Experimental Characterization of Multiphase Transport Processes in Novel Milli-scale Reactors

The research over the past decade on intensified reactors is mainly focused on micro-structured devices for flow chemistry, which have several advantages over conventional reactor systems like safer and controlled production with increased product quality. However, due to lack of link to the production scale, very few parallelized micro-structured devices are operating in the chemical industry. This study aims to close this gap by developing designed micro-structure based porous milli-scale reactors. This novel reactor concept will provide the benefits of micro-scale to the production scale for multiphase reactions. The results of the proposed research will have a direct impact on the process intensification and novel sustainable manufacturing process especially for the pharmaceutical industry with efficient production both economically and environmentally. Moreover, this study will allow fundamental understanding of interfacial transport processes in porous media with detailed quantification of the influence of various properties of foam structures on multiphase transport process.