Flat-Bed Photoreactors

for commercial production

Flatbed flow-through photoreactors are specialized devices for carrying out chemical reactions under the influence of light. They consist of a flat, transparent chamber through which liquids or gases flow continuously. The reaction chamber is designed to ensure uniform irradiation by UV or visible light. These photoreactors are often used in photocatalysis, organic synthesis and water treatment. Their flat geometry ensures a high contact surface between reactants, light and any catalysts used. The design enables precise control of reaction parameters such as flow rate and light intensity. Flatbed flow-through photoreactors are efficient and scalable, allowing them to be used in both research and industrial processes. They promote sustainable processes as they often use mild conditions and renewable light sources. The continuous mode of operation minimizes by-products and optimizes product purity. Their versatility makes them a key technology in modern chemistry and environmental technology.

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The new flow photoreactors, paired with high-power LED modules, enables seamless scaling from feasibility to commercial production, handling several metric tons annually.

Its design facilitates single-technology scale-up with low pressure drop, enabling high-throughput operations. Enhanced turbulence, mass, and heat transfer, allowing prolonged irradiation without recirculation.

Pilot sizes of these reactors are not required, as seamless scaling from laboratory to large-scale production is possible. For pilot installations, however, ATEX or NEC 500 certified lamp systems are used, which are available with outputs of up to 1.6 kW per reactor. Complete skids are offered for this purpose, which have been developed as turnkey multi-purpose “enabeling-technology” skids.

In industrial production, the reactors are connected in cascades and production capacities are achieved by numbering up. This enables seamless process development from laboratory to industrial scale without scaling risks.

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Features

• Versatile and Robust
• Available in versatile materials and engineered to handle challenging flow processes, incl. slurry reactions and emulsions
• Broad Volume Range
• From approx. 12 up to 200 mL
• Long Residence Time Reactions
• Mixing independent of net flow rate
• Proprietary LED technology
• Experience the power of commercial flow photochemistry
• Fully Compliant
• Meets GMP, ATEX, and NEC500 standards

Technical Specifications of XFR 200

Applications

• (Metalla)photoredox Cross-couplings
• Fluoroalkylations
• Halogenations
• C-H Functionalizations
• Cycloadditions

High-Absorption Photochemistry

Features

•  Designed for High Absorbing Processes
• Adaptive Thin Film Layer for Optimal Irradiation
• CFD-Driven & Flameproof Reactor Design
• Excellent Cleanability & Low Dead Volume
• Suitable for Commerical-scale Production

Applications

• API & intermediate synthesis with high abs. coefficient
• Photooxidations implying radical intermediates
  (e.g. AOP)
• Steroid-hormone synthesis
  (e.g., production of Vitamin D derivatives)
• Production of vitamins (e.g., Vitamin A)
• Fluoroalkylations
  (e.g., Trifluoromethylation with the Langlois reagent)

Technical Specifications of TFR 200