℗ 2x Patented Technology

Ultrasound
enables
new flow chemistry

with several applications in the pharmaceutical industry, fine chemistry, and in sonochemistry. The ultrasonic reactor or sonoreactors enable continuous manufacturing in chemical or physical processes allowing the handling of solids and/or the improvement of heterogeneous mixtures (gas-liquid-solid, crystallization) in tubes of variable diameter and length with optimal temperature control (from micro-, to capillary and tubular reactors)

Scientifically-

proven technology

Sonoreactor vibrating at low amplitude to fluidize, prevent and solve capillary tubing clogging/blockage problems
Acoustics can enhance mass transfer by several orders of magnitude. The video above (source) shows in detail the mixing produced between gas-liquid interfaces when sonicated.
3.6x reaction improvement! An ultrasound flow reactor enables the scale-up of gas–liquid-solid UV reactions (source).

Optimized Sonoreactor Designs

Intensified flow chemistry brings the benefits of process intensification, continuous manufacturing, and greener chemistry to the fine chemical industry. However, miniaturized catalytic processes where gas, liquid, and solids are involved had always been impeded by two main drawbacks: multiphase-flow maldistribution (i.e. gas channeling) and clogging of capillary reactors.

Our computer-based prototyping methodology provides the optimum acoustic design to scale-up sonoreactors. We are pioneering a new range of chemistry able to:

  • – Increase the G-L-S dispersion x100 [ref]
  • – Handle a high concentration of particles in flow [ref]
Our patented tubular sonoreactors combine several frequencies to maximize process intensification (up to x100 more mixing)

High-speed microscopic imaging revealed ultrasound can unclog and prevent the blockage of capillary reactors

High-power ultrasound fluidazing micropacked-bed reactors

Contact us

Research Results Transfer Office-OTRI 
University of Alicante

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