14th NIChE Conference on Micro-Reactor Technologies
Micro-Reactor Technologies: A Critical Tool for Process Optimization and Intensification
NIChE Conference Presentations are linked from the presenter's name. Please note that pdf files are large and may take awhile to download.
NIChE Conference Presentations are linked from the presenter's name. Please note that pdf files are large and may take awhile to download.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Session 1: Plenary Session - Why Micro-Reactors for research, development, and production?
Sergio Pissavini (Corning-France): Advanced Flow Reactors: Teaming up Chemistry and Chemical Engineering for "Greener" Processes and Improved Economics
Martin O'Connell (IMM-Mainz, Germany): Micro-Process Engineering for Fine Chemistry and Fuel Processing - From Lab to Pilot Production towards Sustainability (part II)
Klavs Jensen (MIT): Microreactors is in Discovery and Development - Status and Opportunities
Michael Gonzalez (EPA): Green Chemistry
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Session 2: Technological Advances and Applications of Micro-Reactors
Douglas Galloway (UOP): Applications of Micro-Reactors in Scale-Up Operations
Paul Watts (U. of Hull): Enhanced Chemical Synthesis in Micro-Reactors
Samrat Mukherjee (Bayer Technology Services): Modular Microreaction System MMRS - From Lab to Production
James Cuff (Merck): Case Study: On-line Analysis of Flowing Streams using Micro-flow HPLC
David Ager (DSM): Case Study: Uses of Microreactors for the Large Scale Manufacture of Life Science Compounds
Session 3: Making the Case for Micro-Reactors; Case Studies
Ray Chrisman (Dow, retired, Visiting Scholar at University of Washington): Utilization of Micro-Reactor Technology for Reaction Characterization
Laura Silva (Velocys): Case Study
Mel Koch (U. of Washington-CPAC): Benefits of On-line Sensors for Advanced Flow Reactor Analysis, Optimization and Control
Session 3a: Enabling Technologies
Paul Scholl (Mettler Toledo): in situ Reaction Analysis for Understanding and Providing Control Feedback in Continuous Flow Reactors Using Mid-IR Spectroscopy
Ian Lewis (Kaiser Optical Systems): Overview of Sensors and Related Devices for Micro-Reactors
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Session 4: Enabling Technologies, continued
Joe Stetter (KWJ): Introduction to Chemical Sensing with Applications to Micro-Reactors
Linda Wang (Purdue University): Simulated Moving Beds for Separations
David Ross (NIST): High Performance Biochemical Analysis with Simple Microfluidic Devices
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