Aspects of the present invention provide a modular reactor device having an outer housing, and a plurality of components contained within the outer housing, the components including: a reaction chamber; a fluid pathway connected to the reaction chamber; and a valve arranged to control flow of fluid within the device, wherein the outer housing has a plurality of connection ports providing connections from the exterior of the device to the interior, the connection ports including: a fluid input and a fluid output; an electrical input; and a pneumatic input; wherein either the electrical input or the pneumatic input is connected to the valve to provide for control of the valve, and either the fluid input or the fluid output is connected to the reaction chamber or the fluid pathway. Other aspects provide a base station for receiving and controlling a modular reactor device and methods for manufacturing the modular reactor device and for performing reactions using a modular reactor device.

A method of producing a composite product is provided. The method includes providing a fluidized bed of metal oxide particles in a fluidized bed reactor, providing a catalyst or catalyst precursor in the fluidized bed reactor, providing a carbon source in the fluidized bed reactor for growing carbon nanotubes, growing carbon nanotubes in a carbon nanotube growth zone of the fluidized bed reactor, and collecting a composite product comprising metal oxide particles and carbon nanotubes.

The invention relates to improvements in the technical field of flow reactors. To this end, a flow reactor which has a pressure connector is inter alia proposed. An internal volume of the flow reactor is able to be impinged with pressure by way of the pressure connector in order for a flow through the flow reactor to be generated. Compressed air and/or an inert gas such as, for example, nitrogen and/or argon, is preferably used to this end.

Embodiments described herein relate generally to continuous flow photoreactors with easily replaceable and adjustable components. The photoreactor includes a reactor flow system, a lighting system, and a temperature control system. The reactor flow system includes a reactor inlet port, a reactor outlet port, and a length of reactor tubing fluidically coupled to the reactor inlet port and reactor outlet port. The lighting system includes a light emitting apparatus (e.g., a plurality of LEDs) configured to emit light in a defined wavelength range toward the length of reactor tubing. The temperature control system includes an inlet port, an outlet port, and a length of temperature control tubing fluidically coupled to the inlet port and the outlet port. In some embodiments, the temperature control system can be configured to circulate a fluid to cool the lighting system.

An object of the present invention is to provide a flow type reaction device which is capable of maintaining reaction efficiency and productivity which are sufficient for practical use for a long time, and reducing the size and cost of the reaction device, and the present invention provides a flow type reaction device (1) for continuously reacting two or more kinds of raw materials, including a mixing section (10) which is configured to mix two or more kinds of the raw materials, and a reaction section (20) which is provided on a secondary side with respect to the mixing section (10), and configured to obtain a product by reacting two or more kinds of the raw materials, the mixing section (10) includes a mixing device (13) which is configured to mix two or more kinds of the raw materials, and two or more supply pipes (L11, L12) which are configured to supply each of two or more kinds of the raw materials to the mixing device (13), the supply pipes (L11, L12) are respectively connected to the mixing device (13), and at least one of the supply pipes (L11) has, in the vicinity of a connection portion of the supply pipe (L11) with the mixing device (13), a suppression mechanism which is configured to suppress movement of a fluid from the mixing device (13) to the supply pipe (L11).

Disclosed are a graphene material production device and a system including the device. The device includes: a first reaction component, a second reaction component and a negative pressure generating component. The first reaction component includes a first reaction chamber and a first material outlet arranged at a bottom of the first reaction chamber. The second reaction component includes a second reaction chamber and a second material inlet. A connecting passage between the first material outlet and the second material inlet is provided with a valve. A suction hole of the negative pressure generating component is provided inside the second reaction chamber. The use of the device in the process of producing a graphene material by a redox method can overcome the problem that the viscous material is difficult to transfer, thereby reducing the production difficulty and effectively improving the production efficiency of graphene materials.

The present disclosure relates to a volume tailorable manufacturing system for quality assured manufacturing of biosafety level classified biopharmaceutical products and a method for tailoring a production volume capability of a manufacturing system. The volume tailorable manufacturing system comprises one or more multi-product suites and a control facility configured to control a unidirectional flow in a circulation system of the one or more multi-product suites. The circulation system is configured to interconnect the one or more multi-product suites and comprises separated supply and return systems. The supply system comprising at least one inlet, the return system comprising at least one outlet that is paired with the inlet and provided at a spatially predetermined position from the inlet, and each inlet/outlet pair comprises a seal when not connected to an adjacent multi-product suite.

Systems and methods for synthesizing chemical products, including active pharmaceutical ingredients, are provided. Certain of the systems and methods described herein are capable of manufacturing multiple chemical products without the need to fluidically connect or disconnect unit operations when switching from one making chemical product to making another chemical product.

Disclosed are a graphene material production device and a system including the device. The device includes: a first reaction component, a second reaction component and a negative pressure generating component. The first reaction component includes a first reaction chamber and a first material outlet arranged at a bottom of the first reaction chamber. The second reaction component includes a second reaction chamber and a second material inlet. A connecting passage between the first material outlet and the second material inlet is provided with a valve. A suction hole of the negative pressure generating component is provided inside the second reaction chamber. The use of the device in the process of producing a graphene material by a redox method can overcome the problem that the viscous material is difficult to transfer, thereby reducing the production difficulty and effectively improving the production efficiency of graphene materials.

Disclosed are modular chemical reaction systems and methods of using such chemical reaction systems. The disclosed systems can have a substrate layer and a plurality of modules selectively mounted to an outer surface of the substrate layer. The substrate layer can include flow connectors that cooperate with the modules to form a fluid flow pathway for performing at least one step of a chemical reaction. At least one of the modules can be a process module, such as a reactor or separator. The modules can also include at least one regulator module. The system can also include at least one analysis device that analyzes at least one characteristic of the chemical reaction as the reaction occurs. The system can also include processing circuitry that monitors and/or optimizes the chemical reaction based on feedback received from the analysis device or other system components.