Characterization and Optimization of Catalytic Hydrogenations on-demand webinar

Catalytic hydrogenations are industrially important processes for the introduction of functionality into pharmaceutical and agrochemical intermediates and in polyurethane chemistry. Characterization and optimization of such reactions can be particularly challenging due to the multiphase and potentially hazardous conditions that they operate under. In situ monitoring can provide a wealth of information for faster and more effective process development.

Webinar Details
Reaction calorimetry has proven to be one of the most powerful tools for kinetic and thermodynamic screening in early stages of process development. For thorough characterization of heterogeneous hydrogenation, the combination of calorimetry with IR spectroscopy and gas uptake rate measurements provide a more complete understanding. In this investigation, it is demonstrated that the kinetic information needed at early stages of chemical process design can be acquired rapidly and consistently by the complementary information provided by these three measurements.