The use of continuous flow conditions for synthetic electrochemical reactions exhibits many benefits over more traditional batch conditions. This has resulted in many research groups developing continuous electrochemical reactors and their application. The benefits of continuous flow include increased faradaic efficiencies, resulting in reduced energy consumption, higher selectivities and lower electrolyte loadings, which decreases waste streams and simplifies purification. These improvements are largely derived from the smaller interelectrode gaps used in continuous systems compared with batch protocols. Although this may be perceived as a small change in terms of a practical reaction setup, it presents many challenges associated with reactor design and development. This perspective will highlight reactor layouts designed to address some of these challenges.

在合成电化学反应中使用连续流动条件显示出比更传统的间歇条件更多的优势。这导致许多研究小组开发连续电化学反应器及其应用。连续流动的好处包括提高了法拉第效率，从而降低了能耗，提高了选择性并降低了电解质的用量，从而减少了废液流并简化了纯化过程。这些改进很大程度上是由于与批处理方案相比，连续系统中使用的电极间间隙较小。尽管就实际反应装置而言，这可能被视为很小的变化，但它却带来了与反应器设计和开发相关的许多挑战。