Analysis of diffusivity of the oscillating reaction components
in a microreactor system
Martina Šafranko, Ana Jurinjak Tušek*, Mirjana Čurlin
Department of Process Engineering, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
original scientific paper
DOI: 10.17508/CJFST.2017.9.1.06
Summary
When performing oscillating reactions, periodical changes in the concentrations of reactants, intermediaries, and products take place. Due to the mentioned periodical changes of the concentrations, the information about the diffusivity of the components included into oscillating reactions is very important for the control of the oscillating reactions. Non-linear dynamics makes oscillating reactions very interesting for analysis in different reactor systems. In this paper, the analysis of diffusivity of the oscillating reaction components was performed in a microreactor, with the aim of identifying the limiting component. The geometry of the microreactor microchannel and a well defined flow profile ensure optimal conditions for the diffusion phenomena analysis, because diffusion profiles in a microreactor depend only on the residence time. In this paper, the analysis of diffusivity of the oscillating reaction components was performed in a microreactor equipped with 2 Y-shape inlets and 2 Y-shape outlets, with active volume of V = 4 μL at different residence times.
Keywords: diffusivity, oscillating reaction components, microreactor