The effects of hot isostatic pressing (HIP) on castings produced in a variety of platinum alloys was investigated. A number of benefits were observed, including a reduction in porosity and improvements to the microstructure and mechanical properties. Differences in the response to HIP of individual alloys is evaluated as well as some inherent limitations of the HIP process.

Introduction The 10th International Symposium on Continuous Flow Reactor Technology for Industrial Applications was held at the Ramada Plaza Milano Hotel Conference Centre, Milan, Italy from Tuesday 13th November to Thursday 15th November 2018. The event had 160 delegate attendees, mostly from equipment suppliers including: AM Technology, UK; Chemtrix, The Netherlands; Corning, USA;...

Squalene (SQE) was fully converted into squalane (SQA) in a continuous reactor. The design of a three-dimensional (3D) printed support allowed selectivity to be tuned towards squalane. The advantages of being able to design the geometry of the catalytic support using 3D printing technology are presented in this paper.

The productivity and efficiency of continuous manufacturing have long been exploited for benefit in bulk chemical production applications. For decades chemical manufacturers have put continuous manufacturing processes to good use, producing millions of metric tonnes annually utilising a relatively small manufacturing footprint. Often tens of per cent of the global production of large...