 1044-1051

4.    Delogu, P., Gasparini, G., 2010, Scale up of Continuous Processes using multistage CSTR’s, Speciality Chemicals Magazine May, 34-35

5.    Gasparini, G., Patel, M., 2009, Flow Reactors and Dynamic Mixing, Speciality Chemicals Magazine April, 22-23

6.    Ashe, R., 2008, Continuous reactors with easy scale-up, Manufacturing Chemist Magazine September, 83-84

7.    Ashe, R., Patel, M., 2008, Marrying efficiency with flexibility, tce magazine July. , 35-37