Flow chemistry technique offers faster, safer way to screen, study and optimize industrial chemical reactions

Flow chemistry technique offers faster, safer way to screen, study and optimize industrial chemical reactions

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https://phys.org/news/2018-07-chemistry-technique-faster-safer-screen.html

"Eastman uses the homogenous hydroformylation process to make secondary materials included in many products that enhance our quality of life in a material way, such as paints, pharmaceuticals and inks," says Dawn Mason, the external innovation manager at Eastman Chemical Company. "Being able to provide technological improvements in a safer and more expeditious manner than previously available is what makes our partnership with NC State successful."

The new technique uses extremely small samples—on the order of 11 microliters, rather than the milliliters used in conventional techniques. The new technique also integrates reagent preparation, reaction processes and analysis into a single sequence.