Metal-based heterogeneous electrocatalysts for reduction of carbon dioxide and nitrogen: mechanisms, recent advances and perspective
Recent progress in the development of metal-based heterogeneous electrocatalysts which have been used in the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide and nitrogen with superior performance is comprehensively and critically reviewed.
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Integrated plug flow synthesis and crystallisation of pyrazinamide
Pure pyrazinamide has been produced in a coupled flow synthesis and crystallisation in high yield, pure polymorphic form (γ) and narrow particle size distribution.
Communication
Rapid, selective and stable HaloTag-LbADH immobilization directly from crude cell extract for the continuous biocatalytic production of chiral alcohols and epoxides
A strategy for biocatalyst immobilization in flow directly from the crude cell extract is described.
OpenFlowChem – a platform for quick, robust and flexible automation and self-optimisation of flow chemistry
OpenFlowChem – an open-access platform for automation of process control and monitoring optimised for flexibility.
Optimization of the high-throughput synthesis of multiblock copolymer nanoparticles in aqueous media via polymerization-induced self-assembly
High-throughput synthesis of multiblock copolymer nanoparticles via PISA.
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Optimum catalyst selection over continuous and discrete process variables with a single droplet microfluidic reaction platform
A mixed-integer nonlinear program (MINLP) algorithm to optimize catalyst turnover number (TON) and product yield by simultaneously modulating discrete variables—catalyst types—and continuous variables—temperature, residence time, and catalyst loading—was implemented and validated.
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Laser irradiated vortex fluidic mediated synthesis of luminescent carbon nanodots under continuous flow
High shear vortex fluidics coupled with NIR affords luminescent carbon dots as a scalable process.
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Efficient kinetic experiments in continuous flow microreactors
Transient temperature and flowrates in continuous flow reaction systems allows for the rapid generation of kinetic data.
A hierarchical approach to chemical reactor engineering: an application to micro packed bed reactors
CFD-based hierarchical modeling is applied for the full-scale analysis of a micro packed bed reactor.
Batch–flow hybrid synthesis of the antipsychotic clozapine
The development of batch–flow hybrid processes is becoming an attractive prospect through which chemists can make use of the best aspects of both technologies.