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Preface After a decade of development and spectacular achievements, microreactor a nd ρ rocess i ntensification t echnology i s η ο 1 onger i η its infancy. Applications for this technology continue to escalate as ad vancements evolve that go beyond "traditional" chemical engineering. Microreactors have excellent heat and mass transfer properties, as well as uniform residence times and flow patterns—unique advantages that have led to devices that can be used as alternatives to batch production in the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries and also to devices that defy gravity for space exploration. Microreactors are also enablers in new fields such as lab-on-a-chip, microsensors, advanced rapid throughput chemical and catalyst screening tools (e.g., combinatorial methods), distributed or portable power and chemical production, and distributed heating and cooling. To foster further research and development in this area, we organized the first symposium on Microreactor Technology and Process Intensification as a part of the 226 American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting held in New York, September 7-11, 2003. This sym posium was sponsored by the Catalysis and Surface Science Secretariat and cosponsored by the ACS Divisions of Fuel Chemistry and Industrial Engineering and Chemistry, Inc. More than 50 presentations were given, covering recent developments in microreactor and process intensification, with partic ipants from around the world representing academia, national labora tories, and industry. The diverse range of subjects included fuel proces sing, combinatorial techniques, separations, and novel reactors. Larmy D. Schmidt (University of Minnesota), Jennifer Holmgren (UOP LLC), Levi T. Thompson (University of Michigan), and Galip Akay (University of Newcastle), who are pioneers in the field, provided historical accounts on the evolution of the technology, along with the current state of the art and insights into future research and development. th
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This book reflects the symposium topics and discussions and is composed of peer-reviewed chapters from both contributing and invited authors. We hope the material will be an important resource for the scientific and technical community and will stimulate further research and development in this promising area. The chapters in this book cover a variety of topics: introductory and general overviews; microreactors, including catalysts for microreactors, fuel processors, millisecond contact-time catalysis, gas to liquid technology, and biomass conversion; and process intensification, such as micromixers, reactive membranes, and intensification of separation operations. We thank the authors and presenters for their contributions and the peer reviewers for their helpful comments and suggestions. We are grateful to the invited authors and authors of review articles, who greatly enhanced the depth and comprehensiveness of this book. We also acknowledge Anne Gaffey of the ACS Catalysis and Surface Science Secretariat and the skillful editorial assistance and support of Bob Hauserman, Margaret Brown, and Dara Moore in the ACS Books Department.
Yong Wang Jamelyn D. Holladay Pacific Northwest National Laboratory P.O. Box 999, MSIN k6-24 Richland, WA 99352
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