Systematic Hazard Reduction Enhances Process Safety, Profitability

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Mettler Toledo is helping manufacturers gain control over chemical reaction processes with the RC1e™ Process Safety Workstation. Paired with Mettler Toledo’s iC Safety™ software module, this powerful analytic tool helps gauge thermal risk and hazard potential so process safety measures can be implemented before accidents occur.

METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to introduce the RC1eTM Process Safety Workstation. This semi-automated workstation, in combination with METTLER TOLEDO iC SafetyTM software, can be used to investigate thermal and hazard risk of a wide range of chemical processes. Enhanced reaction control reduces the risk of large-scale failures that endanger lives, equipment and profits in an increasingly competitive worldwide market.

“Using the RC1eTM, process safety, data quality and reaction reliability are enhanced while related costs are reduced,” said Urs Groth, Marketing Communication Manager, Reaction Engineering, METTLER TOLEDO. “A precision thermostat instantly determines all critical process parameters and, with the help of iC SafetyTM software, manufacturers can engage in process development that make reactions safer, more repeatable and more economical.”

Groth adds that a thorough understanding of reagent properties of materials going into process development is essential for improved process safety. This holds true for engineers in highly sensitive industries across the board including pharmaceutical, polymer, biopharma, specialty chemical and fine chemical. The RC1eTM provides quality data on both desired outcomes and undesired reactive potential to identify and mitigate thermal risk. By collecting real-time heat flow data and recording a chemical’s reactivity potential, runaway reactions are anticipated and can be avoided through appropriate process development and safety measures.

The RC1eTM Process Safety Workstation and iC SafetyTM software module combine the precision of the proven RC1eTM measuring technology with data handling experience gleaned from the most respected safety labs around the globe.

Data traceability is key, and with the click of a mouse, engineers access important information on mass and heat balances, heat transfer, specific heat capacity, heat flow and the enthalpy of a given reaction.

But the RC1e-iC SafetyTM workstation-software combination goes even further. This robust pairing provides advanced information such as ΔTad, accumulation, conversion and MTSR, as well as a chemical process’s maximum achievable temperature. Process safety data is then turned into a “Runaway and Criticality” graph which presents process safety risk in a standard, easily deciphered format.

“The development of this powerful, semi-automated system draws on more than 30 years of experience in reaction calorimetry and process safety”, said Groth. “The effective pairing of the RC1eTM Process Safety Workstation and iC SafetyTM software module is just one more way METTLER TOLEDO is helping engineers quickly obtain the information that makes chemical process development safer, more economical and more environmentally-friendly than ever before.”

For more information on how the RC1eTM Process Safety Workstation and iC SafetyTM software module can enhance your company’s chemical process development, visit www.mt.com/rc1e.

About METTLER TOLEDO
METTLER TOLEDO provides the enabling technology; software and people that can help build a seamless workflow to translate bench scale chemistry into a commercial process. For more than 30 years, our enabling tools and services have been a strategic resource providing critical information for thousands of development scientists and engineers. Companies have used that knowledge to accelerate the discovery, development and scale-up of new chemical processes spanning the chemical and biopharmaceutical industries. For more, visit www.mt.com