US 2006/0151493 A1 · Method and apparatus for control of chemical reactions

Abstract

This invention relates to a method and apparatus for performing microwave assisted chemical reactions, in particular for performing microwave assisted organic synthesis reactions under nearly ideal heating and cooling conditions. The method according to the present invention comprises, supplying substances for a chemical reaction into a reaction chamber, which is adapted to withstand high temperature and pressure, applying microwave heating to initiate the chemical reaction and reach a desired temperature, and cooling the reaction mixture to a desired lower temperature by using adiabatic cooling. The invention also relates to an apparatus for performing the method and use of the method and apparatus for performing organic synthesis reactions.

Claims9

Dependent claims

A method of performing chemical reactions comprising:

supplying substances for a chemical reaction into a reaction chamber(4), which is adapted to withstand high temperature and pressure,
applying microwave heating to initiate the chemical reaction and reach a desired temperature and,
instantaneous cooling the reaction mixture to a desired lower temperature by using adiabatic cooling.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/539,600Filed 18 Dec 2003

Priority

EP 02102803.018 Dec 2002

Published

13 Jul 2006

Term ends

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Classification7 codes

B01J 19/126
Incoherent waves: microwaves
H05B 6/80
Heating using microwaves: apparatus for specific applications
H05B 6/806
Apparatus for specific applications: for laboratory use
B01J 2219/0871
Processes employing the direct application of electric or wave energy, or particle radiation; Apparatus therefor: heating or cooling of the reactor

Method and apparatus for control of chemical reactions

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Method and apparatus for control of chemical reactions

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Abstract

Claims9