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Preface
Author Index

Part 1 : Keynote Lectures
Chapter 1 : Micro Fabrication for Process Intensification
Chapter 2 : Microstructures for Smart Reactors: Precision Performance in industrial production

Part 2 : Design and Production of Microreactor Devices and Systems
Lecture Session
Chapter 3 : Microfluidics and Microtechnology for Microreactor Systems
Chapter 4 : Micromachined Straight-Through Silicon Microchannel Array for Mono-Dispersed Microspheres
Chapter 5 : Development of a Cooled Microreactor for Platinum Catalyzed Ammonia Oxidation
Chapter 6 : Microchemical Systems for Direct Fluorination of Aromatics
Chapter 7 : Design, Fabrication and Experimental Study of New Compact Mini Heat-Exchangers
Poster Session
Chapter 8 : Development of a Self-Heating Catalytic Microreactor
Chapter 9 : Preparation of Microchannel Palladium Membranes by Electrolysis
Chapter 10 : Heating Concepts for Ceramic Microreactors
Chapter 11 : Design and Fabrication of Zeolite-Containing Microstructures
Chapter 12 : New Process for Manufacturing Ceramic Microfluidic Devices for Microreactor and Bioanalytical Applications
Chapter 13 : Macroscale Production of Microsystems

Part 3 : Mathematical Modelling and Systems Analysis for Microreaction Technology and Bioanalytical Devices
Lecture Session
Chapter 14 : Prediction of the Potential of Microreactors for Heterogeneously Catalysed Gas Phase Reactions
Poster Session
Chapter 15 : Microchannel Reactors for Kinetic Measurement: Influence of Diffusion and Dispersion on Experimental Accuracy
Chapter 16 : A Vertically-Averaged Formulation of Wall Catalytic Reactions in Microchannel Flows: Single Isothermal & Non-Isothermal Reactions

Part 4 : Characterization of Microstructured Unit Operation and Reaction Modules
Lecture Session
Chapter 17 : Intensification in Microstructured Unit Operations: Performance Comparison Between Mega and Microscale
Chapter 18 : A New Microstructure Device for Fast Temperature Cycling for Chemical Reactions
Chapter 19 : Photochemical Reactions and Online Product Detection, in Microfabricated Reactors
Chapter 20 : Chaotic Mixing in Electrokinetically and Pressure Driven Micro Flows
Chapter 21 : Filamentous Catalytic Beds for the Design of a Membrane Microreactor: Propane Dehydrogenation as a Case Study
Chapter 22 : Characterization of a Gas/Liquid Microreactor, the Micro Bubble Column: Determination of Specific Inter-Facial Area
Chapter 23 : Visualization of Flow Patterns and Chemical Synthesis in Transparent Micromixers
Chapter 24 : Forced Periodic Temperature Oscillations in Microchannel Reactors
Poster Session
Chapter 25 : Comparison of Ag/AI- and Ag/alpha-Al2O3 Catalytic Surfaces for the Partial Oxidation of Ethene in Microchannel Reactors
Chapter 26 : Monodispersed Droplet Formation Caused by Interfacial Tension from Microfabricated Channel Array
Chapter 27 : Investigation of Microfluidics and Heat Transferability Inside a Microreactor Array Made of Glass

Part 5 : Application of Microdevices for Production, Energy and Transportation Systems
Lecture Session
Chapter 28 : Sub-Watt Power Using an Integrated Fuel Processor and Fuel Cell
Chapter 29 : Catalytic Microreactor Systems for Hydrogen Generation
Chapter 30 : Palladium Based Micro-Membrane for Water Gas Shift Reaction and Hydrogen Gas Separation
Chapter 31 : Demonstration of Energy Efficient Steam Reforming in Microchannels for Automotive Fuel Processing
Chapter 32 : A Microstructure Reactor System for the Controlled Oxidation of Hydrogen for Possible Application in Space
Poster Session
Chapter 33 : Catalyst Coating in Microreactors for Methanol Steam Reforming: Kinetics
Chapter 34 : A microreactor for in-situ Hydrogen Production by Catalytic Methanol Reforming
Chapter 35 : Applications for Micro Chemical and Thermal Systems
Chapter 36 : Mixing Simulation of a Zigzag Microchannel: A Step Towards the Methoxylation of Methyl-2-Furoate
Chapter 37 : Fuel Processor Development for a Soldier-Portable Fuel Cell System
Chapter 38 : MiRTH-e: Micro Reactor Technology for Hydrogen and Electricity

Part 6 : Microreactors as Tools in Chemical Research
Lecture Session
Chapter 39 : Microreactors as Tools in Chemical Research
Chapter 40 : Microchannel Reactor for the Partial Oxidation of Isoprene
Chapter 41 : Selective Oxidation of 1-Butene to Maleic Anhydride - Comparison of the Performance Between Microchannel Reactors and a Fixed Bed Reactor
Chapter 42 : Application of a Micromixer for the High Throughput Screening of Fluid-Liquid Molecular Catalysis
Chapter 43 : A Novel Cross-Flow Microreactor for Kinetic Studies of Catalytic Processes
Chapter 44 : A New Microreactor for the Solution-Phase Synthesis of Potential Drugs
Chapter 45 : Investigation, Analysis and Optimization of Exothermic Nitrations in Microreactor Processes
Chapter 46 : Development of a Microreactor for Solid Phase Synthesis
Poster Session
Chapter 47 : Catalysts and Reaction Conditions Screening by Microreactor Devices for Exhaust Gas Purification
Chapter 48 : Liquid Phase Hydrogenation of P-Nitrotoluene in Microchannel Reactors
Chapter 49 : Monitoring of Chemical Processes in Microreactors by Adapting FTIR Microscopy and HPLC
Chapter 50 : Suitability of Various Types of Micromixers for the Forced Precipitation of Calcium Carbonate
Chapter 51 : Microdevice-based System for Rapid Catalyst Development
Chapter 52 : The Synthesis of Peptides Using Micro Reactors

Part 7 : Analytical and Biological Applications
Lecture Session
Chapter 53 : BIOCHIPS: Lab-on-a-Chip and DNA Chips, New Tools for High Throughput Genetic Analysis and Diagnostics
Chapter 54 : Fabrication of Disposable Plastic Microplates with 98 Integrated Microfluidic Capillary Electroporesis (CE) Structures for High Throughput Screening (HTS)
Chapter 55 : Diagnostic Analyses by Biochemical Reactions and Separations on a Chip
Chapter 56 : In Situ and ex Situ Fabrication of DNA Chips by Microdeposition
Poster Session
Chapter 57 : Chemical and Biological Sensors Based on Modified Electrodes with Electropolymerized Diamines
Chapter 58 : A Fluidic MEMS for Protein Identification by Electrospray Ionization/Mass Spectrometry