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Parr Instrument Company manu-
factures non-stirred vessels for
the decomposition of biomass in
ammonia and steam. Parr stirred
reactors, including a new hori-
zontal reactor technology, have
been designed for research pro-
cesses that include hydrogena-
tion, isomerization, and metath-
esis reactions. In addition, a fully
customizable continuous-flow
tubular reactor system has been
developed with continuous reac-
tant feed and product handling
capabilities.
The below photo illustrates a
complete pilot scale plant used
for hydrogenating feedstock
that originates from a propri-
etary fermentation process.The
system is used to develop and
optimize the process conditions
necessary for a much larger
demonstration-scale system,
ultimately leading to full-scale
production of renewable fuels.
The system is comprised of five
major subsystems: from left to
right, a gas and liquid feed sys-
tem, the jacketed tubular reac-
tor module including a reactant
pre-heater and circulating bath,
product recovery and backpres-
sure control, an auto-sampler
and a Parr® 4871 Control Sys-
tem (not pictured).The system
is completely automated and
includes an auto-sampling sub-
system that periodically sam-
ples the reactor output stream
in order to accurately monitor
product quality.
Bio-Fuels and Alternative Fuels Research Systems
Pilot Scale Plant Bio-fuel Research System
For continuous flow systems,
Parr tubular reactors have been
developed with continuous re-
actant feed, a variety of pre-heat
and heating options with sample
collection systems and product
handling. Varying degrees of
automation and data collection
are available. For more informa-
tion onTubular Reactor systems,
please visit the 5400 Continuous
FlowTubular Reactors section at
Tubular Reactor System with 3-zone
Flexible Mantle Heater
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