Scale-up of microwave assisted flow processes for fine chemical synthesis

N.G. Patil; F. Benaskar; E. Rebrov; J. Meuldijk; L.A. Hulshof; V. Hessel; J.C. Schouten

Scale-up of microwave assisted flow processes for fine chemical synthesis

N.G. Patil
, F. Benaskar
, E. Rebrov
, J. Meuldijk
, L.A. Hulshof
, V. Hessel
, J.C. Schouten

Chemical Reactor Engineering

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Abstract

Monomode microwave heating has been applied in flow processes for the production of fine chemicals. Tubular reactors with diameters in milimeter scale, i.e. milli-reactors have been used to minimize penetration depth limitation of the microwaves. This work demonstrates two numbering-up approaches to improve the productivity of microwave assisted flow processing. Multiplication of microwave cavities in series improved the production rate by 3.5 fold as compared to one single cavity. Multiplication of tubular reactor channels in parallel provided increased troughput (6.6 fold). A near-isothermal operation was achieved in both approaches by cooling with a microwave transparent coolant (toluene).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	22nd International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE 22), September 2-5, 2012, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	22nd International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE 22) - Maastricht, Netherlands Duration: 2 Sept 2012 → 5 Sept 2012

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Conference	22nd International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE 22)
Abbreviated title	ISCRE 22
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Maastricht
Period	2/09/12 → 5/09/12

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Poster presented at the 22nd International Symposium on Chemical Reaction and Engineering (ISCRE 2012), 2-5 September 2012, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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Patil, NG, Benaskar, F, Rebrov, E, Meuldijk, J, Hulshof, LA, Hessel, V & Schouten, JC 2012, Scale-up of microwave assisted flow processes for fine chemical synthesis. in 22nd International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE 22), September 2-5, 2012, Maastricht, The Netherlands. 22nd International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE 22), Maastricht, Netherlands, 2/09/12.

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Scale-up of microwave assisted flow processes for fine chemical synthesis

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