US 9,068,158 B2 · MRD-based reactors

Abstract

The present invention depicts an MRD-based reactor. The MRD-based reactor comprises of a means for containing a flowing media and reacting the same (reactor). The reactor is characterized by a continuous wall portion, and is in connection with at least one MRD, adapted for applying localized spectroscopy towards the media. MRD-based reactors, in which the MRD is at least partially inside the reactor or reaction media, and those in which the MRD accommodates the reactor, are also introduced. Lastly, the invention teaches an in situ method for controlling and analyzing of a reaction. The method comprises of providing an MRD-based reactor; applying a magnetic field within the reactor, especially for performing a plurality of localized spectroscopic measurements and either real time or offline analyzing and/or controlling of reactions in the flowing media.

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A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Detector (MRD)-based reactor comprising:

a reactor vessel containing a reactant media;
an impeller for mixing said reactant media in said reactor vessel such that said reactant media is substantially uniformly mixed, and
a magnetic resonance detector (MRD) at least partially mounted in said reactor vessel, comprising a sampling cavity and generating a substantially homogeneous magnetic field within said sampling cavity;
wherein said MRD applies localized spectroscopy on a portion of said uniformly mixed reactant media contained within said sampling cavity for analyzing and controlling fermentation of said portion of said uniformly mixed reactant media and obtaining real-time compositional data of said portion of said uniformly mixed reactant media.

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MRD-based reactors

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