Chemical Micro Process Engineering

MIXING OF MISCIBLE FLUIDSMixing in Micro Spaces - Drivers, Principles, Designs and UsesPassive Mixing- T-piece Mixing- Multi-laminating Mixing- Split-and-recombine Mixing- Dean Mixing- Chaotic Flow Mixing by Patterned Grooves- Barrier-embedded Mixing- Coanda-effect Mixing- Recycle-flow Mixing- Impinging-jet MixingActive Mixing- Electrohydrodynamic Mixing- Magnetohydrodynamic Mixing- Ultrasonic Mixing- Acoustic Microstreaming MixingMICROSTRUCTURED FUEL PROCESSORS FOR ENERGY GENERATIONOutline and DefinitionsDesign Concepts of Micro Structured Reactors for Fuel ProcessingMicro Structured Test Reactors for Fuel ProcessingCombustion in Micro Channels as Energy Source for Fuel ProcessorsMicro Structured Reactors for Gas Purification (CO Clean-up)Integrated Micro Structured Reactor Fuel Processing ConceptsComparison of Micro Structured Fuel Processor Systems with Conventional TechnologiesFabrication Techniques for Micro Structured Energy Generation SystemsCatalyst Coating Techniques for Micro Structures and Their Application in Fuel ProcessingCATALYST SCREENINGCatalyst Preparation MethodologyParallel Batch Screening ReactorsScreening Reactors for Steady Continuous OperationReactors for Transient/Dynamic OperationComputational Evaluation MethodsMICROSTRUCTURED REACTOR PLANT CONCEPTSMicro Reactor or Micro Structured Reactor Plant (MRP)Applicable Principles for MRP DesignProcess Conception and EconomicsEarly Concepts for MRP DesignFluidic and Electrical Interconnects -- Device-to-Device and Device-to-WorldTable-top Laboratory-scale PlantsHybrid PlantsMobile PlantsProduction PlantsPlant Installations and Supplier-specific AssembliesProcess ManagementProcess EngineeringNew Processes for Cost-efficient Reactor Manufactoring

Volker Hessel, born 1964, was appointed Vice Director R&D and Head of the Chemical Process Technology Department at the Institut für Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbH (IMM) in 2002. His department focuses on mixing, fine chemistry, and energy generation by fuel processing using microstructured reactors. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Mainz on organic chemistry in 1993, investigating structure-property relations of supramolecular structures. After having been appointed Group Leader for Microreaction Technology at the IMM in 1996, he became Head of the newly founded Department of Microreaction Technology in 1999. He is author of more than 90 peer-reviewed publications in the field of organic chemistry and chemical micro process engineering, 200 papers in total, 3 books and 15 patents.

Holger Löwe, born in 1953, was appointed as Professor for Chemical Micro Process Technology at the Chemistry, Pharmaceutics and Earth Sciences Department of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in 2005. He studied chemistry at the University of Leipzig and obtained his Ph.D. on alkylation of phenols in 1984 after working as Research Group Leader at the Filmfabrik Wolffen from 1977 to 1984. The same year, he moved to the Faculty of Electrochemistry at the Technical University in Ilmenau, where he was Head of the Chemistry Section at the internal college. He joined the IMM in 1991. After becoming Leader of the Electrochemistry Group and subsequently, Head of the Chemistry/Microreaction Technology Department, he was appointed Director of R&D in 1999. He is author of more than 280 publications and 30 patents.

Andreas Müller has been working as manager of the Application Technology Department of KIEFEL Extrusion GmbH since 2004. He graduated from the Technical University of Darmstadt in mechanical and process engineering in 1993, then joined Lurgi-Zimmer AG as a process engineer and worked later as a R&D manager for the development of fiber extrusion plants. In 1999, he changed

Aus Rezensionen zum Projektvorschlag:'Dr. Hessel zählt zu den drei internationalen Top-Experten auf diesem Gebiet.'(Ronald S. Besser, Louisiana Tech University, USA)'... Mir ist kein Buch mit so starker Ausrichtung in Ingenieurbereiche bekannt. Alle Autoren sind international angesehen für ihre Arbeiten ...'(S.J. Haswell, University of Hull, UK)'Die Autoren sind führend auf diesem Gebiet und haben einen hervorragenden internationalen Ruf.'(Dr. Handa, BP Chemicals, UK)'Das Renommee der Autoren ist sehr hoch, sie sind führend auf dem Gebiet der Mikrotechnologie.'(Dr. Bayer, Siemens Axiva, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland)'Die Autoren sind anerkannte und kompetente Fachleute auf dem Gebiet der Mikrotechnologie.'(Prof. Hönicke, TU Chemnitz, Deutschland)

From reviews to the project proposal:'Dr. Hessel is regarded as one of the top three international experts in this field.'(Ronald S. Besser, Louisiana Tech University, USA)'... There is no book with such a strong engineering focus on the market. All authors the are internationally known for their work ...'(S.J. Haswell, University of Hull, UK)'The authors are leading in this field and have an outstanding international reputation.'(Dr. Handa, BP Chemicals, UK)'The reputation of the authors is very high, they are leading experts in the area of microtechnology.'(Dr. Bayer, Siemens Axiva, Frankfurt/M., Germany)'The authors are recognized and competent experts on the topic of microtechnology.'(Prof. Hönicke, TU Chemnitz, Germany)