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Composite Polymer/Oxide Hollow Fiber Contactors: Versatile and Scalable Flow Reactors for Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions in Organic Synthesis
Author(s) -
Moschetta Eric G.,
Negretti Solymar,
Chepiga Kathryn M.,
Brunelli Nicholas A.,
Labreche Ying,
Feng Yan,
Rezaei Fateme,
Lively Ryan P.,
Koros William J.,
Davies Huw M. L.,
Jones Christopher W.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201500841
Subject(s) - microreactor , catalysis , fiber , composite number , materials science , polymer , chemical engineering , oxide , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , engineering , metallurgy
Flexible composite polymer/oxide hollow fibers are used as flow reactors for heterogeneously catalyzed reactions in organic synthesis. The fiber synthesis allows for a variety of supported catalysts to be embedded in the walls of the fibers, thus leading to a diverse set of reactions that can be catalyzed in flow. Additionally, the fiber synthesis is scalable (e.g. several reactor beds containing many fibers in a module may be used) and thus they could potentially be used for the large‐scale production of organic compounds. Incorporating heterogeneous catalysts in the walls of the fibers presents an alternative to a traditional packed‐bed reactor and avoids large pressure drops, which is a crucial challenge when employing microreactors.