Research progress of reactors for liquid-liquid heterogeneous system
There are many liquid-liquid heterogeneous reaction systems involved in the chemical industry production process.Since the reaction process occurs at the two-phase interface,the reaction effect usually depends on the mass transfer efficiency between phases and the degree of mixing.Due to the complexity of most liquid-liquid heterogeneous reaction system,the mass transfer and mixing performance of the used reactors has great effects on the reaction processes.Recently,the research and development of reactors for liquid-liquid heterogeneous system has attracted much attention in order to intensify the liquid-liquid heterogeneous reaction and improve the product quality.In this paper,the research progress of traditional reactors and process-intensified reactors for liquid-liquid heterogeneous reaction systems is reviewed.By comparing the characteristics of traditional reactors and process-intensified reactors,the application scope and optimization strategy are summarized towards reactors for liquid-liquid heterogeneous system.A practicable route is proposed to improve the safety of liquid-liquid heterogeneous reaction systems,which should combine process intensification technology with traditional reactors.