The high-temperature tubular reactor uses a small-bore metal coil housed within a double-insulated enclosure. Circulating heated air provides uniform, hotspot-free temperature control and enables rapid heating and cooling. Reactor coils can be swapped in seconds without tools or heat-transfer fluids.
Application examples
- Homogeneous reactions under precisely controlled conditions
- High-temperature pressurised reactions up to 250 °C
- Acid-mediated transformations requiring excellent chemical resistance
Tubular reactor features
- Ambient to 250 °C temperature range
- 2 ml, 5 ml and 10 ml reactor sizes
- Materials options Stainless steel 316 or Hastelloy C-276
- Residence times 20 s to 200 minutes
- Pressures up to 100 bar
Key advantages
Vapourtec high-temperature tubular reactors combine broad chemical compatibility, and precise control of temperature and residence time distribution. Reactors can also be quickly swapped without tools, allowing rapid and flexible reconfiguration of experiments.
Safety
There are a few safety considerations when using these high temperatures. Vapourtec takes safety extremely seriously.
Firstly, reaction products exiting the system at 250 °C can present a hazard so is recommended that
- Another tube reactor at a lower temperature is used after the main reaction as a cooling stage before products leave the system.
- Online quenching is used immediately after the main reaction
Secondly, to prevent hazards caused by leaks, should they occur, Vapourtec can provide secondary sleeving that can be put over pipe joints and fittings to ensure that should a leak occur (or a fitting not be securely attached) any exiting fluid will not “jet”.
