Facilities
Shared Research Center Biorizon has state-of-the-art facilities at its disposal. The facilities can be found at the following locations:
VITO in Mol
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
DSC measures temperatures and heat flows associated with thermal transitions in a material.
VITO in Mol
Small scale reactor set
This small scale reactor set with mechanical overhead stirrer allows to perform viscous reactions which cannot be performed using a magnetic stirring bar. This set-up allows closed reactions in vacuum and in inert atmosphere.
Green Chemistry Campus, Bergen op Zoom
PYRENA-PYPO: Continuous Pyrolysis Pilot for Biobased Additives & Aromatics
The PYRENA-PYPO equipment is a continuous pyrolysis pilot unit consisting of a 5-10 kg/h (input basis) pyrolyzer, known as PYRENA, with a closely coupled unit, known as PYPO, for fractionated recovery of the pyrolysis vapours.
Green Chemistry Campus in Bergen op Zoom
Continuous Hydrogenation Skid
This skid will enable conversion of the products of the Continuous Biphasic Reactor Skid into the production of several furanic feedstocks for Continuous Flow Diels-Alder Skid, as well as several pseudo-aromatic products (such as hexahydrophthalic anhydride derivates) on the multi-hundreds to kilogram per day scale (skid throughput of 0.1-1kg/hr. This skid will be delivered in Q1 2020.
Green Chemistry Campus in Bergen op Zoom
Batch Vacuum Distillation Unit
This unit will enable both solvent and reagent recovery and recycling, as well as being suitable for the purification of the bio(pseudo)aromatic products.
TNO in Delft
1L/3.75L Batch Autoclaves
These units allow for the production of a range of products on the hundred gram-scale in processes which require high-pressure processing. This allows for the production of samples for application testing while continuous skids are designed and constructed for the specific steps.
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This project is made possible by a contribution from the European
Regional Development Fund (ERDF) within the framework of OP-Zuid.
