Transparent silicon/glass microreactor for high-pressure and high-temperature reactions

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 135, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Trachsel, Franz ^a   Hutter, Cédric ^a   von Rohr, Philipp Rudolf ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

High pressure; High temperature; Hydrogenation; Microfluidic connection; Microreactor

Indexed keywords

GLASS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HYDROGENATION; SILICON;

REACTION CHANNEL; REACTION RATE;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; GLASS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HYDROGENATION; SILICON;

EID: 36048990591     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.07.049     Document Type: Article

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