Flow Reactors Overview

Vapourtec supplies a comprehensive range of precision flow reactors covering a broad range of flow chemistry applications. The flow reactors are flexible and easy to use and can be used on both the R-Series and E-Series flow chemistry systems.

Flow reactors product range

The reactors currently available range from small bore tube reactors through to large bore tube reactors, packed bed column reactors, microreactors, and mixers. All our reactors are interchangeable on our flow systems and the full product range can be viewed below. For specialised products not listed please contact us using the methods at the bottom of this page.

Standard coiled tube reactor

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  • Excellent visibility of reactants
  • Ambient to 150°C
  • PFA, stainless steel or Hastelloy
  • Strong acid resistance (with PFA)

Column reactor

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  • For heterogeneous reactions
  • Excellent visibility of reactants
  • Ambient to 150°C
  • Sizes from 3ml to 20ml
  • Glass and PTFE reactors
  • Strong acid resistance
  • Rapid temperature control

High temperature tube reactor

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  • Double insulated for safety
  • Ambient to 250°C
  • Stainless steel or Hastelloy
  • Acid resistance (with Hastelloy)
  • Options for 50 bar or 200 bar

Variable bed flow reactor (VBFR)

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  • Resistant to strong acids and bases
  • Fully automatic volume change
  • Can be heated and cooled, 150 °C to -20 °C
  • Working volume range from 0.3 ml to 20 ml
  • Volume change can be logged and recorded by Vapourtec R-Series software

Photochemical reactor

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  • Either UV lamp or LED light sources
  • Fully interlocked for saftey
  • -5°C to 80°C
  • Up to 10ml reactors
  • Wavelength filters available
  • Strong acid resistance

Illuminating immobilised photo catalysts

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  • For illumination of immobilised photo catalysts
  • Integrates with both E-Series and R-Series systems
  • Catalyst is immobilised in a Pyrex column
  • Volume of packed bed is adjustable 0.3 ml to 3 ml
  • High power LEDs illuminate column

Ion electrochemical reactor

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  • Options for integrated or standalone operation
  • Ability to heat and cool the reactor -10 °C to +100 °C
  • Operation at pressure up to 5 bar
  • 20 electrode materials available
  • Flexibility in electrode spacing, electrode area and reactor volume

Micromixer chip reactor

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  • For homogeneous reactions at small scale
  • Excellent visibility of reactants
  • -40°C to 150°C
  • Seven reactor configurations available
  • Use up to 8 reactors at one time
  • Borosilicate glass reactor chips

CSTR flow reactor

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  • Enables cascades of CSTR’s
  • Cascade of up to 8 reactors on an R-Series system
  • Perfect for flow reactions involving solids
  • Compatible with E-Series and R-Series systems
  • 5 ml to 40 ml volume per CSTR
  • Pressurised reactions up to 5.0 bar
  • Built in burst disc and optional protective screen
  • Ability to heat and cool the reactor -10°C to +150°C
  • Stirrer speeds selectable from 100 rpm to 1200 rpm
  • Easy to assemble/disassemble, leak-free operation
  • Wetted materials Glass, PTFE, PFA, Kalrez
  • Option for photochemical CSTR 365 nm to 700 nm LED light sources

Photochemical CSTR flow reactor

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  • Wavelengths of 365, 385, 400, 420 and 450 nm (other wavelengths up to 650 nm by request)
  • Each LED module has an input power of 70 W, delivering a radiant power up to 40 W
  • Dimmable in the range 10% to 100% of maximum power
  • Can be attached in seconds, without tools
  • One or two Photochemical CSTR’s can be powered from one standard Vapourtec UV-150 LED power supply
  • Compatible with E-series and R-series systems

Cooled tube reactor

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  • Good visibility of reactants
  • -70 °C to ambient
  • PFA reactors
  • Strong acid resistance (with PFA)
  • Pre-cooling of 3 reagents
  • Cooled mixers

Cooled column reactor

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  • For heterogeneous reactions
  • Excellent visibility of reactants
  • -40°C to ambient
  • Sizes from 3ml to 20ml
  • Glass and PTFE reactors
  • Strong acid resistance
  • Rapid temperature control

Large diameter tubular reactor for rapid mixing

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  • 20ml internal volume
  • 3.2mm bore reactor
  • Full length static mixers
  • Strong acid resistant
  • Designed for bi-phasic liquid-liquid reactions
  • Fits into standard glass manifold
  • Temperature range ambient to 150°C

Gas-liquid reactor

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  • For gas insertion reactions
  • Tube in tube configuration
  • Ideal for CO, H2 and O2
  • Ambient to 150°C
  • Up to 30 bar
  • Option for strong acid resistance

Heated mixing tube reactor

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  • For temperature sensitive reagents
  • Good visibility of reactants
  • Ambient to 150°C
  • PFA reactors only
  • Strong acid resistance
  • Pre-heating of 3 reagents
  • Heated mixers

Progressive mixing reactor

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Applications for this innovative reactor include:

  • Exothermic reactions
  • Anti-solvent crystallisations
  • Ionic liquid synthesis
  • Forced gradient polymer preparation

Heated BPR

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  • For neat reactions
  • For products with melting points < 120°C
  • Allows BPR to be heated to 150°C
  • PEEK and Perfluoroelastomer wetted parts