A general-purpose software-reconfigurable chemical process system useful in a wide range of applications is disclosed. Embodiments may include software control of internal processes, automated provisions for cleaning internal elements with solvents, provisions for clearing and drying gasses, and multitasking operation. In one family of embodiments, a flexible software-reconfigurable multipurpose reusable Lab-on-a-Chip or embedded chemical processor is realized that can facilitate a wide range of applications, instruments, and appliances. Through use of a general architecture, a single design can be economically manufactured in large scale and readily adapted to diverse specialized applications. Clearing and cleaning provisions may be used to facilitate reuse of the device, or may be used for decontamination prior to recycling or non-reclaimed disposal. In other embodiments, a flexible software-reconfigurable multipurpose reusable laboratory glassware setup may be realized, sparing talented laboratory staff from repetitive, complex, or low-level tasks occurring in analysis, synthesis, or small-scale chemical manufacturing.

A method of controlling the temperature of autothermal microchannel reactors is disclosed. A hierarchical control structure employs a distributed temperature controller including a phase change material and a supervisory control system including the control of one or more inputs into the reactor. The phase change material acts as a fast, distributed controller, and the supervisory controller acts over a longer time horizon to mitigate persistent disturbances. A stochastic optimization method for selecting the phase change layer thickness is employed.

This invention relates to a process and an apparatus for conducting simultaneous endothermic and exothermic reactions in a microchannel reactor. A start-up procedure for the microchannel reactor is disclosed.

Systems and methods for software-reconfigurable chemical process systems useful in a wide range of applications. Embodiments may include software control of internal processes, automated provisions for cleaning internal elements with solvents, provisions for clearing and drying gasses, and multitasking operation. In one family of embodiments, a flexible software-reconfigurable multipurpose reusable Lab-on-a-Chip or embedded chemical processor is realized that can facilitate a wide range of applications, instruments, and appliances. Through use of a general architecture, a single design can be economically manufactured in large scale and readily adapted to diverse specialized applications. Clearing and cleaning provisions may be used to facilitate reuse of the device, or may be used for decontamination prior to recycling or non-reclaimed disposal. In other embodiments, a flexible software-reconfigurable multipurpose reusable laboratory glassware setup may be realized, sparing talented laboratory staff from repetitive, complex, or low-level tasks occurring in analysis, synthesis, or smallscale chemical manufacturing.

Disclosed is a reactor system that contains multiple millireactors, each including a millitube, a first feed line, a second feed line, and a third feed line. Each of the first and second feed lines has a hydraulic damper disposed therein. Also disclosed is a process for conducting in a millitube a triphasic flow reaction that requires a liquid reactant, a gas reactant, and a catalyst.

A method of dry reforming methane with CO.sub.2 using a bi-metallic nickel and ruthenium-based catalyst. A dry reformer having the bimetallic catalyst as reforming catalyst, and a method of producing syngas with the dry reformer.

Provided are: a flow channel structure with which lipid particles or micelles, which are useful as nano-sized carriers, for example, in drug delivery systems, are produced with good control of particle size; and a method for forming lipid particles or micelles using the same. Said flow channel structure has a two-dimensional structure such as one in which multiple structural elements (baffles) of a specified width are alternately disposed from the two side faces in a micro-sized flow channel through which feedstock solutions are flowed.

A method of synthesising an organic high explosive includes the steps of i) providing a first solution A, ii) providing a second solution B, wherein the admixture of solution A and solution B are selected such that they are capable upon formation of the admixture of reacting together to provide an organic high explosive, and iii) causing the solution A and B to be mixed and passed through a flow reactor to create an admixture, wherein the flow reactor includes a pipe, wherein the internal diameter of the pipe is selected such that it is less than the critical diameter of the organic high explosive, thereby preventing detonation of the formed organic high explosive in said flow reactor.

A continuous-flow preparation method for an amino alcohol compound using a micro-reaction system. The micro-reaction system includes a feed pump, a micromixer, a microchannel reactor, and a back pressure valve. An aldehyde compound and an amine compound are simultaneously fed to the micro-mixer for mixing to obtain a mixed solution. The mixed solution is directly fed to the micro-channel reactor and undergoes an addition reaction. The reaction mixture is collected, and subjected to concentration, separation and purification to obtain the desired amino alcohol compound.

A microfluidics-based nanoparticle synthesis system, a device and a synthesis method thereof are provided. The nanoparticle synthesis system comprises: a microfluidic chip; a reagent bottle which is connected with the microfluidic chip; and a flow control assembly comprising a pressure controller which is used for controlling the pressure in the reagent bottle. The system achieves high-accuracy flow control, and a microfluidic chip that can achieve high-efficiency and rapid mixing is also used in combination to finally achieve high-throughput and high-uniformity nanoparticle synthesis. A user may adjust the same instrument as required to achieve different throughputs without redesigning the instrument.