Microstructured Devices for Chemical Processing

Preface
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OVERVIEW OF MICRO REACTION ENGINEERING
Introduction
What are Microstructured Devices?
Advantages of Microstructured Devices
Materials & Methods for Fabrication of Microstructured Devices
Applications of Microstructured Devices
Structure of the Book
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BASIS OF CHEMICAL REACTOR DESIGN AND ENGINEERING
Mass and Energy Balance
Formal Kinetics of Homogeneous Reactions
Ideal Reactors and their Design Equations
Homogeneous Catalytic Reactions in Biphasic Systems
Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions
Mass and Heat Transfer Effects on Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions
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REAL REACTORS AND RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION (RTD)
Non-Ideal Flow Pattern and Definition of RTD
Experimental Determination of RTD in Flow Reactors
RTD in Ideal Homogeneous Reactors
RTD in Non-Ideal Homogeneous Reactors
Influence of RTD on the Reactor Performance
RTD in Micro-Channel Reactors
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MICRO-MIXING DEVICES
Role of Mixing for the Performance of Chemical Reactors
Flow Pattern and Mixing in Micro-Channel Reactors
Theory of Mixing in Microchannels with Laminar Flow
Types of Micromixers and Mixing Principles
Experimental Characterization of MIxing Efficiency
Mixer Efficiency and Energy Consumption
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HEAT MANAGEMENT BY MICRODEVICES
Introduction
Heat Transfer in MIcrostructured Devices
Temperature Control in Chemical Microstructured Reactors
Case Studies
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MICROSTRUCTURED REACTORS FOR FLUID-SOLID SYSTEMS
Introduction
MIcrostructured Reactors for Fluid - Solid Reactions
Microstructured Reactors for Catalytic Gas-Phase Reactions
Hydrodynamics in Fluid-Solid Microstructured Reactors
Mass Transfer in Catalytic Micro-Reactors
Case Studies
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MICROSTRUCTURED REACTORS FOR FLUID-FLUID REACTIONS
Conventional Equipment for Fluid-Fluid Systems
Microstructured Devices for Fluid-Fluid Systems
Flow Patterns in Fluid-Fluid Systems
Mass Transfer
Pressure Drop in Fluid-Fluid Microstructured Channels
Flow Separation in Liquid-Liquid Microstructured Reactors
Fluid-Fluid Reactions in Microstructured Devices
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THREE PHASE SYSTEMS
Introduction
Gas-Liquid-Solid Systems
Gas-Liquid-Liquid Systems
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Dr. Madhvanand Kashid, Chemical Engineer, at Syngenta Crop Protection Monthey SA, Switzerland. He secured PhD in Chemical Engineering from Technical University of Dortmund, Germany, on "liguid-liquid slug flow capillary microreactors". Prior to joining Syngenta, he worked at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. He had been extensively working on different aspects of microprocess engineering such as design and characterization of microstructured devices both by mathematical modelling and experimental validation, development of continuous process with industrial partners, and application of microdevices for educational purpose. He is the co-author of 25 scientific publications, reviews and book chapters.

Prof. Dr. Albert Renken, Professor Emeritus, secured PhD and habilitation from University of Hannover and joined EPFL in 1977. He has been working on variety of topics related to chemical and polymer reaction engineering such as multiphase reactions, heterogeneous and enzymatic catalysis and micro reactor technology. He represents Switzerland in the Working Party on Chemical Reaction Engineering in the European Federation of Chemical Engineering. In 2007 he got the DECHEMA-Titan-Medal for his pioneering contributions to Chemical Reaction Engineering and Microreaction Technology. He is author or co-author of more than 450 scientific publications, 3 textbooks and co-author of the "Handbook of Micro Process Engineering". His actual research and teaching is focused on sustainable chemical production and process intensification.

Prof. Dr. Lioubov Kiwi-Minsker, Head of the Group of Catalytic Reaction Engineering, GGRC, at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland . Prof. Kiwi-Minsker received her PhD in 1982 in physical & colloidal chemistry from Moscow University, her habilitation in 1992 from the Novosibirsk University in Physical Chemistry and joined EPFL in 1994. Her teaching and research activities continue to be in the field of Heterogeneous Catalysis and Reactor technology, in particular, the reactors with structured catalytic beds and micro-reactors. She is the co-author of more than 200 scientific publications, patents and book chapters. She is currently a member of the Working party on "Chemical Reaction Engineering" and "Process Intensification" of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE) and of the European Federation of Catalysis (EFCATS).

M. N. Kashid, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland; A. Renken, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland; L. Kiwi-Minsker, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland