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Micro and Membrane Reactor

This document discusses micro-reactors and membrane reactors. It describes how micro-reactors offer improved control of reaction parameters like temperature and concentrations. They can be fabricated from materials like glass, quartz, and stainless steel. Micro-reactors have benefits like higher surface area to volume ratio and efficient heat exchange. Membrane reactors combine reaction and separation and are commonly used for dehydrogenation reactions. They have semi-permeable membranes that allow only specific products to pass.

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Micro and Membrane Reactor

This document discusses micro-reactors and membrane reactors. It describes how micro-reactors offer improved control of reaction parameters like temperature and concentrations. They can be fabricated from materials like glass, quartz, and stainless steel. Micro-reactors have benefits like higher surface area to volume ratio and efficient heat exchange. Membrane reactors combine reaction and separation and are commonly used for dehydrogenation reactions. They have semi-permeable membranes that allow only specific products to pass.

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MICRO-REACTOR AND MEMBRANE REACTORS

Group Members
Emad Aamer
Hamza Ali Hussain
Annas ul Hassan Qureshi
Ali Qayum

MICRO-REACTORS
Micro reactors are defined as miniaturized reaction systems, fabricated by micro
technology. The chemical reactions which are happening in micro reactors are the
batch reactions.

Micro reactors offer a much improved control of reaction parameters, such as


temperature and relative concentrations and allow higher yields, smaller amounts
of by-products.

Micro reactors can be fabricated with materials like


Glass
Quartz
Diamond
Polyimide
Silicon
Stainless steel
Nickel

Characterization and Applications of Micro-Reactor


HIGHER SURFACE AREA TO VOLUME RATIO

EFFICIENT HEAT EXCHANGE (ELIMINATES HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER RESISTANCE)

BENEFITS SURFACE CATALYZED REACTIONS

SMALLER UNIT

PRODUCTION OF EXPLOSIVES

PRODUCTION OF TOXIC CHEMICALS

BETTER MIXING

CONTROLLED REACTION

UNSTABLE REACTIONS

USED IN PHARMACEUTICALS

PROCESS DESIGN

SCALABILITY

ADD MICRO REACTORS IN PARALLEL

MOLE BALANCE EQUATION


FOR MICRO-REACTORS

CHARACTERISTICS OF MEMBRANE
REACTORS
Semi permeable surface allowing only specific product to
pass.

Inert Membrane Reactor with catalyst pallets on feed side


(IMRCF).

CMR (catalytic membrane reactor) with catalyst present


within the membrane.

APPLICATIONS OF MEMBRANE REACTORS


Membrane reactors combine reaction with separation to
increase conversion (Le Chatelier's Principle).

Membrane reactors are commonly used in dehydrogenation


reactions (molecular hydrogen).

MOLE BALANCE EQUATION FOR


MEMBRANE REACTORS

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