The Frontier Lab Tandem μ-Reactor was developed to rapidly screen laboratory-prepared catalysts.
The reactor consists of a pyrolysis furnace and a catalytic reactor, and it can be directly connected to a gas chromatograph mass spectrometer (GC/MS) to observe real-time changes of the products formed by the gas-phase catalytic reaction between the sample and the catalyst.
In addition, it has a rapid heating and cooling function, and the catalyst reaction tube packed with the catalyst can be replaced within a few minutes, greatly improving the efficiency of catalyst screening. A flow controller is provided standard, allowing you to easily switch among three different reaction gases. Further, in combination with Selective Sampler and MicroJet Cryo-Trap options, automated analysis of products formed in up to eight temperature zones can be performed.
Features:
- Catalyst reaction products can be monitored through online-MS analysis mode. Also, GC/MS analysis can be performed at desired reactor temperatures
- Micro-Reactors capable of rapid heating/cooling
The micro-Reactors feature with multi-linear temp. programs and multi-stepwise temp. programs (up to 8 steps). The ramp rate can be set from 1 ºC to maximum 200 ºC/min, while the temperature can be controlled from 40 ºC to 700 ºC
- Rapid switching of catalyst reaction tubes: switching catalysts can be accomplished in a few minutes using the proprietary quartz reaction tube (i.d. 3 mm, o.d. 4 mm, length 78 mm)
- In the Tandem µ-Reactor, two reactors (1st and 2nd), are individually temperature-controlled
The 1st Reactor (upper reactor) is used to preheat a gas, vaporize a liquid, or thermally decompose organic solids (biomass analysis) to generate gases. The catalyst reaction tube is packed with a catalyst and placed in the 2nd Reactor (lower reactor).
Specifications:
- Pyrolysis furnace (1st Reactor)
- Reactor: Temperature control range:
-40 to 700 ºC (1 ºC step, stainless steel pyrolysis tube), 40 to 900 ºC (1 ºC step, quartz pyrolysis tube)
- Temperature control modes:
Isothermal, linear, and stepwise temperature rise
- Interface temperature control range:
-40 ~ 400 ºC (1 ºC step)
- Catalytic reactor (2nd Reactor)
- Reactor: Temperature control range
-40 ~ 700 ºC (1 ºC step)
- Temperature control mode
Isothermal, linear, and stepwise temperature rise
- Interface temperature control range:
-40 ~ 400 ºC (1 ºC step).