Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2048
Publication type: Article in scientific journal
Type of review: Peer review (publication)
Title: Towards process intensification : remediation of fouling in continuous microscale synthesis of phosphated TiO2
Authors: Hochstrasser, Martin
Jussen, Daniel
Riedlberger, Peter
DOI: 10.21256/zhaw-2048
10.1016/j.cep.2017.07.024
Published in: Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification
Volume(Issue): 121
Page(s): 15
Pages to: 23
Issue Date: 2017
Publisher / Ed. Institution: Elsevier
ISSN: 0255-2701
1873-3204
Language: English
Subjects: TiO2 nanoparticle synthesis; Fouling remediation; Micromixing and micro reaction; Process intensification
Subject (DDC): 660: Chemical engineering
Abstract: The use of continuous flow microreactors offers an interesting approach among the process intensification tools available. Fouling in a microreactor during synthesis of industrially relevant nanoparticles was investigated. In order to achieve this, microscale synthesis of phosphated TiO2 nanoparticles from titanium(IV) isopropoxide (TTIP) and titanium(IV) butoxide (TBUT) was employed. A continuous three step process, consisting of hydrolysis of the respective alkoxide, phosphate modification and precipitation was developed. The resulting catalyst was characterized by means of nitrogen adsorption, dynamic light scattering and SEM/EDX. It was observed that TTIP resulted in massive fouling, while a stable process was possible with TBUT. This was related to the nucleation time of the particles. The particle size directly after the critical hydrolysis step was investigated. The particles formed with TTIP as a precursor (3.4 nm) were larger than those obtained from TBUT (2.4 nm). Diffusion based reactant concentration gradients within the multilamellar micromixer were calculated, and the corresponding Damköhler numbers for mixing were estimated to be 2.6∙10^-3 for TBUT and 3.5∙10^-2 for TTIP respectively. These numbers highlight the influence of incomplete mixing on fouling for TTIP as a precursor. Thus, our work demonstrates the necessity to consider the reaction kinetics during process intensification by miniaturization.
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/9144
Fulltext version: Published version
License (according to publishing contract): CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: Attribution - Non commercial - No derivatives 4.0 International
Departement: Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit: Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology (ICBT)
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Hochstrasser, M., Jussen, D., & Riedlberger, P. (2017). Towards process intensification : remediation of fouling in continuous microscale synthesis of phosphated TiO2. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 121, 15–23. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2048
Hochstrasser, M., Jussen, D. and Riedlberger, P. (2017) ‘Towards process intensification : remediation of fouling in continuous microscale synthesis of phosphated TiO2’, Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 121, pp. 15–23. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2048.
M. Hochstrasser, D. Jussen, and P. Riedlberger, “Towards process intensification : remediation of fouling in continuous microscale synthesis of phosphated TiO2,” Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, vol. 121, pp. 15–23, 2017, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-2048.
HOCHSTRASSER, Martin, Daniel JUSSEN und Peter RIEDLBERGER, 2017. Towards process intensification : remediation of fouling in continuous microscale synthesis of phosphated TiO2. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification. 2017. Bd. 121, S. 15–23. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-2048
Hochstrasser, Martin, Daniel Jussen, and Peter Riedlberger. 2017. “Towards Process Intensification : Remediation of Fouling in Continuous Microscale Synthesis of Phosphated TiO2.” Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification 121: 15–23. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2048.
Hochstrasser, Martin, et al. “Towards Process Intensification : Remediation of Fouling in Continuous Microscale Synthesis of Phosphated TiO2.” Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, vol. 121, 2017, pp. 15–23, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2048.


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