Membrane microreactors: gas-liquid reactions made easy

Timothy Noël; Volker Hessel

doi:10.1002/cssc.201200913

Membrane microreactors: gas-liquid reactions made easy

ChemSusChem. 2013 Mar;6(3):405-7. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201200913. Epub 2013 Jan 9.

Authors

Timothy Noël¹, Volker Hessel

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Micro Flow Chemistry and Process Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands. t.noel@tue.nl

PMID: 23303711
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201200913

Abstract

Getting phases together: Membrane microreactors provide new opportunities for gas-liquid reactions. The advantages of this microreactor concept are a large interfacial area, a greater flexibility with regard to flow rates, and the opportunity to immobilize a catalyst on the membrane.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Catalysis
Gases / chemistry*
Membranes, Artificial*
Microtechnology / methods*
Oxygen / chemistry

Substances

Gases
Membranes, Artificial
Oxygen