Process for making solid particles

Abstract

The invention relates to a process of creating particles of controlled size by creating them in the interstitial regions in a batch, semi-continuous, or continuous liquid phase. The method comprises making solid particles comprising: adding a precursor material to a liquid carrier to form a liquid continuous phase, wherein the concentration of the precursor material is from about 5% to about 99% by weight of the continuous liquid phase; adding an inert phase into the liquid continuous phase of step a, resulting in an inert phase and continuous liquid phase mixture having a volume fraction of the inert phase of from about 30% to about 98% and inert phase domain size of about 0.2 to about 200 μm; transforming the precursor material physically or chemically, resulting in the formation of solid particles.

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