Supported Catalysis in Continuous‐Flow Microreactors

TLDR

This review surveys recent developments in performing heterogeneous catalysis within continuous‑flow microreactors. It discusses three supported catalyst configurations—packed‑bed, monolithic, and wall‑coated—and their application to diverse organic reactions in microreactors. Catalytic microreactors outperform classical batch reactors in terms of reaction rate, conversion, selectivity, and enantioselectivity. A magnified image is included.

Abstract

Abstract This review surveys the recent developments to perform heterogeneous catalysis in continuous‐flow microreactors. Three different types, namely, (i) packed‐bed, (ii) monolithic, and (iii) wall‐coated approaches are discussed to implement various kinds of catalysts in a microreactor. In addition, the applications of these supported catalysts to perform a variety of organic reactions are described. Furthermore, advantages of catalytic microreactors over classical batch reactors on one or more aspects of the reaction, such as rate, conversion, selectivity, and enantioselectivity are presented. magnified image