Micro chemical process engineering for process intensification in chemical production

The goal of the project µ.Pro.Chem funded by the German BMBF (ministry of education and research) with 3.3 Mio € (reference number 16SV1991) is the demonstration of the technical feasibility as well as the commercial attractiveness of a production concept based on microstructured components. This demonstration will thereby be based on two exemplary reactions one being an ozonolysis. The reactions under investigation are strongly exothermic and use the potential of microreactors through their enhanced mass and heat transfer as well as the creation of large interfacial areas and improved process control for process intensification. The IMM is considerably involved in this project through the department Mixing and Fine Chemistry. Amongst other things, the IMM is working on an Evonik Degussa GmbH example process concerning the scale-up and scale-out concepts for the Falling Film Microreactor for gas-liquid contacting. These concepts will in the end allow to reach pilot plant production (approximately 10 l liquid flow per hour) and production scale, respectively. Furthermore, the IMM developed a high pressure microreactor with two temperature zones for the BASF AG process. Pressure stability up to 200 bar for this reactor has already been successfully demonstrated.

Contact: Dr. Patrick Löb, Head of Mixing and Fine Chemistry Department,
Phone: +49 6131/990 377
 
More information on the "µ.PRO.CHEM" project