By Navin Saxena Research and Technology Pvt. Ltd.
“Flow chemistry” is the process of performing chemical reactions by using continuously flowing liquid/gases through a tube, rather than a batch production. Reactive components are pumped together at a mixing junction and flowed down a temperature-controlled pipe or tube. This provides some major advantages such as faster reactions, cleaner products, safer reactions and easy scale-up. Some of the benefits of Flow chemistry are: - Better mixing, enhanced heat and mass transfer - Better conditions control - Better reproducibility - Easier automation - Easier conditions screening & optimization - Safer operation - Quality control - Less waste
