Mn2+ doped ZnGa2O4 particles were continuously synthesized in subcritical and supercritical water using a flow hydrothermal reaction system. Zn, Ga and Mn nitrates were used as the starting materials. The syntheses were carried out at temperatures from 300 to 500 degrees C, at pressures from 25 to 35 MPa, at KOH concentration of 0.04M, and for residence times from 0.13 to 1.13 s. X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA) and photoluminescent spectroscopy were used to characterize the samples. Single phase of ZnGa2O4 was achieved at residence times of less than 1 s. The crystallite sizes were in the range from 12 to 21 nm which tend to increase with an increase in the reaction temperature and with a decrease in the reaction pressure. Green emission was observed for the annealed samples under reducing conditions whereas as-synthesized samples did not exhibit photoluminescence. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.