A new modular photochemical continuous stirred-tank reactor (CSTR) design is described, based upon the development of light-source units that can be fitted to previously described fReactor CSTR platform. In addition use in homogeneous reactions (e.g., photoredox-catalyzed hydroamination), these are especially well suited handling multiphasic mixtures, exemplified here solid–liquid (Wohl–Ziegler...

BACKGROUND In the past decade, an enormous number of new bioprocesses have evolved in the biotechnology industry. These bioprocesses have to be developed fast and at a maximum productivity. Up to now, only few microbioreactors were developed to fulfill these demands and to facilitate sample processing. One predominant reaction platform is the shaken microtiter plate (MTP), which provides high-t...

Chaotic features of the macro-instability (MI) of flow patterns in stirred tanks are studied in this paper. Datasets obtained by measuring the axial component of the fluid velocity and the tangential force affecting the baffles are used. Two geometrically identical, flat-bottomed cylindrical mixing tanks (diameter of 0.3m) stirred with either pitched blade turbine impellers or Rushton turbine i...

Because of the interdependence of the elements in this food chain, continuous oscillations among the variables are possible. A set of three differential equations was obtained to describe the above system in a continuously fed stirred tank reactor. The differential equations obtained were examined to characterize the possible types of solutions. A limit cycle solution was obtained for some valu...

The influence of enforced periodic concentration variations on a continuous stirred tank reactor was studied theoretically. The unsteady-state-processing becomes advantageous under certain conditions. This can be shown for an irreversible consecutive-competing reaction. The yield and selectivitv of the intermediate oroduct can exceed the values obtainable at steady-state-processing in the menti...

The quality of Al2O3-TiO2 mixed oxides produced in continuous mode by using two original rapid mixers (the impinging jets and the sliding surface mixing device) as precipitation reactors is compared with one obtained by a standard stirred tank. The properties of agglomerate particles strongly depend on the operating conditions and particularly on the type of precipitator used for their production.