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Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering

DFG

Complex gas-liquid reactions with mass transfer in coiled capillaries

The project aims to optically investigate the mass transport and selectivity of gas-liquid color reactions in capillary reactors of different geometries and better to understand them with the aid of high-resolution 3D simulations. The capillary reactors considered are the straight capillary, the curved capillary and the so-called coiled flow inverter (CFI). Biocatalytic reaction systems are used as color reactions, since they are often more advantageous than chemical reaction systems concerning their longer reaction time.

The image shwos the enzyme-catalyzed oxidation of syringaldazine (SAz) and 2,2′-azino-di(3-ethyl-benzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) leads to colored products that can be readily evaluated optically. © AD​/​BCI
The image shows a 3D-printed CFI microreactor. © AD​/​BCI

Information on the project

Contact Prof. Dr. Norbert Kockmann
Professorship Laboratory of Equipment Design (AD/BCI)
Funding German Research Foundation (DFG)
Term from 01.11.2018