Uniqsis Ltd and Cambridge Reactor Design Ltd (CRD),
both based near Cambridge, England, are collaborating in the
commercialisation of an advanced cooling system for continuous flow reactors
used in flow chemistry. Known as the FlowSyn Polar Bear, the new system
enables controlled mixing and cooling of reagents at temperatures down to
-88°C.
The high performance Polar Bearä
chiller module was developed in conjunction with the Ley Group (Innovative
Technology Centre), Cambridge,
England, and is
specifically intended for flow chemistry applications. Designed as a fully
integrated plug-and-play module, the Polar Bearä uses advanced
cooling technology without the need for solid CO
2, solvents or heat
transfer fluids to deliver rapid cooling down to -88°C at the simple touch of a
button. When partnered with the Uniqsis FlowSyn continuous flow reactor, it
becomes the perfect tool for rapid pre-cooling of reagents and controlled
mixing and cooling of reagents in highly exothermic flow chemistry reactions.
Solutions for cooling flow chemistry reactions below
-70°C have historically been cumbersome and inconvenient, involving pressurised
gas cylinders and/or heat exchangers. With its fully integrated plug-and-play
design, the Polar Bear is both easy to install and simple to operate, as
well as providing superb cooling performance. Comments Paul
Pergande, Group MD of Uniqsis: "We are very pleased to be
able to collaborate with CRD on the commercialisation of this important new
product. With their expertise in product development for the chemical industry,
CRD are in an excellent position to partner us in our mission to broaden the
capability and applications of FlowSyn. We are already working with them on
commercialising a second product which will be released in the coming weeks - a
new gas module which will deliver a gas-saturated solvent input to the FlowSyn
flow reactor."
Dr
Bashir Harji, founder and MD of CRD, observes: "As a company we always relish
the challenge of developing solutions for difficult applications, so when
Uniqsis approached us with the need for advanced cooling technology for their
FlowSyn system, we were delighted to be able to work with them."
The Polar Bear module is
compatible with all FlowSyn coil reactors and mixer blocks and works in
combination with and can be controlled by any FlowSyn system. For example, when
combined with FlowSyn Auto-LF, series of combinatorial experiments, each at a
different sub-ambient temperature, can automatically be performed in sequence.
The Polar Bear is available as a
standalone chiller unit with its own control unit or integrated with FlowSyn to
make up the FlowSyn Polar Bear system. Both options are available from Uniqsis who
will be selling and supporting the FlowSyn Polar Bearä through its
offices in the UK and USA
and through its international distribution network.
Founded in 2007, Uniqsis has quickly established
itself as a developer and global supplier of integrated continuous flow
reactors for academic and industrial research institutions engaged in chemical
research. The company's flow reactor system known as FlowSyn enables a wide
range of experiments to be carried out safely and efficiently, under precisely
controlled temperature and pressure. Typical applications include homogeneous
and heterogeneous reactions, metalations, combinatorial experiments and library
synthesis. The new Uniqsis website covering the latest FlowSyn products and
news is now live at
www.uniqsis.com
Cambridge Reactor Design, founded in 1989, has a long
and successful track record of developing ingenious customised and
off-the-shelf solutions for a wide range of applications in the chemical
industry, including reactors for continuous and batch processing, robotic
workstations for liquid-liquid extractions and filtration as well as systems
for corrosion testing and continuous crystallisations. More information on
Cambridge Reactor Design's products and solutions can be found at
www.cambridgereactordesign.com.
Visit
www.uniqsis.com, e-mail
info@uniqsis.com, or call +44 (0)845 864
7747 for more information.