Abstract

Continuous processes intensification via flow, mechano or electro-organic chemistry is the need of the hour to provide greener, economically viable and scalable tools for chemical manufacturing. Continuous processes provide a potential alternative to batch synthesis because of its inherent advantages such as very efficient heat exchange, high batch to batch reproducibility, fast mixing, high throughput, safety, and ease of scale-up. Due to these advantages, these processes have been referred to as the most promising “Green Technology”. In fact, continuous flow processes are projected to be the “CHEMICAL FACTORIES” of tomorrow. We have been exploring these tools for scale up of various advanced functional materials for various optoelectronic applications. In this presentation, I will review some of the recent advances in these directions and some efforts from our laboratory.

Keywords: Continuous Process Intensification, Transparent Conductor, Electrochromics