Abstract
Microreactors open a novel way of chemical synthesis in a highly controlled way. Due to their improved mass and heat transfer, these devices are well suited, e.g., for mixing-sensitive, fast and highly exothermic reactions. Endothermic reactions profit as well from the improved thermal management. This leads to a better exploitation of resources and decrease of energy consumption of chemical processes and will hereby increase their costing and eco-efficiency. An additional interesting benefit is the enabling to run reactions in a safe way under unconventional process parameters known as new process windows. This includes processing at unusually high temperatures and pressures - high-p-T processing. In this overview, selected examples from the diversity of microstructured components are given and grouped by their scopes of applications. This comprises first microreactors or micromixers for liquid / liquid contacting, followed by microdevices
for gas / liquid contacting and then by catalytic gas-phase microreactors.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) |
Publisher | UNESCO-EOLSS |
Pages | 6.34.3.10-1-27 |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |