@article { ISI:000251763600057,
	title = {Hydrodynamics and liquid phase residence time distribution in mesh microreactor},
	journal = {Chemical Engineering Science},
	volume = {62},
	number = {24, SI},
	year = {2007},
	note = {8th International Conference on Gas-Liquid and Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactor Engineering, Indian Inst Technol Delhi, New Delhi, INDIA, DEC 16-19, 2007},
	month = {DEC},
	pages = {7484-7493},
	publisher = {PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD},
	type = {Article},
	address = {THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>This paper is focused on the experimental analysis of residence time distribution and phase hold-up in a mesh microreactor. A microreactor, where a finely weaved mesh is sandwiched between two flat plates with specific inlets for gas and liquid, is proposed. The microvolumes formed upon sandwiching the mesh are totally connected and thus it yields a view of several interconnected microvolumes. This system is easy to build and does not need precision micromachining. A high-speed photographic analysis yielded the phase distribution for different mesh types over a wide range of operating gas and liquid flow rates. The RTD was studied by measuring the liquid phase conductivity at the outlet of the reactor. Channeling prevailed for mesh with smaller open area. The ADEM was used for fitting the tracer curves with tailing ends. The RTD and the image analysis for all the mesh types showed hysteresis when the gas flow rate was maintained constant and the liquid flow rate was gradually increased and then decreased. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {hydrodynamics, hysteresis, image analysis, microreactor, residence time distribution},
	issn = {0009-2509},
	doi = {10.1016/j.ces.2007.08.063},
	author = {Kulkarni, A. A. and Gorasia, A. K. and Ranade, V. V.}
}
@article { ISI:000342501300021,
	title = {Microfluidic platform for continuous flow synthesis of triangular gold nanoplates},
	journal = {Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects},
	volume = {443},
	year = {2014},
	month = {FEB},
	pages = {149-155},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>A microfluidic platform for the continuous flow synthesis of triangular gold nanoplates with and without surfactants is developed. The temperature profile in the microchannel, residence time and composition have been studied to understand effect of these parameters on the yield of the triangular nanoplates and were optimized for obtaining maximum yield of triangles. The flow synthesis approach has been demonstrated where the Br- ions can be supplied to the reaction mixture either from the surfactant viz. Cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) or even from HBr. Apart from the Br- ions, the temperature gradient at the inlet of the continuous flow reactor is one of the key parameter that affects the yield of the triangular nanoplates. Finally we establish that with a right combination of the controlling parameters abetter yield of the Au nanotriangles by flow methods can be achieved even in the absence of surfactant. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Au nanotriangles, Flow synthesis, microreactor, Nucleation kinetics, Surfactants},
	issn = {0927-7757},
	doi = {10.1016/j.colsurfa.2013.10.047},
	author = {Kumar, D. V. Ravi and Kulkarni, A. A. and Bhagavatula L. V. Prasad}
}
