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Scale‑Up System for the Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Catalyst Testing
Fixed Bed Reactor
Hydrogen Application
Process Development
SAF
Scale-Up
Overview
A scale-up system for the investigation of syngas and CO₂ conversion reactions.
Design Parameters
- Design temperature: 550 °C
- Design pressure: 100 bar
Reactor and Process Features
- Fixed‑bed reactor
- Inner diameter: approx. 10–15 mm
- Length: approx. 1,200 mm
- Five‑zone reactor furnace
- Enables flexible and precise temperature control of the reactor bed
- Liquid dosing
- Manual product withdrawal
- Automatic sampling
- Product analysis:
- Gas chromatograph / µ‑GC
Automation and Control
- Process control system: Siemens S7‑1500
System Design
With this scale-up system, syngas and CO₂ conversion reactions can be tested at a scale of 5–20 g of catalyst. Example reactions include Fischer–Tropsch synthesis, methanol synthesis, and the production of sustainable aviation fuels. The system features a single fixed-bed reactor as well as hot and cold product separation and is designed for unattended 24/7 operation.
