Microreaction Technology

IMRET 5 featured more than 80 oral and poster communications, covering the entire interdisciplinary field from design, production, modeling and characterization of microreactor devices to application of microstructured systems for production, energy and transportation, including many analytical and biological applications. A particularly strong topic was the investigation of the potential of microstructuring of reactors and systems components for process intensification. Perspectives of combining local, in situ, data acquisition with appropriate microstructuring of actuators and components within chemical and biological devices were explored in order to enhance process performance and facilitate process control. TOC:Keynote Lecture.- Design and Production of Microreactor Devices and Systems.- Mathematical Modelling and Systems Analysis for Microreaction Technology and Bioanalytical Devices.- Characterization of Microstructured Unit Operation and Reaction Modules.- Application of Microdevices for Production, Energy and Transportation Systems.- Microreactors as Tools in Chemical Research.- Analytical and Biological Applications.