Facilities & Equipment

Pilot plant

OmniChem has 2 pilot plant units on two different sites (Wetteren and Louvain-la-Neuve). Pilots are always located close to Process R&D development labs allowing a constant follow-up by R&D team whenever chemistry is performed in the pilot.
 
The staffing of Pilot plant is made of highly qualified people (Ph.D., MS).
 
            Reactor capacity from 50 L to 1000 L
            Total capacity > 16000 L
            Reactors in stainless steel, Hastelloy, glass & glass lined
            12 reactors in Louvain-La-Neuve
            18 reactors in Wetteren including a bunker set-up and full automation
            Thin film evaporators
            High vacuum pumps
            Isolation by filtration , centrifugation
            Separated & compartimented drying areas
            1 Preparative HPLC
            Cryogenic vessels 200 L, 300L and 1000L
            Hydrogenation capacity: 200 L, 1000L
            Micronisation in Hosokawa UPZ 100
            Water free equipment for water-sensitive chemistry
            Temperature range: -110°C to +200°C
            Pressure range: -1bar to +25 bar