Combination of batch and micro reactors for heterogeneous reactions

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24656481
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Reaction engineering/Process system
• Research Institution: The University of Tokushima
• Principal Investigator: SOTOWA Ken-Ichiro 徳島大学, ソシオテクノサイエンス研究部, 教授 (00336009)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: マイクロリアクタ / スラグ流 / 多相流 / 相間移動反応 / 計算流体力学 / 物質移動係数

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Mass transfer across the interface often rules the reaction rate of various liquid-liquid and gas-liquid reactions. The mass transfer rate can be intensified by employing microchannels, but many long channels are required in order to realize industrial scale production processes. To overcome the problem, this study proposes a reactor system which consists of a stirred tank and a microreactor. The performance of the proposed system was evaluated by conducting a phase transfer coupling reaction. It was shown that with the proposed system, the overall reaction rate was enhanced, and the number of microchannels can be reduced.

Free Research Field

反応工学