Abstract

Continuous Flow in the High Desert: Tales from Los Alamos National Laboratory

Amanda Evans, Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has a long history of using state-of-the-art technologies for making molecules and developing processes fundamental for securing the defense of the United States. Continuous flow processing paradigms and inline analytical technologies provide unique avenues for safely optimizing and scaling chemical syntheses while affording improved understanding and control of reaction kinetics. Examples of integration of continuous flow and inline analytics into diverse production practices at LANL will be presented, as will a discussion of how U.S. national labs (inclusive of the ISS) can benefit from the innovations that flow chemistry can provide for materials and medical countermeasures production.