Microsystems are useful both as a process intensification tool and as an analysis tool. The aim of the thesis was to demonstrate the handling and design of a microfluidic system with a known batch process of catalytic reactions in a two-phase system. The system consists of an aqueous and an organic phase, the latter also contains the reactant and the product, and the reaction takes place on the phase surface and is exothermic, which means that its implementation in the microsystem is desirable. By carrying out measurements at different temperatures and adjusting the parameters in the computer program to different set systems, the kinetic parameters describing the reactions were obtained, and both the order of the reaction and the necessary mixing speed were confirmed. The diffusivity of the components in their phase was also determined with the help of the microchannel, which enables further simulation. This is the result of individual parts of the task and shows how temperature and length, and thus residence time, affect the studied system. With the help of modeling knowledge and knowledge of microreactors, we can create a simulation that significantly shortens the time that would otherwise be required for the experimental search for appropriate parameters for the industrial implementation of the reaction.
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