- Title
- A review of microreactors based on slurry Taylor (segmented) flow
- Creator
- Peng, Zhengbiao; Wang, Guichao; Moghtaderi, Behdad; Doroodchi, Elham
- Relation
- Chemical Engineering Science Vol. 247, Issue 16 January 2022, no. 117040
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2021.117040
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- Microreactors with millimetric internal dimensions offer precise control over temperature, flow and reaction, providing excellent system performance in terms of overall mixing, transport of heat and material, and chemicals conversion, whilst preventing thermal degradation or explosive evolution. Recently, the slurry Taylor flow based microreactor (STF-μR) in which the liquid flow is segmented by a series of gas bubbles or liquid droplets has become particularly popular due to their unique features such as Taylor recirculation inside both dispersed and continuous phases, advanced three-phase contacts, and plug flow condition with low pressure drop and minimal back-mixing. This study presents a review of previous studies on STF-μR, starting with fundamental mechanisms, through applications in a range of chemical/chemistry processes, and closing with aspects relating to scaling-up for full commercialisation. Different applications of STF-μR for generating a variety of end products were discussed and their system performance was compared against those of conventional (or commercialised) reactors. The review aims to provide both industry and academia with necessary knowledge for the successful design, operation and optimisation of STF-μRs.
- Subject
- microreactor; slurry Taylor flow; Taylor flow; catalytic reaction; photocatalysis; liquid-solid suspension
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1459799
- Identifier
- uon:45781
- Identifier
- ISSN:0009-2509
- Language
- eng
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