Production of a new generation of high-performance materials by pulsation reactor technology

The pulsation reactor is a technology applied to produce a new generation of advanced materials. This thermal reactor, a proprietary development of IBU-tec which is based on pulsation burning, is the reactor of choice for material transformation processes in the chemical industry and for the production of nano-sized up to micro-sized powders. The raw materials injected into the reactor receive thermal shock treatment with extremely short retention times. The thermal shock treatment creates advanced particles which feature a highly reactive surface or fine-grain materials. Moreover, temperature and residence time variations create specific powders properties, e.g. specific surface, morphology, phase composition or particle size. In comparison to other processes, the heat treatment of the particles inside the pulsation reactor is very homogeneous and constant. Due to this it is possible to influence the particle size, surface properties and phase composition. Thus particle agglomeration due to sinter processes in the thermal reactor can be prevented. This IBU-tec exclusive technology characteristic allows the production of materials with new and improved features and is for example well useable to produce catalysts with high specific surface or ceramic powders. Today IBU-tec produces a lot of different special chemicals for different future markets with this reactor.