Anthraquinone dyes are the second most significant dyes in the dye industry after azo dyes.Nitroanthraquinone prepared by the nitration of anthraquinone,is one of the important raw materials for the synthesis of various types of anthraquinone dyes.In this study,a microreactor with excellent heat and mass transfer properties was utilized to investigate the continuous?flow nitration process of anthraquinone.The effects of key process parameters such as reaction temperature,volume flow rate,molar ratio of nitric acid to anthraquinone,anthraquinone concentration,residence time,and sulfuric acid intensity on the nitration process were examined.The results showed that the competition between mono? and di?nitrification reactions during anthraquinone nitrification was significant, and the adjustment of process parameters would significantly affect the ratio of mono? and di?nitrification products while promoting the conversion rate of anthraquinone.The full use of the advantages of microreactors to precisely regulate the process parameters is an effective measure to improve the selectivity of the target nitration product.