SMALL-SCALE (BIO)REACTORS
Wim De Malsche, Free University of Brussels (VUB), Belgium
Krist V. Gernaey, DTU Chemical Engineering, Denmark
Pei-Cheng Chiang, Corning Research Center Taiwan, Taiwan
Katrin Rosenthal, TU Dortmund University, Germany

Workshop Description:
This workshop covers the basic principles of chemical and biological process development with small-scale (bio)reactors. Central topics are the characterization and development of novel micro(bio)reactors. The unique opportunities and challenges arising from miniaturized reactors are considered and discussed for a wide range of biological and chemical application examples. Furthermore, the basic principle and the practical tips of chemical process development in Corning Advanced Flow reactors are presented.

Overview of Material to Be Covered and What Attendees Can Expect to Take Away From the Workshop:
The attendees will get insight in the implications of velocity profiles on dispersion and reactor performance, the principles and practical implementation of separation in reactors, as well as the current throughput limitation in microfluidics /reactors and ways to increase throughput. They will furthermore get familiar with the fundamental mechanisms of mass transfer and heat transfer in flow reactors, and the shift from batch to flow process development in multiple industrial application fields. The attendees will be introduced to technologies and applications for development and analysis of biocatalytic processes and biotransformations (enzymatic and whole cell biocatalysis) in microbioreactors. Different applications for microbioreactors are presented and challenges as well as limitations discussed.

Who Should Attend:
PhD students and researchers in chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, pharmaceutical process development, or specialty chemicals industries. Researchers who are interested in fundamental aspects of microfluidic flows and relation to applications. Researchers that realize that microscale devices present opportunities, but also challenges. Everybody who is interested in (bio)microfluidics in general.

Participants Will Need the Following:
No special requirements.