Flow chemistry may be presented as a powerful tool, a miracle solution, or a false promise. What is it and when to use is the webinar topic.
Flow chemistry was known for 20+ years in the pharmaceutical and fine chemicals. In the bulk and commodity chemicals, however, most products have been produced in 鈥渇low鈥� for decades, even centuries. The batch and flow division seems to dominate disciplines of chemistry and chemical engineering. Chemists start batch in laboratory and scale it for production; chemical engineers in petrochemistry and commodity design processes in flow. The batch and flow division may come from tradition, complexity of processes and scale.
This webinar aims to provide a bottom-to-top overview of the flow chemistry focusing on the chemist and discuss:
(1) the major fundamentals 鈥� how flow is different from the batch in its concepts and operation, main equipment and safety;
(2) the benefits of flow and its limitations thus outlining the cases when to consider flow and when it is better to stick to the batch;
(3) opportunities in process control and safety as well as limitations of flow chemistry.
We form a framework to decide when flow actually makes sense; the reactor type based on the reaction pathways and reaction kinetics; and scale-up approach (increasing dimensions, duration, or numbering up).
About the presenter. Dr Nikolay Cherkasov received his masters and PhD in Physical Chemistry from Moscow University. He spent several years working at various UK universities published more than 50 research papers. In 2016, he founded a spin-out company Stoli Catalysts. The company provides scalable flow reactors used across pharma-related, agrochem, and fine chemical applications.
Flow chemistry was known for 20+ years in the pharmaceutical and fine chemicals. In the bulk and commodity chemicals, however, most products have been produced in 鈥渇low鈥� for decades, even centuries. The batch and flow division seems to dominate disciplines of chemistry and chemical engineering. Chemists start batch in laboratory and scale it for production; chemical engineers in petrochemistry and commodity design processes in flow. The batch and flow division may come from tradition, complexity of processes and scale.
This webinar aims to provide a bottom-to-top overview of the flow chemistry focusing on the chemist and discuss:
(1) the major fundamentals 鈥� how flow is different from the batch in its concepts and operation, main equipment and safety;
(2) the benefits of flow and its limitations thus outlining the cases when to consider flow and when it is better to stick to the batch;
(3) opportunities in process control and safety as well as limitations of flow chemistry.
We form a framework to decide when flow actually makes sense; the reactor type based on the reaction pathways and reaction kinetics; and scale-up approach (increasing dimensions, duration, or numbering up).
About the presenter. Dr Nikolay Cherkasov received his masters and PhD in Physical Chemistry from Moscow University. He spent several years working at various UK universities published more than 50 research papers. In 2016, he founded a spin-out company Stoli Catalysts. The company provides scalable flow reactors used across pharma-related, agrochem, and fine chemical applications.
