Microreactors in Organic Synthesis

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Exploitation of liquid-liquid microreactor in organic synthesis offers attractive advantages, including the reduction of diffusion path lengths to maximize the rate of mass transfer and reaction rates. Despite the advantages, interest in liquid-liquid micro reactors did not take off until recently, perhaps because of the complication of flow pattern manipulation combined with the limited numbers of liquid-liquid reactions. Initial interest focused on the control of parameters responsible for variation in flow patterns to engineer microemulsions or droplets. However, it was soon realized that liquid-liquid microdevices are more than just a tool for controlling flow patterns and further interest developed. 

Wirth T (2008) Microreactors in organic synthesis and catalysis. Wiley, Weinheim... 

Wirth, T., Ed. Microreactors in Organic Synthesis and Catalysis, WUey-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2008. Xu R., Pang W., Yu J., Huo Q., Chen J. Chemistry cf Zeolites and Related Porous Materials. Wiley-VCH Publisher, 2007,616 pp, ISBN No. 978-0-470-82233-3. 

Hessel, V., Lob, P., and Lowe, H. (2008) Industrial microreactor process development up to production, in Microreactors in Organic Synthesis and Catalysis (ed. Th. Wirth), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, Weinheim, pp. 211-275. 

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