Asia flow chemistry system proves ideal for biocatalytic applications

Oct. 8, 2012 - PRLog -- Researchers in the Department of Organic Chemistry at the Chemistry Institute of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro are taking advantage of the modular Asia flow chemistry system from Syrris to develop biocatalyzed continuous flow reactions. Professor Dr Rodrigo Souza, Associate Professor in Organic Chemistry, explained: “Our department is dedicated to teaching and research into organic chemistry, and wanted a continuous flow system to perform biocatalytic reactions. We needed a flow chemistry system that would enable us to load catalysts onto a packed bed easily, and the Asia system has proved ideal.”



“We purchased the Asia system a year ago, and found it easy to implement in our laboratory. It is a very user-friendly system, and the wide range of flow rates offered by the Asia Pump is a big advantage. We also have the capability to load the solid phase column reactors with our own catalysts, which is another great benefit. The system is running seven days a week, and is so popular that people are queuing up to use it. The Asia system helped us to become the first group at the University – and in Brazil – to develop biocatalyzed continuous flow reactions, and we now plan to buy another similar system to help meet the needs of our laboratory.”







Syrris Limited

Syrris is world renowned for excellence in chemical reactor systems and is a world leader in flow chemistry systems. Established in 2001, Syrris employs over 30 scientists and engineers at its facility in Royston (near Cambridge, UK) and has offices in the US, Japan, India and Brazil plus over 30 distributors worldwide.



Syrris develops laboratory automation products for research and development chemists in industries such as pharma, petrochem, agrochem, fine chemical synthesis etc. as well as academia. Syrris products are used in a wide variety of applications and laboratories including process, discovery, crystallization, process safety, scale-up and many more.



Syrris products include the innovative range of fully automated batch reactor products (Atlas), a manually operated jacketed reactor platform (Globe) and flow chemistry systems (Asia and Africa). In recognition of its technological achievements, Syrris has been awarded the “Eastern Region’s UKTI Best Established Exporter” and the “Most Outstanding Export Achievement” at the Global Opportunity Conference on International Trade.