Laboratory Reactor Innovations

Radleys have introduced a series of new innovative features for its bespoke Laboratory Reactors and Lara Controlled Laboratory Reactor (CLR) system that will benefit pharmaceutical companies studying crystal morphology. A new split-jacketed reaction vessel option offers chemists several significant advantages. By stopping the flow of thermal fluid through the top half of the reactor, the split-jacketed jacket maintains a cooler internal surface than traditional reactor vessel designs. This technological advance reduces the incidence of crystalline deposits baking onto the inside of the vessel, above the surface of the liquid, improving yields and cutting down on time lost in cleaning between reactions. In addition the split-jacket design lends itself to facilitate in-process monitoring of crystals. A split-jacket can be fabricated to provide a single wall viewing area between the upper and lower jacketed areas. This area can then be used to locate a video camera or microscope to view the formation of crystals within the vessel.