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CDS has introduced the first and only mini high-pressure pyrolysis reactor system.  Scientists studying new biomass feed stock, coal, oil or polymer reactions need to understand how these materials break down in a reactor at varying conditions with catalysts.  The high-pressure pyrolyzer allows them to study both high temperature & pressure on a small scale while passing the pyrolyzed gas through a catalyst bed.  This system will offer the scientist and chemical engineer a time and money saving instrument by increasing their understanding of reaction chemistry before undergoing the expense of a large laboratory or pilot reactor.  And in addition, the background gas can be GC carrier gas or a reactant gas such as air, hydrogen or oxygen. 

The system uses our field proven model 5200 pyrolyzer which has been modified with a back pressure regulator and heated catalyst bed.  Samples can be pyrolyzed at elevated pressures (500PSI max) and passed through a catalyst bed of their choice and then collected onto the built-in trap. After pyrolysis of the sample is complete, the analytes are transferred from the trap to a GC at normal operating conditions.    

CDS Analytical, Inc. has been a leader in the design and manufacturing of laboratory instruments for sample preparation since 1969. 

For more information, please contact CDS Analytical, Inc., P.O. Box 277, Oxford, PA  19363, Telephone: +1-610-932-3636,or visit  www.cdsanalytical.com