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The MICROACTIVITY-Reference is an automatic and computerized laboratory reactor for reactions of catalytic microactivity with reactor bypass, preheater evaporator, pressure control valve and other process layouts in hot box, which avoids the possible condensation of volatile products, at the time that preheats the reactants efficiently.

The MICROACTIVITY-Reference consists of an ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE BASIC UNIT and some series of EXTRA PACKAGES that improve or modify its efficiency. It is a single structure that contains the electronic unit, control and MFC s system and includes the hot box where the reactor and process valves are located. The system has local control and on-line remote control, based on TCP/IP Ethernet communications with distributed control structure. A complete and elaborated security system is integrated in microprocessor, independent of the computer.

For reactions at high pressure that involve separation of gases and liquids, a new system of level control of the condensed liquid is introduced with almost no dead volume (0.3 ml), so that the sample of the liquid outlet is the condensed product mixture formed at the very last minutes of reaction. A wide variety of reactions has been carried out in our reactors: Hydrocracking, Hydrotreating, Isomerization, Hydrogenation, Hydrodesulphurization (HDS), Oxidation, Hydrodenitrogenation (HDN), Polymerization, Reforming (aromatization), steam reforming, etc. Strategic alliances with our customers have induced to some of the most important technological solutions at present for a variety of catalytic processes.