Avantium to Deliver Flowrence(TM) Systems to Shell
Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire)
Avantium Technologies announced today that they have signed an agreement with CRI/Criterion Inc. to enable the sale and delivery of multiple Avantium Flowrence(TM) systems.
CRI/Criterion, a catalyst technology company within the Royal Dutch Shell group, is a part of a group of affiliated companies that are leading providers of catalysts, process technologies and catalyst services for a wide range of chemical and refinery applications. Under the agreement Avantium will sell and deliver Flowrence(TM) Research platforms to CRI/Criterion or its affiliates to enhance its research capabilities.
Tom van Aken, Chief Executive Officer of Avantium:" We are pleased to provide our unique Flowrence(TM) technology to Shell. The sale of Flowrence(TM) platforms to a world leading company such as Shell is a recognition of the value of our proprietary high-throughput R&D technology. These systems allow our customers to significantly increase their R&D productivity."
Flowrence(TM) is a proprietary system developed by Avantium for catalysis research. It consists of a parallel fixed bed reactor system with 16 reactors suited for gas and liquid phase, as well as trickle flow operation. Flowrence(TM) enables users to test catalytic materials for a range of chemistries under industrial processing conditions, including high-temperature and high-pressure reactions.
Profile Avantium
Avantium is a leading technology company in the area of advanced high-throughput R&D operating in the energy, chemicals and pharmaceutical industries. The company develops products and processes in the area of biofuels, bio-based chemicals and novel crystal forms of existing drugs by applying its proprietary, high-throughput R&D technology. Avantium has demonstrated the potential of this technology by providing R&D services and tools to more than 70 companies worldwide, including many of the world's largest energy, chemicals and pharmaceutical companies. Avantium has approximately 100 employees; its offices and head quarters are based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Flowrence(TM)
For more information about Flowrence(TM), including downloads and pictures, please visit http://www.flowrence.com or http://www.avantium.com. Flowrence(TM) is a trademark of Avantium Technologies B.V.
Visit Avantium's corporate website at: http://www.avantium.com
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