Microchannel cell testing

There are many ingenious sophisticated variations on the reactor cells, but a simple, though not very versatile, flow cell has been described for use in a microwave heater, where the reaction solution was percolated through sand in a test tube as the equivalent of multiple microchannels. This set-up was used to carry out a Bohlmann-Rahtz pyridine synthesis and a Fischer indolisation. ... 

Today, much of the product development conducted in pharmaceutical company laboratories is carried out in microflow systems that allow a total conversion of reactant to product that is rapid, efficient and selective on a scale of 1-100 g for activity testing. The past few years have seen several groups seek to develop electrolysis cell designs that can be used in such equipment. The Southampton group have attempted to develop cells that combine good performance with an appearance similar to other equipment used for routine microfiow synthesis. This led to a cell based on a single-patterned microchannel, parallel... 

Cohen, J.L., Westly, D.A., Pechenik, A., and Abruna, H.D. (2005) Fabrication and preliminary testing of a planar membraneless microchannel fuel cell. Journal of Power Sources, 139 (1-2),... 

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