Microfluidic microreaction technology advantages

Microfluidic systems (microreactors) provide great benefits, such as precise fluid-manipulation [1] and high controllability of rapid and difficult to control chemical reactions (see Part 2, Bulk and Fine Chemistry). Advantages of microreaction technology have been utilized in polymer chemistry notable examples include the synthesis of fine solid polymeric materials [2,3] and excellent control of exceptionally reactive polymerization through mainly radical and cationic polymerization reactions (see Chapters 13-15). Other polymerizations using microreaction technology are still in their infancy, vhich include step polymerization, that is, polycondensation and polyaddition and other non-radical polymerizations. 

The examples given in this chapter demonstrate that the ozonolysis can be performed in microfluidic reactors in a safe and controllable manner. A lot of knowledge was gained on the processing of the ozonolysis in microfluidic devices on laboratory as well as on pilot plant scale. Nobis and Roberge summarized the advantages of microreaction technology for ozonolysis reactions from an industrial point of view [39]. 

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