Microchannel Catalytic Systems for the Intensification of Hydrogen Production from Carbon-Containing Feedstocks

摘要

Chemists have been interested in microchannel systems since 1960’s. In these systems, the heat transfer efficiency can be improved considerably. However, research and design studies in the field of macrochannel systems begun only 30 later, after the appearance of advanced microelectronic technologies. At that time, it became possible to produce not only micro heat exchangers and micro mixers, but also microchannel chemical reactors (microreactors). The pioneering publications on this subject appeared in 1990, and, as soon as 1997, Frankfurt hosted the first international conference on microreactors. There have been over 1500 relevant publications to date, including regular articles, review papers, and monographs. Since 1980, microchannel systems have been employed in analytical devices for filtration, mixing, separation, and analysis of chemical components. The conventional term for these devices is micro total analysis system (μTAS) [1, 2].