kiloclave®- lab pressure reactor

Laboratory pressure reactor system - easy operation for heavy pressure vessels

Reactor volume: 0.5 to 20.0 liter
Pressure: -1 (FV) to +60 / 200 bar
Temperature: -20 °C to +250 °C
Material: stainless steel, Hastelloy®, glass-lined steel

Other materials, pressures & temperatures are available

This multipurpose pressure reactor system is designed for the use of large steel pressure vessels. The hydraulic vessel lift with tilt function makes opening and closing as well as cleaning of the vessel very easy. Safety features guarantee safe reactions under pressure.

The stainless steel or Hastelloy® reactors ensure high resistance against acids. Visual process control and monitoring is also possible under high pressure by using steel pressure vessels with sight glasses. Various low to high torque magnetic drives ensure efficient mixing and stirring low to high viscosity process media as well as excellent heat transfer.

The modular setup of the kiloclave® system allows changing or upgrading for new tasks at any time.

A wide range of accessories for feeding of liquids, solids, gas, a fast action closure device and others like catalyst baskets etc. are available – talk to us to define the right setup for your specific need.

Standard package

Stand with hydraulic vessel lift and tilt mechanism
Vessel (Type 3 / 4) with suitable stirrer shaft, stirrer, baffle, Pt-100 without plug, bottom valve
Cover plate with standard setup:
- Swagelok fittings with bursting disc, manometer and 2 valves
Stirrer drive “cyclone 300 ac” with integrated magnetic, coupling, incl. controller “bcc ac”
Tools and spare parts
Documentation with operation manual, CE-declaration of conformity and certificates
Manufactured and tested according to PED, AD2000

Standard options

Safety Fast Action Closure for vessel
cyclone 300 magnetic stirrer drive
Electric heating / water cooling
Measure and control systems
Wide range of accessories
Metal-free kiloclave inert
100 / 200 bar version

Type 3
Metal

0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 5.0,
10.0, 20.0 liter
250°C
60 bar (20 bar 10.0 liter, 10 bar 20.0 liter)

Type 4
Metal/Sight glass
1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 5.0, 10.0 20.0 liter
250°C
60 bar (20 bar 10.0 liter, 10 bar 20.0 liter)

Type 3E
Metal

0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 5.0,
10.0, 20.0 liter
250°C
60 bar (20 bar 10.0 liter, 10 bar 20.0 liter)

Type 4E
Metal/Sight glass

1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 5.0, 10.0 20.0 liter
250°C
60 bar (20 bar 10.0 liter, 10 bar 20.0 liter)

btc
PID temperature controller
for Type 3E and 4E vessels

Examples

**kiloclave inert: glass lined steel pressure vessel**

**Metal-free: (ceramic) magnetic coupling and stirrer**

Customer references

Sustainable coal production in Buchi kiloclave pressure reactor

"For carbonization, we have chosen the Buchi kiloclave Type 3E with a Cyclone 300 drive as stirrer agitator. The design of the reactor stand allows easy filling and emptying by single person. The individual components can be cleaned easily. Two stainless steel vessels with 0.5 liter and 5 liter are available as reactor vessels. For special reaction experiments in the acidic range by adding organic or mineral acids, a 1 liter reactor made of Hastelloy® is used."
Gabriel Gerner, Research assistant, Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW, Wädenswil

Read here the case study Sustainable coal production in Buchi kiloclave type 3E.

"Our emulsion polymerization process is very difficult to simulate at the laboratory scale. The process runs at moderately high temperature and elevated pressure. High-shear agitation is critical to product quality. We have struggled to identify a pilot reactor that provided just what we need. The available systems either cannot achieve the elevated pressure or are designed for extreme pressure, making them extremely bulky and costly. We had begun enlisting custom equipment manufacturers until we came across the Buchi kiloclave system, which was a good fit for us. With some simple, cost effective, customization, the kiloclave has proven to be the perfect pilot reactor for our process optimization."
Mark G. Stevens, PhD., Sr. Manager, Engineering Design and Development, Dentsply Sirona, Restoratives

“Our Büchiglas equipment allows us to conduct highly corrosive pulping reactions at elevated temperatures and high pressures, safely and reliably. Additionally, Büchiglas has been offering fast, friendly and solution-oriented customer service, which is vital for frictionless progress towards project deadlines.”
EMPA Dübendorf, Dr. Gilberto De Freitas Siqueira, Mr. Aaron Schneider

Read here more about the case study Advancing Eco-Fiber Technology with the Bio-LUSH Project.