Reactor hardware, profile measurement services and modeling for knowledge-based optimization of catalytic reactors.
REACNOSTICS GmbH
Hamburg (Headquarters, Am Kaiserkai 30) · Hamburg (Laboratory, Tempowerkring 2) · New York, NY (US Representative Office)New on Amplifa
About REACNOSTICS
REACNOSTICS GmbH, based in Hamburg, models, designs and builds chemical research reactors for spatially resolved investigation of catalytic processes. The product portfolio comprises Compact, Bench and Pilot Scale Profile Reactors, Liquid Phase Profile Reactors as well as μ-DRIFTS spectroscopy cells. With these systems, concentration, temperature and flow fields within reactors can be measured and the local state of the catalyst characterized through spatially resolved spectroscopy. In addition, the company offers CFD simulations, reactor modeling, AI-based catalyst screening, kinetic model development as well as contract R&D and consulting on reactor, catalyst and process. Applications range from methanol synthesis, CO2 methanation and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to E-Fuels and the HPPO process, as well as ammonia and ethylene oxide synthesis. The goal is to make catalytic reactors transparent and to base their optimization on knowledge rather than trial-and-error.
- Site
- Hamburg
- Processes
- Design and construction of chemical Profile Reactors, Compact Profile Reactor (CPR) – compact fixed-bed reactor with optical access (Raman, XRD), Bench & Pilot Scale Profile Reactors / E-Fuels mini-plant / Ethylene Oxide Pilot Plant, μ-DRIFTS cell for Operando/iso-potential spectroscopy, Potential Operando Spectroscopy (IPOS) with spectroscopy cells, Profile measurement of concentration and temperature profiles in reactors, CFD simulations and reactor modeling, AI-based catalyst screening and kinetic model development
- Materials
- Rhodium, Platinum, Nickel, Molybdenum oxide, Vanadyl pyrophosphate, Silver, Titanium silicalite (TS-1)
- Industries
- Chemical industry, Catalysis research (industry & academia), E-Fuels / energy conversion, Petrochemicals, Plastics / polymers, Fertilizers
- 01
Inquiry analysis and consulting on reactor, catalyst and process
- 02
Reactor design and engineering (including CFD simulations)
- 03
Construction of Profile Reactors and spectroscopy cells (turnkey solutions)
- 04
Measurement of temperature and concentration profiles as well as Operando
- 05
Data analysis, kinetic model development and AI-based catalyst screening
- 06
Optimization of reactor design and reaction conditions
Catalyst Materials & Applications
Rhodium
Used in the catalytic partial oxidation of methane.
Platinum
Used among others in methane oxidation, ammonia oxidation (Ostwald process) and CO oxidation on platinum foam.
Nickel
Catalyst for the dry reforming of methane.
Molybdenum oxide
Catalyst for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethene.
Vanadyl pyrophosphate
Catalyst for the catalytic oxidation of n-butane to maleic anhydride.
Silver
Catalyst for the epoxidation of ethene to ethylene oxide.
Titanium silicalite (TS-1)
Catalyst for the epoxidation of propylene to propylene oxide (HPPO process).
Locations
Hamburg (Headquarters, Am Kaiserkai 30)
DEHeadquarters / Head Office
Hamburg (Laboratory, Tempowerkring 2)
DELaboratory with Profile Reactors and spectroscopy cells
- Compact Profile Reactor (CPR, up to 550 °C, 80 bar, optical access)
- Bench Scale Profile Reactor (up to 5 bar)
- Pilot Scale Profile Reactor / E-Fuels mini-plant
- Liquid Phase Profile Reactor
- μ-DRIFTS spectroscopy cell (50–550 °C, 1–10 bar)
New York, NY
USUS Representative Office (120 Wall Street, 20th Floor)
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and construction of chemical Profile ReactorsEngineering | – | – | – | – | Catalyst materials (heterogeneous catalysts) |
| Compact Profile Reactor (CPR) – compact fixed-bed reactor with optical access (Raman, XRD)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Catalyst materials |
| Bench & Pilot Scale Profile Reactors / E-Fuels mini-plant / Ethylene Oxide Pilot PlantEngineering | – | – | – | – | Catalyst materials |
| μ-DRIFTS cell for Operando/iso-potential spectroscopyEngineering | – | – | – | – | Catalyst and reference samples |
| Potential Operando Spectroscopy (IPOS) with spectroscopy cellsTesting | – | – | – | – | Heterogeneous catalysts |
| Profile measurement of concentration and temperature profiles in reactorsTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| CFD simulations and reactor modelingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| AI-based catalyst screening and kinetic model developmentEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Contract R&D: catalyst kinetics, transport process investigation, reactor design & consultingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compact Profile Reactor (compact fixed-bed reactor, optical access Raman/XRD) | REACNOSTICS CPR | – | 60 mm isothermal zone, 4 mm bed diameter, up to 400 ml/min flow rate | – | Hamburg |
| Bench Scale Profile Reactor | REACNOSTICS | – | 60 mm isothermal zone, 4 mm bed diameter, Pmax = 5 bar | – | Hamburg |
| Pilot Scale Profile Reactor / Production Reactor (E-Fuels mini-plant) | REACNOSTICS | – | – | – | Hamburg |
| Liquid Phase Profile Reactor | REACNOSTICS | – | – | – | Hamburg |
| μ-DRIFTS spectroscopy cell | REACNOSTICS μ-DRIFTS Cell | – | T = 50–550 °C, p = 1–10 bar, spectral range 1000–5000 cm⁻¹ | – | Hamburg |
Additional services