Microreactors

Abstract

The article contains sections titled: 1. Introduction 2. Fundamental Advantages of Microreactors 3. Microreactor Components 3.1. Micromixers 3.1.1. Injection of Multiple Microjets 3.1.2. Multiple Flow Splitting and Recombination 3.1.3. Multilamination of Fluid Layers 3.2. Micro Heat Exchangers 3.2.1. Cross-Flow Heat Exchange in Stacked Plate Devices 3.2.2. Counterflow Heat Exchange in Stacked Plate Devices 3.3. Microchannel Catalyst Structures 3.3.1. Partial Oxidation of Propene to Acrolein 3.3.2. Selective Partial Hydrogenation of a Cyclic Triene 3.3.3. Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Alcohols 3.3.4. Gas-Phase Synthesis at High Temperature 3.4. Microseparators 3.4.1. Exchange between Immiscible Fluids 3.4.2. Filtration, Diffusion, and Aerodynamic Separation 4. Microreaction Systems 4.1. Synthesis of Hazardous Gases in Microfabricated Silicon Devices 4.2. Partial Oxidation of Methane in a Stacked Stainless Steel Sheet System 4.3. Synthesis of Ethylene Oxide in a System with Integrated Mixing and Catalyst Structures 4.4. Oxidation of Ammonia in a Thin Film Silicon Device with Integrated Catalyst, Heaters, and Sensors 4.5. Synthesis of a Vitamin Precursor in a Stainless Steel System with Simultaneous Mixing, Reaction and Heat Transfer 5. Outlook