Micro-Scale Gas-Solid Catalytic Reaction Educational Pilot Plant

Introduction

The Micro-scale Gas-Solid Catalytic Reaction Educational Unit Operations Pilot Plant is an advanced, benchtop laboratory system designed specifically for chemical engineering and industrial chemistry curricula at the university level. Integrating high-precision instrumentation with a compact footprint, this pilot plant allows undergraduate and graduate students to hands-on explore the fundamentals of heterogeneous catalysis, chemical reaction kinetics, and transport phenomena in packed bed reactors. By bridging theoretical lecture concepts with practical process engineering, the system provides an intuitive platform for students to study gas-phase reactions over solid catalysts under controlled thermal and fluidic conditions.

Customization Solutions

To accommodate diverse laboratory layouts, specific curriculum requirements, and varying research-teaching hybrid goals, this pilot plant features high flexibility in design. We offer comprehensive customization options encompassing both hardware and software. Hardware configurations can be modified to support alternative reactor geometries, customized gas-feed lines, or specialized sensors. Similarly, our proprietary control software can be tailored to incorporate custom experimental sequences, data logging structures, and interactive user interfaces to align with your institution's specific instructional methodologies.

Key Educational Functions & Advantages

• Space-Efficient Benchtop Integration: The miniaturized, fully integrated design reduces the overall laboratory footprint, allowing multiple units to be installed in standard instructional labs to maximize student engagement.
• Intelligent Interactive Interface: Equipped with a high-definition touchscreen and programmed interactive software, the unit enables students to configure parameters, run automated 24-hour sequences, and observe real-time reaction kinetics.
• Modular and Expandable Gas Path: An innovative modular fluidic design allows instructors to adapt or expand the gas pathways easily, facilitating a wider range of reaction types while minimizing maintenance downtime and operational costs.
• High-Precision Flow Control: Outfitted with miniaturized mass flow controllers, the system maintains a stable flow control accuracy of 0.1 ml/min, simulating industrial-standard feed control in a classroom setting.
• Automated Process Valving: A built-in fully automatic valve system managed via the touchscreen interface reduces manual configuration errors, allowing students to focus on analyzing reaction data rather than managing hardware connections.

Detail & Parts

Technical Specifications & Experimental Modules

Curriculum Alignment & Academic Fields

This pilot plant serves as an essential bridge for undergraduate and graduate programs in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, and Materials Science. By working directly with this unit, students gain practical exposure to core engineering methodologies detailed in classic curriculum textbooks.

The experimental modules executable on this system directly correspond to fundamental concepts found in:

• Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering: Students can empirically study fluid flow through porous media, pressure drops across packed catalyst beds, and the physical mechanisms of convective heat transfer within heated reaction zones.
• Transport Processes and Unit Operations: The pilot plant serves as an excellent model to demonstrate gas-phase molecular diffusion, external mass transfer resistance, and the simultaneous transport of heat and mass during exothermic or endothermic reactions on solid catalyst surfaces.
• Chemical Engineering Design: By manipulating flow rates, reactor temperatures, and catalyst loading, students gain firsthand experience in reactor sizing, calculation of space-time yield, catalyst selectivity, and the integration of automated control loops in industrial-scale pilot systems.

This tight alignment between the physical hardware and standard engineering literature ensures that students can seamlessly connect classroom theory with real-world process engineering, preparing them for professional careers in chemical process industries. To further ensure this equipment aligns with your unique syllabus, both the hardware array and control software interfaces can be fully customized upon request.

About LABPARK

LABPARK is a dedicated manufacturer of higher education laboratory equipment, possessing over 20 years of expertise in serving the academic and engineering training sectors. We specialize in developing advanced educational unit operations pilot plants across six core scientific and engineering domains: chemistry, chemical engineering, biology, food science, pharmaceutical engineering, and environmental engineering.

Driven by technical innovation and educational relevance, LABPARK holds 209 technical patents and has established collaborative partnerships with over 289 universities and colleges worldwide. Operating from a modern 49,000-square-meter production and research-and-development base, we ensure that every piece of educational equipment meets rigorous quality, safety, and pedagogical standards, empowering the next generation of engineers and scientists.

Trusted by Industry Leaders