Microchemical Engineering in Practice

Discover how to fully leverage microreaction technology
Microchemical Engineering in Practice enables chemists and engineers to determine which chemical microreactors are suitable for a given application by fully detailing all the technical, operational, and economic criteria that need to be accounted for when making an informed decision. The book provides everything readers need to know to reap the benefits of microreaction technology, including:
Systems needed to place microreactors into production
Examples and case studies demonstrating how different microreactors are used for different applications
Strategies for large–scale development and large–scale production
Guidelines for calculating the costs and investment needed for development and production
Following an introduction that explores the impact of microtechnologies in chemical processing, the book covers microfluidic modules, peripheric equipment, and microreaction plants. The final section is dedicated to specific applications, including:
Polymerization in microfluidic reactors
Photo reactions
Intensification of the catalytic process by microstructured reactors
Separation units
Multiphase reactions
Microchemical Engineering in Practice features a team of expert authors whose experience ranges from designing chemical microreactors to putting them into production in large–scale operations. As a result, this is an essential guide for chemists and engineers interested in investigating and harnessing the full potential of chemical microreactors.

Spis treści:
Chapter 1: Introduction (Thomas Dietrich).
1.1 The Impact of Micro–Technologies in Chemical Processing (Jean F. Jenck).
Chapter 2: Microfluidic Modules.
2.1 Materials and Production Technology.
2.1.1 Micro–reactors built of metallic materia ls (Frank N. Herbstritt).
2.1.2 Microreactors built of insulating materials (Norbert Schwesinger and Andreas Freitag).
2.2 Unit Operations.
2.2.1: Micromixers (Joölle Aubin and Catherine Xuereb).
2.2.2. Micro–Channel Heat Exchangers and Reactors (Mark George Kirby and Svend Rumbold).
2.2.3. Separation Units (Asterios Gavriilidis and John Edward Andrew Shaw).
2.3 Calculations and Simulations (Dieter Bothe).
Chapter 3: Peripheric Equipment.
3.1. Dosage Equipment (Asif Karim and Wolfgang Loth).
3.2 Micromachined sensors for microreactors (Jan Dziuban).
3.3 Automating Micro Process Systems (Thomas Mller–Heinzerling).
Chapter 4: Microreaction Plants.
4.1 Strategies for lab scale development (Dirk Kischneck).
4.2. Microreaction Systems for Education (Marcel A. Liauw and Dina E. Treu).
4.3 Microreaction Systems for Large–Scale Production (Anna Lee Y. Tonkovich and Eric A. Daymo).
4.4 Process intensification (Michael Matlosz and Ing. Hab. Laurent Falk).
4.5 Standardisation in Micro Process Engineering (Alexis Bazzanella).
Chapter 5: Applications.
5.1 Polymerization in Microfluidic Reactors (Eugenia Kumacheva, Hong Zhang, and Zhihong Nie).
5.2. Photo Reactions (Teijiro Ichimura, Yoshihisa Matsushita, Kosaku Sakeda, Tadashi Suzuki).
5.3 Intensification of catalytic process by micro–structured reactors: opportunities and limits (Kiwi Minsker and Albert Renken).
5.4 Separation Units (Bernd Nidetzky and Malene S. Thomsen).
5.5 Multiphase Reactions (J.G.E. (Han) Gardeniers).

Nota biograficzna:

THOMAS R. DIETRICH, PhD, is founder and Chief Executive Officer of mikroglas chemtech GmbH, a company producing chemical microreactors and microreaction equipment. In addition to being an author in several journals and a lecturer at conferences, Dr. Dietrich is a leading member of several international organizations, including the DECHEMA industry consort ium MicroChemTec (Germany), the Process Development Division group on microchemical engineering within AIChE (USA), and the advisory board of the Centro de Microprocesos at the Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico).

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Discover how to fully leverage microreaction technology
Microchemical Engineering in Practice enables chemists and engineers to determine which chemical microreactors are suitable for a given application by fully detailing all the technical, operational, and economic criteria that need to be accounted for when making an informed decision. The book provides everything readers need to know to reap the benefits of microreaction technology, including:
Systems needed to place microreactors into production
Examples and case studies demonstrating how different microreactors are used for different applications
Strategies for large–scale development and large–scale production
Guidelines for calculating the costs and investment needed for development and production
Following an introduction that explores the impact of microtechnologies in chemical processing, the book covers microfluidic modules, peripheric equipment, and microreaction plants. The final section is dedicated to specific applications, including:
Polymerization in microfluidic reactors
Photo reactions
Intensification of the catalytic process by microstructured reactors
Separation units
Multiphase reactions
Microchemical Engineering in Practice features a team of expert authors whose experience ranges from designing chemical microreactors to putting them into production in large–scale operations. As a result, this is an essential guide for chemists and engineers interested in investigating and harnessing the full potential of chemical microreactors.