We are pleased to announce that we have appointed Alfa Analytical Instruments as distributor in the territory of Greece and Cyprus as of January 1st, 2025. This collaboration will provide our customers with direct access to local support and technical know-how for the full range of Buchiglas products.

"We are thrilled to partner with Alfa Analytical Instruments to bring our cutting-edge technological solutions to the Greek and Cypriot markets" said Silvio Büchi, Chairman and CEO at Büchi AG. "With the strong local presence and deep understanding of the industry, Alfa Analytical Instruments, will provide local support to our customers and expand our reach."

Konstantino Haloulos, Managing Director at Alfa Analytical Instruments, shared their enthusiasm: " We are honored to be given the opportunity to work with the leading company in the field of reactors. For decades I have been a fan of them and now that I know them better, I understand the magnitude of the quality and innovation they have applied to their products.    
We are excited to present their high-end products to the Hellenic scientific community,  whose requirements will be met by this collaboration."

This partnership marks an important step in strengthening our market presence in Greece and Cyprus. By combining Buchiglas’ cutting-edge technology with Alfa Analytical Instruments’ market access, we will provide exceptional solutions and unparalleled service to our customers. We look forward to building a successful future together.

Researchers of the ETH Zurich in collaboration with Buchi demonstrated that optimal stirring parameters play a key role in chemical plastics recycling. They introduced a criterion to enhance mixing performance and catalyst effectiveness to treat polyethylene and polypropylene. All experiments have been done in Buchi’s technologically leading PPR (Parallel Pressure Reactor) system. 

Read here the complete case study. 

Designed to combine reactors and Nutsche filters in a single apparatus, this system streamlines synthesis and extraction for cGMP APIs, peptide production, and cannabis applications.

With modular designs and capacities ranging from 10 to 50 liters, our reactors can be tailored to your specific needs.

Do you want to learn more about our new FR filter reactors line for pilot plants and kilo labs? Then watch our latest video!

In our latest video we introduce you to our smallest pressure reactor, the tinyclave. This versatile laboratory autoclave gives you the flexibility to work with interchangeable pressure vessels in glass, steel or Hastelloy®. It is ideal for chemical research and enables a wide range of applications, including:
 

• Syntheses
• Hydrogenations
• Polymerizations
• Catalyst screening

The tinyclave is a pressure reactor specifically designed for simple laboratory applications. Watch the video and learn how this reactor can support your research projects.

Watch the video here.

Discover our latest application note on upgrading waste chemicals into fuel-range hydrocarbons using the Buchi midiclave reactor at Empa. 

Learn how this versatile stainless steel reactor, operating at temperatures up to 300 °C and pressures up to 200 bar, plays a crucial role in advancing sustainable processes for converting waste chemicals into valuable hydrocarbons, contributing to a circular economy.

Read here the complete application note

We are pleased to present a laboratory pressure reactor versoclave® made of the special material tantalum. The metal tantalum has outstanding properties in terms of chemical resistance and is therefore ideal as a media-contacting material for reactors. 

Thanks to our extensive know-how in engineering and manufacturing, we can offer you pressure reactors made of tantalum from laboratory to pilot scale. 

Tantalum pressure reactors are built by us according to your specifications and process requirements on a project-specific basis. 

 

We have a new Buchi FR filter reactor product line for pilot plants and kilo labs. This product line combines reactor and nutsche filter in one apparatus and thus enables a wide range of different processes and applications, including cGMP API synthesis, peptide synthesis (peptide synthesizer) and cannabis extraction.

The filter reactors are available in 3 sizes, with reaction volumes of 10 liters, 30 liters and 50 liters. They feature a modular design that allows easy configuration to your specific process requirements.

More information on the new Buchi FR filter reactor product line

Today we are presenting our tried and tested kiloclave® pressure reactor. The kiloclave® is used in hundreds of laboratories and pilot plants worldwide.This pressure reactor is characterized by the easy handling of various pressure vessels. 

See for yourself and watch our latest video to see how easily different vessel sizes can be used in the same device - scale-up / scale-down - effortlessly from 0.5 to 20 liters. 

To the kiloclave® product video

Are you familiar with our metal-free pressure reactor, the miniclave inert?

This pressure reactor is versatile and can be operated with various interchangeable glass pressure vessels. Pressure reactions can be carried out safely thanks to integrated safety devices.

The miniclave inert can be heated using a bath thermostat. Typical applications for this reactor include hydrogenation, polymerization and catalyst testing. 

For more information, we recommend taking a look at our latest video.

 

MINTworld in Visp is an innovation center that focuses on the development and production of active ingredients for the pharmaceutical industry. Children and young people can visit MINTworld to gain an insight into the world of science and technology in a fun way. The center offers special programs and activities that bring science and technology to life in an age-appropriate way. 

SYSTAG and Buchi have also contributed to this new educational concept. The aim of their collaboration is to give young visitors a vivid understanding of chemical and biological processes, while at the same time giving them an insight into the workings of a modern laboratory.

The system combines three different types of reactors: a classic 1-liter double-jacketed reactor typically used in research; a Bioengineering fermenter and a 30-liter Buchi reactor with distillation setup. The 30-liter Buchi reactor with distillation setup based on a Buchi midiPilot reactor is a versatile and powerful device suitable for a variety of chemical reactions and processes in research, development, and production.

The compact reactor system can easily be modified for other applications: Interchangeable stirrers, reaction vessels for different volumes and applications are available. The glass reactor is equipped with a lifting / lowering device for easy and efficient opening and cleaning.

All three reactor types are controlled from the same PC using Systag's FlexSys software. This shows how various process and scale-up steps can be automated efficiently and easily. Thanks to control via tablet and smartphone, children and young people can follow live what is happening in the reactor at any time and which steps are coming up next.