SAFE, GREEN, AND SUSTAINABLE HANDLING OF CATALYSTS IN CONTINUOUS FLOW

Catalysis made safe and simple

CatCarts^® are designed to make the handling of heterogeneous catalysts much safer and easier. These cartridges are reusable and compatible with the Phyto-Flow™ system.

CatCarts^® are made of a stainless-steel tube packed with a solid catalyst of a specific particle size range. A filter system at each end of the tube allows liquid to pass through the column while the catalyst remains inside.

We offer a wide range of different catalysts to suit most types of hydrogenation reactions: from the more common types, such as palladium on carbon and Raney-type nickel, to catalysts used for selective hydrogenations, such as rhenium catalysts.

How to use?

The insertion and exchange of CatCarts^® into the reactor chamber is a very simple process. The user needs only to open the CatCart^® holder, remove the used CatCart^® and replace it with another cartridge. The whole process takes only a few seconds.

During a reaction, the liquid or gas-liquid mixture enters the CatCart^® placed in the heated zone. The reaction takes place on the catalyst surface while the mixture passes through the cartridge. All the catalyst remains in the cartridge, so the user can proceed without catalyst filtration. After thorough washing with solvent, the CatCart® may be used again for the next reaction.