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EPSRC Reference:	GR/R68757/01
Title:	Using a rotating disc reactor to understand the chemistry and engineering of heterogeneous reactions in ionic liquids
Principal Investigator:	Hardacre, Professor C
Other Investigators:	Rooney, Professor D
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Project Partners:	Avalon Instruments Ltd QUILL
Department:	Sch of Chemistry and Chemical Eng
Organisation:	Queen's University of Belfast
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	03 April 2002	Ends:	02 October 2005	Value (£):	183,422
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Catalysis & Applied Catalysis Physical Organic Chemistry Reactor Engineering
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Chemicals Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
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This proposal focuses on developing, evaluating and modelling a reactor capable of performing gas/liquid phase heterogeneously catalysed reactions using ionic liquids. This will be accomplished by using a rotating disc reactor design to maximise the contact between gas and liquid reagents with the heterogeneous catalyst surface and hence reduce the problems assoicated with gas solubility in ionic liquids. Both oxidations and reductions will be perforrned and benchmarked against common organic solvents to assess the advantages of ionic liquids. In order to understand the properties of this reactor in-situ, Raman spectroscopy will be employed
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