Tetsuro Miyamoto

Microreactor System Using the Concept of Numbering-Up

Microreactor system using 20 numbering-up microreactors was developed. The 20 microreactor units were stacked five deep and in four rows like a computer blade server. The maximum flow rate using the 20 microreactors was 72 tons/year. Moreover, a nitration reaction of phenol with nitric acid was done as a real evaluation using a chemical reaction. It was found that the microreactor system using the 20 numbering-up microreactors was able to increase the production scale without decreasing the yield of the products.