Integration of a Microreactor in an Existing Production Plant

The installation of a StarLam 3000 microreactor in an existing production plant is reported. The aim was to double the capacity of a running two step batch process. This was achieved by installing the microreactor for the first reaction step. A higher reaction rate made it possible to reach overall...

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Published inChemical engineering & technology Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 305 - 308
Main Authors Kirschneck, D., Tekautz, G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 01.03.2007
WILEY‐VCH Verlag
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Microreactors
Processs intensification
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Summary:The installation of a StarLam 3000 microreactor in an existing production plant is reported. The aim was to double the capacity of a running two step batch process. This was achieved by installing the microreactor for the first reaction step. A higher reaction rate made it possible to reach overall throughputs of 3.6 tons per hour. Additionally energy savings were achieved. The microreactor is running in production for more than a year now. Microstructured devices have increasingly been studied as tools for process intensification. This work describes the application of a microreactor integrated in an existing industrial plant with the aim of doubling the capacity of a two‐step chemical process.
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ISSN:0930-7516
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DOI:10.1002/ceat.200600337