Micro-environmental strategies

The general strategies to perform catalytic reactions in capillaries presented in this chapter can be utilized in the comprehensive kinetic characterization of catalysts and materials. Furthermore, catalytic capillaries may one day also prove to be useful tools for selective transformations in analytical applications or for structure elucidation. Also, preparative scale-up by stacking of reactor capillaries can easily be achieved. From there, the development of chemical micro plants for the production of fine chemicals can be envisioned as a natural step in terms of energy efficiency and environmental impact. 

A new electrochemical detection strategy based on the adsorption behavior of nanostructured materials toward HMIs has been introduced to enhance the selectivity and sensitivity of electrochemical sensing platform. Various nanostructured materials including nanoscaled carbon, nanostructured metal oxides, micro/nanoporous ion-imprinted polymer, etc. have been explored for their use as electrode modifiers. We believe that the evolvement of adsorption behaviour-intrigued nanostructured materials-based electrochemical systems will lead to the development of novel HMIs detection tools with interest for applications in field such as environmental monitoring and other safety and security controls. The concept is also helpful to... 

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