Methods and apparatus for continuously preparing a particulate material are provided. One method of the invention includes mixing a first solution comprising a solute dissolved in a solvent, with a second solution, thereby providing a first solution-second solution mixture and introducing the mixture into the high-energy zone of a high shear dispersion system and dispersing the first solution-second solution mixture prior to significant particulate growth, whereby the dispersed mixture forms a suspension of particles of the solute and wherein significant particulate growth has occurred when the average equivalent spherical diameter of at least one particle in the solution is greater than 10 micrometer. Integrated apparatuses for performing methods of the invention are also provided.
