Problems
What will AGI do for Lab Synthesis Scale-Up?
Process chemists and chemical engineers fail to replicate benchtop chemical yields when transitioning to industrial-scale reactors. As a reaction moves from a small flask to a massive tank, the surface-area-to-volume ratio plummets, radically altering heat transfer and mixing dynamics. Reagents that blend instantly at the micro-scale develop severe concentration gradients in large vats, triggering thermal runaway or generating unwanted side products.