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Supported Catalysis in Continuous‐Flow Microreactors
Author(s) -
Munirathinam Rajesh,
Huskens Jurriaan,
Verboom Willem
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced synthesis and catalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1615-4169
pISSN - 1615-4150
DOI - 10.1002/adsc.201401081
Subject(s) - microreactor , chemistry , catalysis , continuous flow , flow chemistry , selectivity , nanotechnology , heterogeneous catalysis , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemical engineering , materials science , engineering
This review surveys the recent developments to perform heterogeneous catalysis in continuous‐flow microreactors. Three different types, namely, (i) packed‐bed, (ii) monolithic, and (iii) wall‐coated approaches are discussed to implement various kinds of catalysts in a microreactor. In addition, the applications of these supported catalysts to perform a variety of organic reactions are described. Furthermore, advantages of catalytic microreactors over classical batch reactors on one or more aspects of the reaction, such as rate, conversion, selectivity, and enantioselectivity are presented.