The METcell is a newly developed lab-scale reactor

The METcell is a stainless steel, high-pressure stirred cell that is suitable for nanofiltration (NF) separations and for reverse osmosis (RO) using aqueous and non-aqueous solvents

All components of the assembled system are pressure rated to 69 bar (1000 psig).

The METcell empowers laboratory chemists in the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industry to perform many tasks.

Rapid product purification and impurity removal.

Rapid product concentration.

Solvent recovery and reuse.

Separations of two soluble products based on molecular weight difference.

Solvent exchanges.

Membrane testing for ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis.

The METcell can also be used as a lab-scale reactor for catalysis, hydrogenation and bioreactions, and it can be run as a continuous filtration system.

It offers a fast and economical alternative to distillation and chromatography.

Other features include.

Dedicated, pre-assembled MET Gas unit including an isolation valve, vent valve, pressure regulator, pressure relief valve, and pressure gauges to allow safe and simple operation of a high pressure system through connection to a gas cylinder.

Connection port for an HPLC pump, allowing charging of solutions into the METcell without opening the cell, particularly useful when solutes are oxygen/moisture sensitive or when continuous operation is required, eg permeate recycle.

A 35 mm wide removable PTFE coated stirrer bar is used to promote excellent mixing down to low liquid volume holdups.

Easy to clean and sterilise, allowing it to be used for different experiments in quick succession.

The METcell has already generated interest among several major pharmaceutical companies, both in the UK, the USA, and in Europe.

MET foresees widespread use of this equipment and anticipates that it will become instrumental to the development of new applications and processes.

Further details including a specifications sheet, are available direct from MET, and on the MET website.

The METcell and other MET products will be on display at Stand CS25, ChemSource 2003, part of the ChemSpec Europe Show in Manchester, 4/5 June 2003.

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