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Micro process engineering is approaching both academia and industry. With the provision of micro devices, systems and whole plants by commercial suppliers, one main barrier for using these units has been eliminated.This book focuses on processes and their plants rather than on devices: what is 'before', 'behind' and 'around' micro device fabrication - and gives a comprehensive and detailed overview on the micro-reactor plants and three topic-class applications which are mixing, fuel processing, and catalyst screening. Thus, the book reflects the current level of development from 'micro-reactor design' to 'micro-reactor process design'.
List of contents
MIXING OF MISCIBLE FLUIDSMixing in Micro Spaces - Drivers, Principles, Designs and UsesActive MixingPassive MixingMICRO STRUCTURED FUEL PROCESSORS FOR ENERGY GENERATIONOutline and Definitionsfactors Affecting the Competitiveness of Fuel ProcessorsDesign Concepts of Micro Structured Reactors for Fuel Processing ApplicationsMicro Structured Test Reactors for Fuel ProcessingCombustion in Micro Channels as Energy Source for Fuel ProcessorsMicro Structured Reactors for Gas Purification (CO Clean-up)Integrated Micro Structured Reactor Fuel Processing ConceptsComparison of Micro Structured Fuel Processor Systems with Conventional TechnologiesFabrication Techniques for Micro Structured Energy Generation SystemsCatalyst Coating Techniques for Micro Structures and Their Application in Fuel ProcessingCATALYST SCREENINGIntroductionCatalyst Preparation MethodologyParallel Batch Screening ReactorsScreening Reactors for Steady Continuous OperationReactors for Transient/Dynamic OperationComputational Evaluation MethodsMICRO STRUCTURED REACTOR PLANT CONCEPTSMicro Reactor or Micro Structured Reactor Plant (MRP)Applicable Principles for MRP DesignProcess Conception and EconomicsEarly Concepts for MRP DesignFluidic and Electrical Interconnects - Device-to-Device and Device-to-WorldTable-top Laboratory-scale PlantsHybrid PlantsMobile PlantsProduction PlantsPlant Installations and Supplier-specific AssembliesProcess ManagementProcess EngineeringNew Processes for Cost-efficient Reactor Manufacturing
About the author
Volker Hessel, born 1964, was appointed Vice Director R&D and Head of the Chemical Process Technology Department at the Institut für Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbH (IMM) in 2002. His department focuses on mixing, fine chemistry, and energy generation by fuel processing using microstructured reactors. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Mainz on organic chemistry in 1993, investigating structure-property relations of supramolecular structures. After having been appointed Group Leader for Microreaction Technology at the IMM in 1996, he became Head of the newly founded Department of Microreaction Technology in 1999. He is author of more than 90 peer-reviewed publications in the field of organic chemistry and chemical micro process engineering, 200 papers in total, 3 books and 15 patents.
Holger Löwe, born in 1953, was appointed as Professor for Chemical Micro Process Technology at the Chemistry, Pharmaceutics and Earth Sciences Department of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in 2005. He studied chemistry at the University of Leipzig and obtained his Ph.D. on alkylation of phenols in 1984 after working as Research Group Leader at the Filmfabrik Wolffen from 1977 to 1984. The same year, he moved to the Faculty of Electrochemistry at the Technical University in Ilmenau, where he was Head of the Chemistry Section at the internal college. He joined the IMM in 1991. After becoming Leader of the Electrochemistry Group and subsequently, Head of theChemistry/Microreaction Technology Department, he was appointed Director of R&D in 1999. He is author of more than 280 publications and 30 patents.
Andreas Müller has been working as manager of the Application Technology Department of KIEFEL Extrusion GmbH since 2004. He graduated from the Technical University of Darmstadt in mechanical and process engineering in 1993, then joined Lurgi-Zimmer AG as a process engineer and worked later as a R&D manager for the development of fiber extrusion plants. In 1999, he changed to the IMM, where he finished his Ph.D. in 2003. From 2001 to 2004, he was a group leader in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the same institute. He holds several patents, has published more than 20 contributions in refereed journals and conference proceedings, and is co-author of a book about catalyst screening.
Summary
Micro process engineering is approaching both academia and industry. With the provision of micro devices, systems and whole plants by commercial suppliers, one main barrier for using these units has been eliminated.
This book focuses on processes and their plants rather than on devices: what is 'before', 'behind' and 'around' micro device fabrication - and gives a comprehensive and detailed overview on the micro-reactor plants and three topic-class applications which are mixing, fuel processing, and catalyst screening. Thus, the book reflects the current level of development from 'micro-reactor design' to 'micro-reactor process design'.
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Aus Rezensionen zum Projektvorschlag:
'Dr. Hessel zählt zu den drei internationalen Top-Experten auf diesem Gebiet.'
(Ronald S. Besser, Louisiana Tech University, USA)
'... Mir ist kein Buch mit so starker Ausrichtung in Ingenieurbereiche bekannt. Alle Autoren sind international angesehen für ihre Arbeiten ...'
(S.J. Haswell, University of Hull, UK)
'Die Autoren sind führend auf diesem Gebiet und haben einen hervorragenden internationalen Ruf.'
(Dr. Handa, BP Chemicals, UK)
'Das Renommee der Autoren ist sehr hoch, sie sind führend auf dem Gebiet der Mikrotechnologie.'
(Dr. Bayer, Siemens Axiva, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland)
'Die Autoren sind anerkannte und kompetente Fachleute auf dem Gebiet der Mikrotechnologie.'
(Prof. Hönicke, TU Chemnitz, Deutschland)
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Aus Rezensionen zum Projektvorschlag:'Dr. Hessel zählt zu den drei internationalen Top-Experten auf diesem Gebiet.'(Ronald S. Besser, Louisiana Tech University, USA)'... Mir ist kein Buch mit so starker Ausrichtung in Ingenieurbereiche bekannt. Alle Autoren sind international angesehen für ihre Arbeiten ...'(S.J. Haswell, University of Hull, UK)'Die Autoren sind führend auf diesem Gebiet und haben einen hervorragenden internationalen Ruf.'(Dr. Handa, BP Chemicals, UK)'Das Renommee der Autoren ist sehr hoch, sie sind führend auf dem Gebiet der Mikrotechnologie.'(Dr. Bayer, Siemens Axiva, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland)'Die Autoren sind anerkannte und kompetente Fachleute auf dem Gebiet der Mikrotechnologie.'(Prof. Hönicke, TU Chemnitz, Deutschland)
