Preliminary Program subject to change
20011 Microreactors: Fundamentals and Applications
OverviewThis session focusses on the fundamental science and applications of microreactor systems. Microreactors, loosely defined, are reaction chambers of micro to nano-scale dimensions that host catalytic, chemical and photochemical reactions. These reactors may be synthesized as part of a larger scale bulk material or individually templated. Of most interest are reaction processes and models used to describe and predict chemical transformation events in these systems, and practical examples where such materials exhibit unique capability.
Primary SponsorCatalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20)

Chair

Prasanna V. Joshi
Research Associate
Scale-up and Modeling Laboratory
Exxonmobil Research and Engineering
4045 Scenic Hwy.
Room # EMPR-287
Baton Rouge, LA 70805
Phone Number: 225-977-1134
Fax Number: 225-977-1138
Email: prasanna.v.joshi@exxonmobil.com

CoChair

Agnes Ostafin
Professor
University of Notre Dame
Dept of Chemical Engineering
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone Number: 574- 631-3798
Email: aostafin@nd.edu
Ni3Al Foil as a Catalyst Precursor for Methanol Decomposition
Dong Hyun Chun1, Ya Xu2, Masahiko Demura2, Kyosuke Kishida3, Myung Hoon Oh4, Toshiyuki Hirano2 and Dang Moon Wee1, (1)Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 373-1 Gusung-Dong, Daejeon, 305-701, South Korea, (2)Light Materials Group, Materials Engineering Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, 305-0047, Japan, (3)Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan, (4)Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 1 Yangho-Dong, Gumi, 730-701, South Korea
Microfibrous Supported Catalysts/Sorbents – Micro Structured Systems with Enhanced Contacting Efficiency
Ranjeeth Kalluri, Donald Cahela and Bruce Tatarchuk, Center for Microfibrous Materials Manufacturing, 230 Ross Hall, Dept. of Ch. E., Auburn, AL 36849-5127
The Effect of Microreactor Geometry on Performance
Richard I. Masel, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois, 600 S. Mathews St., Urbana, IL 61801, Edmund G. Seebauer, University of Illinois, Department of Chemical Engineering, 600 S. Mathews, Urbana, IL 61802, Vaidyanathan Ravi Subramanian, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, 600 S Mathews Street, Champaign, IL 61081 and Zheng Ni, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 512 E Clark St, APT 21, Champaign, IL 61820
Engineering of Mass Transfer Boundary Layers in Laminar Flow-Based Microreactors
Seong Kee Yoon, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 S. Mathews Av. C3, Urbana, IL 61801, Geoff Fichtl, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801 and Paul J. A. Kenis, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801
Effect of Microchannel Configuration and Bend Geometries on Dispersion in Micro-Channel Reactors
Adarsh D. Radadia1, Richard Masel2, Mark shannon2 and Keith Cadwallader2, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois, 600 S. Mathews St., Urbana, IL 61801, (2)University of Illinois, 600 S. Mathews St., Urbana, IL 61801
Multistep Synthesis of Tetrazole Compounds in Microchemical Systems
Jason G. Kralj1, Edward R. Murphy1, Michael D. Williams2, Robert N. Renz2 and Klavs F. Jensen1, (1)Chemical Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Co., Chandler, AZ 85226-5111
Microchannel Based Liquid Separation Utilizing Pervaporation Process
Sudhir Ramprasad and James D. Palmer, Chemical Engineering Department, Louisiana Tech University, 600 W. Arizona, P.O. Box 10348 T.S., Ruston, LA 71272

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division