| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/S34106/01 |
| Title: |
THE APPLICATION OF MICRO REACTOR METHODOLOGY TO ATOM EFFICIENT SYNTHESIS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Haswell, Professor S |
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| Department: |
Chemistry |
| Organisation: |
University of Hull |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 September 2003 |
Ends: |
31 August 2006 |
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212,572
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Catalysis & Applied Catalysis |
Reactor Engineering |
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| Chemicals |
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Micro reactor technology offers a novel and radically new approach to chemical processing, in which the control and selectivity of a reaction can be rapidly optimised in terms of atom efficiency in an inherently safe environment. When performing a chemical reaction in a micro reactor, reagents are brought together under computer control (using a variety of pumping techniques) in a laminar or slug flow diffusive mixing regime, in a specific sequence and allowed to react for a specified time in a controlled region of the reactor. The ability to manipulate reagent concentrations and reaction interfaces in both space and time within the channel network of a micro reactor provides an additional level of reaction control, which is not attainable in bulk reactors. In this proposal we intend to exploit the benefits offered by supported reagents, coupled with the engineering and fluidic properties inherent within a micro reactor, to generate novel clean and efficient methodology for the synthesis of industrially relevant compounds. The study will be augmented with an investigation into the electrophoretic mobility of reagents, intermediates and products in an attempt to reduce solvent requirements. The proposal builds on established expertise in the field but offers novelty through its radical interdisciplinary approach.
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http://www.hull.ac.uk |