Nanjing Analys Instruments Co., Ltd., a service provider of a new generation multi-phase reaction technology platform, has recently announced the completion of nearly 100 million yuan in Series A financing. This round of funding was led by Chuanliu Investment and followed by Tianji Technology Investment. The funds will be used for further product research and development and market expansion activities. The company, developed from the micro-interface intensification technology team at Nanjing University, is based on this technology. The developed technology—"Micro-Interface Mass Transfer Intensification Technology MIR-5G" significantly enhances interfacial area and molecular mass transfer rate at the micrometer scale, thus improving the efficiency of the chemical manufacturing industry and has been successfully applied in many important areas such as petroleum, environmental protection, chemistry, new materials, and beyond.

Micro-Interface Mass Transfer Intensification Technology is not only suitable for modification of existing chemical manufacturing production lines but also for direct application in new facilities. Currently, this technology has been applied in many fields, such as hydrodesulfurization of diesel to produce National Standard VI diesel at a million tons scale, single-line production of octyl alcohol exceeding 400,000 tons, acetic acid production reaching 200,000 tons and above, as well as treatment of high-salinity high-COD industrial wastewater at the scale of over 100,000 tons.

As an important pillar of the national economy, the chemical manufacturing industry accounts for about 30% of GDP. Its core link—chemical reactions—involves the transfer of matter between multiphase systems such as gas, liquid, and solid and a large number of different chemical reactions combining. After the intrinsic factors such as catalysts and process conditions are determined, the mass transfer rate becomes a direct factor affecting reaction efficiency. Therefore, an advanced reactor platform (reaction process and equipment) is crucial not only for improving mass transfer and reaction efficiency but is also a key technology for solving the problems of high energy consumption, high risk, and high emissions in the chemical production process.

Looking back through history, China's multiphase chemical reactor platform technology has evolved from the 1G (≥10-2m) of the 1920s to the 2G (10-2m~10-3m) of the 1970s and 1980s, and the current 3G technology (≥10-3m), while some Western multinational corporations have already achieved 3.5G (10-3m~10-4m). Given that reactor platform technology directly affects the efficiency of chemical manufacturing and the "three highs" issue (high energy consumption, high risk, high emissions), modern industry is in urgent need of technological innovation.

Nanjing Analys Instruments Co., Ltd. has been working hard to solve this key technological problem for more than 20 years. The company's founder, Zhang Zhibing, revealed that their independently developed Micro-Interface Reaction Intensification Technology MIR-4G (10-4m~10-5m) has been used and tested in an industrial environment for 10 years, and is now widely applied in industrial production lines with an annual output ranging from 100,000 tons to one million tons. Currently, their further advanced Micro-Nano Interface Reaction Intensification Technology MIR-5G (10-5m~10-8m) has entered the industrial testing phase in production facilities with scales from 10,000 tons/year to 100,000 tons/year.

MIR-5G technology shows tremendous potential as it significantly enhances the speed and efficiency of molecular transfer on a micro-nano scale. The application of this technology is expected to reduce the energy consumption of existing 3G to 3.5G production equipment by 15%-40%, while reducing costs by 10%-35%, achieving a leading position and generational leap in domestic and international technology fields.

Taking the core production process of Octanol as an example, most global producers rely on technology provided by Company D. This technology essentially controls the market, but the transition to processes developed based on MIR-5G technology could further reduce the investment and energy consumption of octanol by 20-30%. Zhang Zhibing states: "MIR-5G technology is scientifically advanced, technologically leading, and suitable for engineering applications. It significantly reduces the pressure of chemical reactions, improves intrinsic safety and plant efficiency, and lowers energy and material consumption while also eliminating the risk of reliance on a single supplier."

It is understood that this technology has applied for more than 600 domestic and international intellectual property rights, and has gained over 300 patents and trademark authorizations. On the basis of developing the MIR-5G reactor platform, Nanjing Anlig Technology is developing several key chemical product production process packages and upgrading services to comprehensive process technology solutions, providing integrated services for processes and equipment.

In terms of the team, Zhang Zhibing is a hands-on expert in the chemical engineering field in China, having received many honors, including being among the first group of fellows of the Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China and the Hou Debang Chemical Achievement Award. He is also one of the main founders of the National "Double First-Class" discipline of chemical engineering and technology at Nanjing University. Professor Zhang Zhibing started researching micro-interface mass transfer enhancement technology 20 years ago and upgraded it to micro-nano reaction intensification technology, leading over 150 industrialization projects. The core technology team is composed of two academicians, more than 30 professors, senior engineers, doctors, and post-doctors.

In the context of promoting the "dual carbon" strategy and the development of new qualitative productivity, improving quality and efficiency has become an important goal for the chemical manufacturing industry. Companies like Nanjing Anlig, as technology service providers, have broad development prospects. Zhang Zhibing points out: “Anlig is committed to becoming a global pioneer of new-generation reaction technology platform service providers.” The company will continue to expand its application fields in the future, contributing to the quality improvement, efficiency enhancement, and carbon reduction of China's chemical manufacturing industry.