The Plug & Play Reactor: A Highly Flexible Device for Heterogeneous Reactions in Continuous Flow

Georg Johannes Lichtenegger, Vitan Turšič, Hannes Kitzler, Klemens Obermaier, Johannes Khinast, Heidrun Gruber-Wölfler*

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Abstract

The so-called plug & play reactor is a novel reaction device with exchangeable reaction segments as well as modules for heating/cooling and mixing. Its performance is demonstrated for two model processes: the production of acetylsalicylic acid with a fixed bed of commercial ion-exchange particles and a Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling with a solid Pd-catalyst developed by us. The reaction progress was monitored by inline UV-vis spectroscopy and compared with offline HPLC. The novel set-up leads to quantitative yields and selectivity as well as to an improved practicability of the processes.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1518-1523
JournalChemie - Ingenieur - Technik
Volume88
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Jul 2016

Fields of Expertise

  • Advanced Materials Science

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