Microreaction Technology : IMERT 5,Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Mictroreaction

IMRET 5 featured more than 80 oral and poster communications, covering the entire interdisciplinary field from design, production, modeling and characterization of microreactor devices to application of microstructured systems for production, energy and transportation, including many analytical and biological applications. A particularly strong topic was the investigation of the potential of microstructuring of reactors and systems components for process intensification. Perspectives of combining local, in situ, data acquisition with appropriate microstructuring of actuators and components within chemical and biological devices were explored in order to enhance process performance and facilitate process control.

Preface
Author Index

Part 1 : Keynote Lectures
Chapter 1 : Micro Fabrication for Process Intensification
Chapter 2 : Microstructures for Smart Reactors: Precision Performance in industrial production

Part 2 : Design and Production of Microreactor Devices and Systems
Lecture Session
Chapter 3 : Microfluidics and Microtechnology for Microreactor Systems
Chapter 4 : Micromachined Straight-Through Silicon Microchannel Array for Mono-Dispersed Microspheres
Chapter 5 : Development of a Cooled Microreactor for Platinum Catalyzed Ammonia Oxidation
Chapter 6 : Microchemical Systems for Direct Fluorination of Aromatics
Chapter 7 : Design, Fabrication and Experimental Study of New Compact Mini Heat-Exchangers
Poster Session
Chapter 8 : Development of a Self-Heating Catalytic Microreactor
Chapter 9 : Preparation of Microchannel Palladium Membranes by Electrolysis
Chapter 10 : Heating Concepts for Ceramic Microreactors
Chapter 11 : Design and Fabrication of Zeolite-Containing Microstructures
Chapter 12 : New Process for Manufacturing Ceramic Microfluidic Devices for Microreactor and Bioanalytical Applications
Chapter 13 : Macroscale Production of Microsystems

Part 3 : Mathematical Modelling and Systems Analysis for Microreaction Technology and Bioanalytical Devices
Lecture Session
Chapter 14 : Prediction of the Potential of Microreactors for Heterogeneously Catalysed Gas Phase Reactions
Poster Session
Chapter 15 : Microchannel Reactors for Kinetic Measurement: Influence of Diffusion and Dispersion on Experimental Accuracy
Chapter 16 : A Vertically-Averaged Formulation of Wall Catalytic Reactions in Microchannel Flows: Single Isothermal & Non-Isothermal Reactions

Part 4 : Characterization of Microstructured Unit Operation and Reaction Modules
Lecture Session
Chapter 17 : Intensification in Microstructured Unit Operations: Performance Comparison Between Mega and Microscale
Chapter 18 : A New Microstructure Device for Fast Temperature Cycling for Chemical Reactions
Chapter 19 : Photochemical Reactions and Online Product Detection, in Microfabricated Reactors
Chapter 20 : Chaotic Mixing in Electrokinetically and Pressure Driven Micro Flows
Chapter 21 : Filamentous Catalytic Beds for the Design of a Membrane Microreactor: Propane Dehydrogenation as a Case Study
Chapter 22 : Characterization of a Gas/Liquid Microreactor, the Micro Bubble Column: Determination of Specific Inter-Facial Area
Chapter 23 : Visualization of Flow Patterns and Chemical Synthesis in Transparent Micromixers
Chapter 24 : Forced Periodic Temperature Oscillations in Microchannel Reactors
Poster Session
Chapter 25 : Comparison of Ag/AI- and Ag/alpha-Al2O3 Catalytic Surfaces for the Partial Oxidation of Ethene in Microchannel Reactors
Chapter 26 : Monodispersed Droplet Formation Caused by Interfacial Tension from Microfabricated Channel Array
Chapter 27 : Investigation of Microfluidics and Heat Transferability Inside a Microreactor Array Made of Glass

Part 5 : Application of Microdevices for Production, Energy and Transportation Systems
Lecture Session
Chapter 28 : Sub-Watt Power Using an Integrated Fuel Processor and Fuel Cell
Chapter 29 : Catalytic Microreactor Systems for Hydrogen Generation
Chapter 30 : Palladium Based Micro-Membrane for Water Gas Shift Reaction and Hydrogen Gas Separation
Chapter 31 : Demonstration of Energy Efficient Steam Reforming in Microchannels for Automotive Fuel Processing
Chapter 32 : A Microstructure Reactor System for the Controlled Oxidation of Hydrogen for Possible Application in Space
Poster Session
Chapter 33 : Catalyst Coating in Microreactors for Methanol Steam Reforming: Kinetics
Chapter 34 : A microreactor for in-situ Hydrogen Production by Catalytic Methanol Reforming
Chapter 35 : Applications for Micro Chemical and Thermal Systems
Chapter 36 : Mixing Simulation of a Zigzag Microchannel: A Step Towards the Methoxylation of Methyl-2-Furoate
Chapter 37 : Fuel Processor Development for a Soldier-Portable Fuel Cell System
Chapter 38 : MiRTH-e: Micro Reactor Technology for Hydrogen and Electricity

Part 6 : Microreactors as Tools in Chemical Research
Lecture Session
Chapter 39 : Microreactors as Tools in Chemical Research
Chapter 40 : Microchannel Reactor for the Partial Oxidation of Isoprene
Chapter 41 : Selective Oxidation of 1-Butene to Maleic Anhydride - Comparison of the Performance Between Microchannel Reactors and a Fixed Bed Reactor
Chapter 42 : Application of a Micromixer for the High Throughput Screening of Fluid-Liquid Molecular Catalysis
Chapter 43 : A Novel Cross-Flow Microreactor for Kinetic Studies of Catalytic Processes
Chapter 44 : A New Microreactor for the Solution-Phase Synthesis of Potential Drugs
Chapter 45 : Investigation, Analysis and Optimization of Exothermic Nitrations in Microreactor Processes
Chapter 46 : Development of a Microreactor for Solid Phase Synthesis
Poster Session
Chapter 47 : Catalysts and Reaction Conditions Screening by Microreactor Devices for Exhaust Gas Purification
Chapter 48 : Liquid Phase Hydrogenation of P-Nitrotoluene in Microchannel Reactors
Chapter 49 : Monitoring of Chemical Processes in Microreactors by Adapting FTIR Microscopy and HPLC
Chapter 50 : Suitability of Various Types of Micromixers for the Forced Precipitation of Calcium Carbonate
Chapter 51 : Microdevice-based System for Rapid Catalyst Development
Chapter 52 : The Synthesis of Peptides Using Micro Reactors

Part 7 : Analytical and Biological Applications
Lecture Session
Chapter 53 : BIOCHIPS: Lab-on-a-Chip and DNA Chips, New Tools for High Throughput Genetic Analysis and Diagnostics
Chapter 54 : Fabrication of Disposable Plastic Microplates with 98 Integrated Microfluidic Capillary Electroporesis (CE) Structures for High Throughput Screening (HTS)
Chapter 55 : Diagnostic Analyses by Biochemical Reactions and Separations on a Chip
Chapter 56 : In Situ and ex Situ Fabrication of DNA Chips by Microdeposition
Poster Session
Chapter 57 : Chemical and Biological Sensors Based on Modified Electrodes with Electropolymerized Diamines
Chapter 58 : A Fluidic MEMS for Protein Identification by Electrospray Ionization/Mass Spectrometry