Schaare L., Kuwertz R., Heck J., Skiborowski M., 2023, Intensification of Kinetic Studies for a Multi-step Reaction in a Milli-structured Plate Reactor by using Model-based Design of Experiments, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 99, 475-480.
In the context of process intensification, milli-structured plate reactors provide significant advantages over conventional reactors in terms of heat and mass transfer as well as process safety. The ART® plate reactor PR37 of Ehrfeld Mikrotechnik GmbH offers excellent heat transfer, narrow residence time distributions and high mixing efficiency, while simultaneously allowing an effective scale-up to industrial applications due to its modular set up. This does not only enable the realization of novel process windows exceeding the limits of conventional reactors, but also provides optimal prerequisites for kinetic modelling due to the well-defined process conditions, providing key information regarding process design and optimization. The integration of the ART PR37 with Model-based Design of Experiments (MBDoE) allows for an intensification of kinetic studies, combining the well-defined operating conditions with a rapid and targeted identification of kinetic models. In the current study this combination is applied to successfully identify the kinetics of a multi-step aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction with low experimental effort, saving time and resources compared to conventional factorial Design of Experiments.
