Phase transfer catalyzed esterification: Modeling and experimental studies in a microreactor under parallel flow conditions

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 489-498

  Šinkovec, Ervin ^a   Pohar, Andrej ^a   Krajnc, Matjaž ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Mass transfer; Mathematical model; Microfluidic; Parallel flow; Phase transfer catalysis

Indexed keywords

3D MODELING; BATCH REACTORS; CATALYSIS; DICHLOROMETHANE; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; HEAT CONVECTION; LAMINAR FLOW; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROFLUIDICS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ESTERIFICATION REACTIONS; KINETICS AND MASS TRANSFERS; MASS TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; PARALLEL FLOW CONDITIONS; PHASE TRANSFER CATALYSIS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTIONS; SPECIFIC INTERFACIAL AREA; TETRABUTYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE;

PARALLEL FLOW;

EID: 84878582365     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-012-1067-7     Document Type: Article

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