Turntable-Like Catalytic Reactor That Promises More Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing Wins Funding
Spinning Disc Mesh Reactor developed by Bath chemical engineers could make pharmaceuticals production safer and more sustainable
A new catalytic reactor that can create chemical compounds more quickly, cheaply and in a more sustainable way has won funding from Innovate UK.
The Spinning Disc Mesh Reactor (SMDR), developed by University of Bath chemical engineers Dr Emma Emanuelsson-Patterson and Dr Parimala Shivaprasad, creates chemicals and APIs - Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, used to create all sorts of medicines - by reacting chemicals with enzymes on a spinning cloth-covered plate, like a vinyl record.
University of Bath
A new catalytic reactor that can create chemical compounds more quickly, cheaply, and in a more sustainable way has won funding from Innovate UK.
The Spinning Disc Mesh Reactor (SMDR), developed by University of Bath chemical engineers Dr. Emma Emanuelsson-Patterson and Dr. Parimala Shivaprasad, creates chemicals and APIs active pharmaceutical ingredients, used to create all sorts of medicines by reacting chemicals with enzymes on a spinning cloth-covered plate, like a vinyl record.
The pair s company, SMDR Ltd, has won funding from Innovate UK to commercialize the reactor and market it to pharmaceutical companies following its 12-year development.
All-female research team wins funding from Innovate UK to commercialise new chemical reactor
The Spinning Mesh Disc Reactor works like a vinyl record player, allowing fast, low-cost and sustainable creation of chemicals and compounds
Reactor could make chemical producers more flexible and responsive to emerging health issues such as pandemics