From the flowid website.For those who are worried about scale up they obviously do not think it a problem..
1.their reactors can be engineered to produce 1000 tonnes/year as long as all parameters of flow chemistry can be maintained 2.by stacking glass channel mixers they can achieve parallelisation to scale up even further
Both statements show size and depth future capabilities.This truly is disruptive technology.
I am guessing that the 33 grams per week as of June 30th is for a prototype machine,not a production machine.Based on this prototype they can theoretically work out the scale up based on the results they get from this reactor.The article below states that they do feasibility studies always.It is my opinion that QMC will not fully disclose all their secrets,to do so would mean a loss of competitive advantage.QMC has also stated in a past PR that they control the rights to improvements in the process.
Reactor dimensions can be increased up to a certain limit as long as heat and mass transfer properties are kept at an acceptable level preserving the benefits of a micro flow reactor. Reactors engineered in this way by Flowid can reach maximum capacities of 1,000 tonnes/year. The parallelisation of micro flow reactions (so called scale-out) can also be used for scaling up production even further. Flowid can, before starting an engineering project for micro flow reactors, provide an overview of the economic advantages of this technology as compared to traditional batch production. Significant reduction of production costs appears to be within reach. Chemical feasibility studies are also offered before starting any engineering project. It should be added here that the flexible usability of micro flow reactors make them particularly attractive for the production of speciality chemicals. The advantages of micro flow reactor plants are nowadays commonly recognised in the chemicals industry. The production of chemicals in micro flow plants is not only proven to be profitable and save. Its industrial application is now increasing as production equipment has left its childhood.
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