Patent ID: 8828337

Claim:
A microreactor comprising: a bottom; a side wall; an opening disposed opposite the bottom, wherein the bottom, the side wall and the opening form a cavity for receiving a liquid; and a cover sealing the cavity; wherein the cavity comprises a first cross-section disposed in a first plane intersecting the side wall and parallel to the bottom, the perimeter of the first cross section comprising at least four convex arcs, the at least four convex arcs comprising: a first convex arc disposed in the first plane, the first convex arc comprising a first segment of more than ninety degrees of a first imaginary circle having a first center disposed within the perimeter; a second convex arc disposed in the first plane, the second convex arc comprising a second segment of more than ninety degrees of a second imaginary circle having a second center disposed within the perimeter; a third convex arc disposed in the first plane, the third convex arc comprising a third segment of more than ninety degrees of a third imaginary circle having a third center disposed within the perimeter; and a fourth convex arc disposed in the first plane, the fourth convex arc comprising a first segment of more than ninety degrees of a fourth imaginary circle having a fourth center disposed within the perimeter; wherein the first center, the second center, the third center and the fourth center are each located at a different point in the first plane, and the first center, the second center, the third center and the fourth center form an imaginary polygon.