EPSRC Reference: |
GR/S40589/01 |
Title: |
Microengineered Laboratory Catalytic Reactors |
Principal Investigator: |
Gavriilidis, Professor A |
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Department: |
Chemical Engineering |
Organisation: |
UCL |
Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
Starts: |
01 April 2004 |
Ends: |
31 March 2007 |
Value (£): |
219,985
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EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
Catalysis & Applied Catalysis |
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Chemicals |
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
For reliable scale-up of chemical processes, high quality kinetics is of paramount importance. Microengineered reactors offer an excellent tool for this purpose, particularly for fast exothermic or endothermic catalytic reactions. This is due to alleviation of transfer resistances due to the small distances present for m and heat transfer and their improved heat management. Sub-millisecond diffusion time can be achieved at sub-millimetre length scales which enhances mass transfer and reduces concentration gradients in microchannels. Heat transfer is maximised because of large surface to volume ratios and isothermal conditions can be easily attained even for highly exothermic reactions. This proposal seeks to investigate, study and demonstrate the unique advantages tl microengineered reactors offer in the quest of reaction kinetic and mechanistic information for demanding reactions and thus offer a unique reactor development device and methodology.
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