Beneficial Micro Reactor Properties for Oxidations

As indicated above, it has been demonstrated many times that the small reaction volumes in micro reactors and the large specific surface areas created allow one to cope with the release of the large amounts of heat. Knowledge of heat transfer characteristics seems to be a top priority when designing a micro reactor for oxidations. 

The precise and, where needed, short setting of the residence time allows one to process oxidations at the kinetic limits. The residence time distributions are identical within various parallel micro channels in an array, at least in an ideal case. A further aspect relates to the flow profile within one micro channel. So far, work has only been aimed at the interplay between axial and radial dispersion and its consequences on the flow profile, i.e. changing from parabolic to more plug type. This effect waits to be further exploited. 

Particularly valuable for the viable nature of oxidations is the flame-arrestor ef feet of micro reactors affecting radical-chain propagation. 

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Beneficial Micro Reactor Properties for Oxidation of Aldehydes to Carboxylic Acids... 

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