Flow Chemistry: A Mature Technology still on the Rise
The change in many chemical companies’ product portfolio away from commodities to customer-specific specialties is one of the current challenges facing the process industry.
Flow chemistry or milli- and micro reaction technology (MRT) is a platform that can offer enormous advantages in this respect. But MRT has not yet achieved the status in fine chemicals and active ingredient manufacturing that one might expect. What are the reasons for this reluctance?
CHEManager asked executives and industry experts dealing with flow chem-
istry so share their opinion on why some industry sectors are so reluctant in adopting continuous production processes. We wanted to know:
- How would you define the essence of flow chemistry?
- Which factors are affecting the global flow chemistry market and the implementation of flow chemistry in the industry?
- Should there be simplified approval procedures for flow chemistry processes or plants, and is the technology sufficiently covered in academic education?
Read the insightful answers of the experts here.
Philippe Robin
CEO and co-founder, Alysophil
Shawn Conway
Director of Engineering, Cambrex High Point
André de Vries
Commercial Director, Innosyn
Dirk Kirschneck
CEO, Microinnova
Luigi Vaccaro
Professor, Laboratory of Green Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia
Duncan Guthrie
Managing Director, Vapourtec
Charlotte Wiles
CEO, Chemtrix
