Nanoparticle Synthesis in Vesicle Microreactors

Microreactors with integrated UV/Vis spectroscopic detection for online process analysis under segmented flow.

Combining reaction and detection in multiphase microfluidic flow is becoming increasingly important for accelerating process development in microreactors. We report the coupling of UV/Vis spectroscopy with microreactors for online process analysis under segmented flow conditions. Two integration schemes are presented: one uses a cross-type flow-through cell subsequent to a capillary microreacto...

Synthesis and post-processing of nanomaterials using microreaction technology

A critical barrier to the routine use of nanomaterials is the tedious, expensive means of their synthesis. Microreaction technology takes advantage of the large surface area-to-volume ratios within microchannel structures to accelerate heat and mass transport. This accelerated transport allows for rapid changes in reaction temperatures and concentrations leading to more uniform heating and mixi...

Microreactors as tools for chemical research

The unique operational characteristics of microreactors are described in this article, with particular reference to their use as tools for chemical synthesis. With reference to the future automation, an example is presented to illustrate how microreactors can be readily integrated into current HPLC systems, to enable fully integrated chemical synthesis and product analysis to be performed.

Flash Chemistry: Fast Chemical Synthesis in Flow Microreactors

The length of time that the solution remains inside the reactor channels—the residence time—can be greatly reduced by adjusting the length of the channels in flow microreactors. This feature is extremely useful in controlling reactive species. Unstable short-lived reactive species can be generated and transferred to another location to be used in the next reaction before they decompose. Therefo...

Microreactors in Organic Synthesis and Catalysis