WAB Corporation Receive ‘Best of Industry Award’ in Europe
Monday, 13 January 2025
The WAB Impact Reactor has already experienced success with several application cases like the synthesis of vanillin, calcium zincate or zinc glycerolate and the separation of wood chips components performed on our mechanochemical reactors.
On WAB mechanochemical reactors, chemical processes are taking place in a continuously flowing stream contrary to batch production. Advantages of this technology over conventional processes include the reduction of carbon footprint and the use of solvents, energy consumption savings as well as a higher conversion, selectivity and yield.
𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬
Traditional chemical processes are highly reliant on solvents, which contribute to significant environmental and economic problems. With increasing pressures from societal challenges such as climate change, resource scarcity, food insecurity or waste pollution, innovative approaches like mechanochemistry are more important than ever.
Mechanochemistry, a solvent-free method, offers a greener and more efficient way to drive chemical reactions using mechanical forces. This sustainable approach not only reduces harmful waste but offers the opportunity to design new chemical reactions.
The minireview “𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐍 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲” by Jasna Alić Stolar, Dr. Moritz-Caspar Schlegel, Franziska Emmerling and Tomislav Stolar analyses how mechanochemistry meets the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The results show that mechanochemistry offers better environmental performance and higher cost-efficiency compared to other approaches. This makes mechanochemistry a promising solution for industries seeking to minimise their ecological impact while addressing critical global issues.
WAB mechanochemical reactors are sustainable reaction platforms with a high throughput rate which combine the advantages of mechanical energy, thermal, and pressure activation within a continuous flow system, complemented by an in-situ heating mechanism.
Our mechanochemical reactors have already been applied for the transformation of biomass into fuel (SDG 2), the mechanochemical synthesis of APIs (SDG 3) and the valorisation of biomass waste (SDG 12) amongst others.
Read more about this exciting award: https://friedheim.co.uk/willy-a-bachofen-wins-best-of-industry-award-with-new-impact-reactor/