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Project Objectives The objective of the PILLS project is to develop and validate a design methodology and criteria for dealing with two-phase liquid/liquid-reactions leading to a new generation of flexible and high-performance process equipment (micro through to meso structured) for continuous manufacturing. A generic approach will be developed by the project members and will involve practical, theoretical and modelling aspects. The devices developed will be applied to two different industrial systems to show wide applicability to the chemical industry and exemplification with processes of importance to fine and speciality chemicals and commodity chemicals. Micro and meso-scale reactors will be operated at scales relevant to commercial production to demonstrate improved selectivity, yield and specific performance. A state-of-the-art experimental research facility will be designed and constructed. This will be modular, flexible and expandable to ensure flexibility of process and operation. Having developed an improved fundamental understanding of these multiphase processes and the design and operation of appropriate micro/meso structured environments, the partners will codify this learning in the form of a “toolkit” to identify the most suitable continuous processing methods for any liquid/liquid system. This will allow operators to improve the sustainability of chemicals production by selecting intensified process methods that are both eco-efficient and offer increased safety. The project,will develop an e-learning course and a practical demonstration on a educational micro system to train process technologists in the toolkit of methodologies developed during the project. |
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