Flow
Chemistry

Flow chemistry replaces batch reactors with continuous tubular systems where reagents flow through precisely controlled microreactors, mixing, reacting and separating in a seamless automated process. REC 2 is investing in flow chemistry systems that dramatically accelerate pharmaceutical synthesis, specialty chemical production and green chemistry — reducing waste, improving safety and enabling chemistries impossible in batch mode.

This is why the chemical industry worldwide is shifting toward flow: reactions can be run at extreme temperatures and pressures safely, hazardous intermediates are consumed immediately rather than accumulated, and scale-up from laboratory to production is achieved simply by running reactors in parallel ('numbering up') rather than rebuilding a plant. Automated reactors are what make this shift practical at industrial scale — they hold the tight temperature, pressure and residence-time control that flow chemistry depends on far more precisely than manual operation ever could. REC 2 sees flow chemistry, backed by automated reactor systems, as foundational to the future of chemical manufacturing.

Defence applications include the on-demand synthesis of propellants, explosives and chemical countermeasures — eliminating the need for large munitions stockpiles and enabling just-in-time production near the point of use. Our flow chemistry investments serve both the commercial specialty chemicals market and defence procurement.