Chemical industrial reactions are generally engineered for the achievement of enhanced efficiency, which is critical for the requirement of sustainability. Conventional large-scale batch reactors encounter constraints in thermal and mass transport which result in a diminution of energy conversion efficiency. As a promising technology, continuous flow reaction is characterized by the enhancement of reaction processes fulfilled by the reduction of fluid dimensions, providing a potential solution to the green chemical industry. In this review, the mass and thermal transport in continuous flow reactors are introduced, and fundamental design principles of continuous flow reactors are proposed. Rapid mixing of the reactants and the segmentation of reaction fluids are elaborated for different reactor structural parameters. Subsequently, the heat transfer in the reaction fluids is analyzed in details with the comparison between proposed models. Lastly, synthesis of zeolites, which is identified as a potential manifestation of the continuous flow reaction technology, is briefly summarized. This review also features a prospect on the future optimization of continuous flow reactor design for the synthesis of porous materials similar to zeolites.

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连续流反应器中的过程强化：分子筛合成的基本原理和应用


化学工业反应通常旨在提高效率，这对于可持续性的要求至关重要。传统的大型间歇式反应器在热传输和质量传输方面遇到限制，导致能量转换效率降低。作为一项很有前途的技术，连续流反应的特点是通过减小流体尺寸来增强反应过程，为绿色化工行业提供了潜在的解决方案。本文介绍了连续流反应器中的质量和热传递，并提出了连续流反应器的基本设计原则。针对不同的反应器结构参数，详细阐述了反应物的快速混合和反应流体的分割。随后，通过对所提出的模型进行比较，详细分析了反应流体中的传热。最后，简要总结了分子筛的合成，这被确定为连续流反应技术的潜在表现形式。这篇综述还对未来优化连续流反应器设计以合成类似于沸石的多孔材料进行了展望。