Pilot-size microreactor operation

The same features were found for pilot-size microreactor operation (see Figure 5.30). Brightness and transparency were the same, and the color strength could even be increased to 149% [65]. The mean particle size was even smaller than the lab-scale microreactor processing (microreactor D5o = 90nm, s=1.5 batch D5o = 600nm, s = 2.0), probably because of process optimization. 

Pilot-size microreactor operation was done using a flow of 500ml/h, which is equivalent to a production in the range of 10 t/a that was estimated when accounting... 

Viable operating eonditions were identified experimentally for maximising the produetion of ethylene, propylene, styrene and benzene from the pyrolysis of waste produets. Data are given for pyrolysis temperature, produet reaetion time, and quench time using a batch microreactor and a pilot-plant-sized reactor. 26 refs. CANADA... 

The specific nature of microreactors at the laboratory scale, e.g., due to their small size, continuous way of operation, and their interconnectors, raises the need for compact tailored platforms, and indeed suppliers have provided such complete systems, i.e., as bench-scale microreactor plants [2]. Meanwhile, a choice of modular multi-purpose or dedicated microreactor laboratory plants is available on the market, approaching the pilot-scale level [2]. Still, suitable tools for dovmstream processing are missing to satisfy all customers needs. 

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