Micro Process Engineering: A Comprehensive Handbook

Abstract

VOLUME I: Fundamentals, Operations and Catalysts FLUID DYNAMICS IN MICROCHANNELS Multiphase Flow Microfluidic Networks Boiling and Two-Phase Flow in Microchannels Microscale Flow Visualization Modeling of Microfluidic Devices MIXING IN MICROSYSTEMS Characterization of Mixing and Segregation in Homogeneous Flow Systems Passive and Active Micromixers Mixing and Contacting of Heterogeneous Systems HEAT/MASS TRANSFER Heat Transfer in Homogeneous Systems Transport Phenomena in Microscale Reacting Flows Fluid-Fluid and Fluid-Solid Mass Transfer MICROSTRUCTURED DEVICES FOR PURIFICATION AND SEPARATION PROCESSES Extraction Capillary Electrochromatography MICROSTRUCTURED REACTORS Homogeneous Reactions Heterogeneous Multiphase Reactions Photoreactors Microstructured Reactors for Electrochemical Synthesis VOLUME II: Devices, Reactions and Applications MICROREACTOR DESIGN, FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY Silicon and Glass Microreactors Metallic, Steel, Ceramic and Plastic Microreactors BULK AND FINE CHEMISTRY Liquid- and Liquid-Liquid-Phase Reactions - Aliphatic Substitution Reactions Liquid- and Liquid-Liquid-Phase Reactions - Aromatic Substitution Reactions Liquid- and Liquid-Liquid-Phase Reactions - Addition and Elimination Liquid- and Liquid-Liquid-Phase Reactions - Coupling Reactions Liquid- and Liquid-Liquid-Phase Reactions - Oxidations and Reduction Gas-Liquid-Phase Reactions: Substitution Gas-Liquid-Phase Reactions: Addition Gas-Liquid-Phase Reactions: Reduction Gas-Liquid-Phase Reactions: Miscellaneous Reactions POLYMERIZATION Free Radical Polymerization Living Radical Polymerization Cationic Polymerization Polycondensation FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS Organic Particles and Pigments Inorganic Particles Polymer Particles Microencapsulates, Proteins and Lipids/Vesicles Oil-in-Water and Water-in-Oil Emulsions Double, Triple and Complex Multilayered Emulsions Microreactor Applications in the Consumer Goods Industry FUEL PROCESSING Application and Operation of Microreactors for Fuel Conversion Steam Reforming Partial Oxidation CO Clean-Up: Water Gas Shift and Methanation Reactions CO Clean-Up: Preferential Oxidation VOLUME III: System, Process and Plant Engineering MICROREACTOR SYSTEMS DESIGN AND SCALE-UP Structured Multi-Scale Process Systems Design and Engineering - The Role of Microreactor Technology in Chemical Process Design Reaction and Process System Analysis, Miniaturization and Intensification Strategies Principles and Guidelines for Selection of Microstructured Devices for Mixing and Reaction Catalyst Development, Screening and Optimization SENSING, ANALYSIS, AND CONTROL Microtechnology and Process Analytics Optical In-Line Spectroscopy in Microchemical Processes On-Line Monitoring of Reaction Kinetics in Microreactors Using Mass Spectrometry and Micro-NMR Spectroscopy Automation and Control of Microprocess Systems MICROREACTOR PLANTS: CASE STUDIES Industrial Microreactor Process Development up to Production Microreactor Plant for the Large-Scale Production of a Fine Chemical Intermediate: A Technical Case Study Development and Scale-Up of a Microreactor Pilot Plant Using the Concept of Numbering-Up Microstructures as a Tool for Production in the Tons per Hour Scale ECONOMICS AND ECO-EFFICIENCY ANALYSES The Economic Potential of Microreaction Technology Life Cycle Assessment of Microreaction Technology Versus Batch Technology - A Case Study Exergy Analysis of a Micro Fuel Processing System for Hydrogen ald Electricity Production - A Case Study