Patent ID: 7435392
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: B01F,B01J,F28D,F28F

Abstract:
1. An automated continuous processing parallel chemical production system for automatically producing a desired chemical product by combining at least two reactants, the chemical production system comprising: (a) a plurality of chemical reactors, each chemical reactor being configured to produce a quantity of the desired chemical product, each chemical reactor comprising at least: a first reactant inlet, a second reactant inlet, a reaction volume coupled in fluid communication with the first reactant inlet and the second reactant inlet, and a product outlet coupled in fluid communication with the reaction volume; (b) a reactant feed apparatus including: (c) a product collection assembly configured to be placed in fluid communication with a product receiver, and to selectively couple said product outlet of each chemical reactor in fluid communication with the product receiver; and (d) a system controller controllably coupled with said first reactant feed assembly, said second reactant feed assembly, and said product collection assembly, the system controller monitoring and controlling production of the desired chemical product by said plurality of chemical reactors, and designating at least one of said plurality of chemical reactors as a backup reactor, such that the system controller causes: