Micro Systems and Devices for (Bio)chemical Processes (eBook)

Cover 1
Advances in Chemical Engineering 2
Copyright Page 5
Contents 6
Contributors 8
Preface 10
Chapter 1 Microunit Operations and Continuous Flow Chemical Processing 14
1. Introduction 15
2. Design and Construction Methodology for Integration ofMicrochemical Systems 17
3. Surface Chemistry for Multiphase Microflows 27
4. Discussion and Conclusions 46
List of Symbols 46
References 47
Chapter 2 Microreactors with Electrical Fields 50
1. Introduction 51
2. Microplasma Reactors 54
3. Electrochemical Microreactors 80
4. Electrokinetic Control of Chemical Reactions 85
5. Electronic Control of Reactions at Surfaces 98
6. Conclusion 108
Acknowledgments 109
References 109
Chapter 3 High-Throughput Organic Synthesis in Microreactors 116
1. Introduction 117
2. The Use of Microreactors for High-Throughput Organic Synthesis 118
3. Compounds of Interest and Industrial Applications ofMicroreaction Technology 187
4. Conclusions 204
References 204
Chapter 4 Microfluidic Reactors for Nanomaterial Synthesis 208
1. Introduction 209
2. Microfluidic Routes to the Synthesis of Nanoparticles 210
3. The Automated Production of CdSe Nanoparticles 221
4. The Automated Production of Nanoparticles 224
5. Process Control 235
6. The Application of Automated Microreactors in Nanotoxicology 237
7. Conclusions 241
Acknowledgement 242
References 242
Subject Index 246
Contents of Volumes in this Serial 258