Microreactors: Advantages and Materials

This lecture discusses the advantages of microreactors, such as high mass transfer rates, low mixing times, and novel operating windows. It also covers the disadvantages, including challenges in inline measurement and solids handling. The materials of construction for microreactors are explored, highlighting the pros and cons of materials like silicon, metals, and plastics. Additionally, fabrication techniques and key dimensionless numbers for microreactors are presented, along with passive micromixers and their flow regimes. The lecture delves into the importance of scaling-out over scaling up, emphasizing the benefits of numbering-up for quick adaptation to market demand.