Multi-phase packed-bed microreactor with active carbon catalyst (Courtesy of M. Losey, MIT) |
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Multi-phase packed-bed microreactor with active carbon catalyst (Courtesy of M. Losey, MIT) |
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Projects : Microfluidic Chemical Systems
Paper presentation and Review Guidelines
Each group of 2-3 students will give a presentation and prepare a report of a paper selected from the recent microfluidics literature. The format of the presentation and the report are summarized below. The presentation and report will be graded on the basis of the following items:
1. Summarize the motivation for the microfluidic study and the application. Place the work in context by reviewing similar work in the field.
2. Describe the microfluidic study - including fabrication sequence and microfluidic experiments on a particular application.
3. Give an analysis of at least one chemical engineering concept used in the paper.
4. Evaluate whether or not the use of microfluidics enables investigations that could not have been done with conventional macroscopic approaches.
5. Consider improvements to the microfluidic device or study. Suggest a better design or experimental procedure.
6. Evaluate the overall contributions of the work by comparing to other work and macroscopic approaches.
Presentations
Each presentation will be 12 minutes with 3 minutes for questions.
The presentation should address the items above and be prepared on overheads.
Because of the short time constraint, select one (or at most two) presenters
for the group.
The presentations will be scheduled for February 29 and March 1, 2000.
Reports
The report should follow the outline above and address all items. The report should be typed (for readability: 1 1/2 or double spaced, 1" margins on all sides, 12 pt font) and not exceed 5 pages excluding graphics, appendix, and literature cited. Include details of the chemical engineering analysis in the Appendix. If any design calculations are made in point 5, place them in the Appendix.
Reports are due in 66-560 March 6 by 3 pm (hand to Joan Chisholm).
