Scale-up concept of single-channel microreactors from process development to industrial production

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 718-726

  Kockmann, Norbert ^a   Gottsponer, Michael ^a   Roberge, Dominique M ^a  

^a LONZA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Energy dissipation rate; Flow reactor; Heat transfer; Microchannel flow; Microstructured reactors; Mixing time; Pilot scale production; Pressure loss; Process development; Reaction kinetics; Reactor design; Reactor safety; Scale up

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION RATE; FLOW REACTOR; MICROCHANNEL FLOW; MICROSTRUCTURED REACTORS; MIXING TIME; PILOT-SCALE PRODUCTION; PRESSURE LOSS; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; REACTOR DESIGN; REACTOR SAFETY; SCALE-UP;

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; CHANNEL FLOW; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DESIGN; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY DISSIPATORS; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS;

REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 79952441408     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.08.089     Document Type: Article

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