Stainless Steel Reactor
500 – 20,000 litre Jacketed reactor with top-entry agitator, mechanical seal and limpet coil jacket. Ideal for API and intermediate manufacturing. Fully inspected and pressure tested before dispatch.
- Capacity
- 500 – 20,000 L
- Material of Construction
- SS304 / SS316 / SS316L
- Jacket
- Limpet coil / Conventional Jacket
- Agitator
- Anchor / Paddle / Turbine / Propeller
- Working Pressure
- Full volume to 10 kg/cm²
- Design Temperature
- -20 °C to 250 °C
- Mechanical Seal
- Available configurations
- Fully inspected before dispatch
- Documentation and photos available
- Logistics & relocation support
Stainless Steel Reactors for API & Intermediate Manufacturing
Jacketed SS304/SS316 reactors with limpet coil or conventional jackets, sized from 500 to 20,000 litres, supplied in inspected, pressure-tested condition for fast deployment in pharma and chemical plants. Because these are used units already fabricated and tested, they can typically be delivered and commissioned in a fraction of the time a new-build reactor would take, without compromising on documentation or design-code compliance.
Construction & Configuration
Each reactor is built with a top-entry agitator, mechanical seal and a limpet coil or conventional jacket for heating and cooling duty. The agitator type, whether anchor, paddle, turbine or propeller, is matched to the process viscosity and mixing requirement, and vessels are available in SS304, SS316 or SS316L depending on the corrosivity of the media being processed and the purity requirement of the final product.
Buying a Used Stainless Steel Reactor
Used stainless steel reactors offer a significantly shorter lead time and lower cost than a fresh fabrication order, which can otherwise take several months from a fabricator. Every unit is cleaned, inspected internally and externally, pressure tested to its rated working pressure, and checked for mechanical seal and agitator shaft condition before it is offered for sale, with test records shared with the buyer at the time of purchase.
Working Pressure & Temperature Range
Reactors in this range cover working pressures up to 10 kg/cm² and design temperatures from -20°C to 250°C, which covers the great majority of reaction, distillation and solvent-recovery duties seen in bulk drug and specialty chemical manufacturing. The design data sheet for a specific unit is available on request before purchase.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the difference between a limpet coil and a conventional jacket?
- A limpet coil jacket uses a coiled pipe welded to the shell for heating/cooling media flow, giving better heat transfer at higher pressure than a conventional full-jacket design, which is simpler, lower cost and easier to fabricate or repair.
- Can SS316L reactors be supplied for corrosive or high-purity processes?
- Yes, SS316L construction is available across the capacity range for processes needing lower carbon content, improved intergranular corrosion resistance and higher purity than standard SS316 or SS304.
- How quickly can a used reactor be delivered?
- Because used units are already fabricated, tested and in stock or nearing dispatch readiness, delivery timelines are typically measured in weeks rather than the months a new fabrication order would take.
