PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR STUDYING CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN PARALLEL-CONNECTED MINIATURIZED REACTORS

摘要

The invention pertains to a process for examining chemical reactions in the presence of potentially catalytical substance, wherein reactions are triggered in miniaturized reactors arranged parallel to each other and the nature and amount of the reaction mixture are analyzed during the reaction time. A facility involving reactors provide d with inlet pipes and by-passes has miniaturized reactors wiht volumes of 0,001 cm3 to 1 cm3. Said invention allows for effecting a large number of reactions under virtually identical conditions and with a relatively low amount of substance and samples, at an attractive cost and in a reproducible manner, and simultaneous spectroscopic analysis. It also provides a means of using for industrial catalyst screening the possibilitie s discussed in relation to combinatorial chemistry. Choosing identical samples and other different reaction conditions ensures optimized parallel reactions.