Patent ID: 8287824

Claim:
A micro-reactor system assembly comprising: a plurality of heat exchange modules connected in series in a stacked arrangement, each of said heat exchange modules having at least one heat exchange fluid passage extending between at least one heat exchange fluid inlet port and at least one heat exchange fluid outlet port for accommodating and guiding a heat exchange fluid; and a plurality of process modules connected in series in a stacked arrangement, each of said process modules having at least one reactive fluid passage extending between at least one reactive fluid inlet port and at least one reactive fluid outlet port for accommodating and guiding a reactive fluid, wherein said plurality of process modules comprises: a mixing module sandwiched between two adjacent heat exchange modules, said at least one reactive fluid passage of said mixing module including a mixing portion for receiving and mixing at least two reactive fluids; a thermal adjusting module sandwiched between two adjacent heat exchange modules and disposed upstream of said mixing module for adjusting a temperature of said at least two reactive fluids prior to entering said mixing module; and one or more retention modules sandwiched between two adjacent heat exchange modules and disposed downstream of said mixing module for accommodating the reactive fluid mixture.