Microwave reactors are important tools in chemical synthesis, as they can lead to unprecedented reductions in reaction times and improved reaction yields. In order to scale-up the technology for greater throughput and industrial application, reactor types are moving from batch to continuous flow reactors. This research designed, built, verified and modeled a continuous flow microwave reactor. The reactor could operate under high temperature/high pressure conditions, and was connected to in-line gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, for real time sample analysis.
Specifically, a pressure device was developed to enable the reactor to run under high pressure conditions (< 1100 psi) without the use of a conventional back-pressure device. The reactor design was verified using two chemical reactions, and an in-line analytic apparatus was developed to assess the potential for reactor operation with in-line GC/MS. Additionally, a computational fluid dynamic model was developed to better understand the heat and mass transfer inside the reactor.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:OTU.1807/42898 |
Date | 27 November 2013 |
Creators | Sauks, Jennifer |
Contributors | Bender, Timothy, Lawryshyn, Yuri Andrew, Organ, Mike |
Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
Language | en_ca |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Thesis |
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