polyclave®
Büchiglas polyclave® — Laboratory Pressure Reactor
ADVANTAGES
APPLICATIONS
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Advantages
- Modular and flexible system
- Interchangeable glass and metal reactor vessels
- Volumes from 0.25 to 5 L
- Safe operation under high pressure
- Glass vessels enable visual process monitoring
- Magnetic agitator drives for efficient mixing of different viscosities
- Easy reactor vessel replacement and upgrades
- Quick-closing system and reactor lifting mechanism
- Wide range of accessories for liquid, solid, gas, and catalyst dosing
- ATEX and metal-free versions available
Applications
- API synthesis
- Biofuel and biomass research
- Biopolymer and biorefinery research
- Catalyst testing and evaluation
- Corrosion testing
- Crystallization
- Hydrogenation
- Nanoparticle synthesis
- Petrochemical research
- Polymerization
- Process development
- Scale-up
- Zeolite synthesis
Technical Specifications
- Reactor volume: 0.25–5 L
- Pressure: −1 bar to +60 bar, or up to 200 bar for specific configurations
- Temperature range: −20 °C to +250 °C
- Materials: borosilicate glass 3.3, stainless steel, Hastelloy®, and tantalum
- Glass vessels: 0.25–1.6 L, up to 200 °C and 6/12 bar
- Metal vessels: 0.5–5 L, up to 250 °C and 60 bar
- Metal vessels with sight glass: 1–5 L, up to 250 °C and 60 bar
- Electrically heated vessels: 0.5–5 L, up to 250 °C and 60 bar
Standard Equipment
The standard package includes a protective enclosure with polycarbonate sliding doors, reactor vessel with agitator, cover with 7 ports, safety components, pressure gauge, valves, magnetic agitator drive, tools, and spare parts.


