Flow Chemistry
Process safety evaluation (DSC, RC-1) is an integral part of our approach towards the development of scalable and intrinsically safe chemical processes. With respect to the latter, superior mass and heat transfer makes Flow Chemistry an enabling technology, which allows the safe application of extreme reaction conditions and offers a high level of reaction control. Our unbiased approach to this technology provides excellent freedom of design at low cost.
Flow Chemistry offers several advantages over batch processes, notably:
1. Safe Use of Extreme Reaction Conditions
Efficient mixing
Excellent thermal control
Process Intensification of hazardous reactions
2. Reduced Development Time
Small hold-up volume
Rapid reaction optimization
Minimal scale-up steps
3. Improved Process Control
High level of reaction control
Process reproducibility
Quality by Design (QbD)
4. Reduced Production Costs
Increased product quality
Reduced safety investments
Higher unit productivity – less Capex
Innosyn has developed 3D metal printed flow reactors and mixers by selective laser melting, resulting in very cost efficient manufacturing of flow chemistry hardware and the possibility to intricate mixing details in mm sized channels. One can now create the most appropriate piece of hardware for demanding type of chemistries. Depending on the product and the customer wishes at hand, Innosyn either integrates the flow process steps and hardware in existing hardware, or develops a chain of continuous operations including down stream processing.
