Patent ID: 8592498

Claim:
A method for producing an organic compound, the method comprising the steps of: providing at least two fluids to be processed, the at least two fluids including a fluid containing at least one kind of organic compound; providing at least two processing members of a first processing member and a second processing member, the second processing member being capable of relatively approaching to and separating from the first processing member, and a rotation drive mechanism for rotating the first processing member and the second processing member relative to each other, wherein the at least two processing members are provided with at least two processing surfaces of a first processing surface and a second processing surface disposed in a position they are faced with each other, and each of the processing surfaces constitutes a part of a flow path through which at least one fluid of the two fluids to be processed is passed; and passing the at least two fluids to be processed between the first and second processing surfaces being capable of approaching and separating from each other and rotating relative to each other, and joining the at least two fluids together in a thin film fluid formed between the two processing surfaces arranged to be opposite to each other so as to able to approach to and separate from each other, at least one of which rotating relative to the other, whereby the organic reaction is performed in the thin film fluid, reacting in the thin film fluid a component contained in one kind of the fluid with a component contained in one kind of the other fluid, wherein the method further comprises the steps of: providing supply pressure to the fluid to be processed to generate a force to move in the direction of separating at least two processing surfaces, the force thereby generated being balanced with a force to move in the direction of approaching at least two processing surfaces, thereby keeping a minute space in the distance between the first and second processing surfaces, and passing the at least one fluid of the two fluids to be processed in a minute space kept between the two processing surfaces, thereby forming the thin film fluid of the at least one fluid of the two fluids to be processed; providing an another introduction path independent of the flow path provided to pass the at least one fluid of the two fluids, wherein at least one opening leading to the introduction path is arranged in at least either the first processing surface or the second processing surface; introducing the other one fluid of the two fluids between the two processing surfaces through the introduction path; and mixing the at least one fluid of the two fluids and the other one fluid of the two fluids one in the thin film fluid.