Low field NMR spectroscopy for sustainable and flexible production of high quality chemical products

The main development goal of process industries is to advance the continuous production of high-value products that meet high quality demands in flexible intensified continuous plants by introducing novel online sensing equipment and closed-loop control (CONSENS – integrated control and sensing- is funded from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme). Therefore, we present the field integration of a benchtop NMR instrument into a modular production environment, focussing on suitable equipment for operation in hazardous areas with risk of explosive atmospheres. We investigated a pharmaceutical reaction step in order to describe challenges for the experimental design, the evaluation of complex NMR spectra and demonstrate automated data analysis tools.