Zeolite synthesis in a milli-fluidic ultrasonic flow reactor

Despite the many successful applications of continuous flow reactors in the manufacturing of chemical compounds, one major drawback greatly limiting their use is their susceptibility to channel clogging for flows containing particulate matter. Ultrasound integration strategies have been developed for microfluidic devices, however the scale-up of this technology in continuous flow reactors to an industrially relevant scale has not been addressed so far. The aim of this project is to design ultrasound integrated milli-scale flow reactors which prevent channel clogging and reduce wall fouling due to the presence of particles. These developed reactors will then be applied to nanoparticle synthesis and the crystallization of organic molecules.