Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems IMMDissertation Eva Deitmann
Continuous scalable Grignard reagent formation: Process intensification and improved selectivity in non-homogeneous packed beds of magnesium turnings
We congratulate Eva Deitmann on the successful defense of her doctoral thesis. Eva Deitmann is a research associate in the Division Chemistry at Fraunhofer IMM. The defense of her dissertation on "Continuous scalable Grignard reagent formation: Process intensification and improved selectivity in non-homogeneous packed beds of magnesium turnings" took place on April 25, 2024 at the University of Ulm.
Publications on the topic
Laboratory reactor for continuous Grignard reagent synthesis
Her doctoral thesis is based on a number of previously published papers. These include:
- Impact of residence time distributions in reacting magnesium packed beds on Grignard reagent formation – pump-induced flow behaviour in non-reacting magnesium beds (part 1) - Reaction Chemistry & Engineering (RSC Publishing)
- Impact of residence time distributions in reacting magnesium packed beds on Grignard reagent formation – selectivity of Grignard reagent formation (part 2) - Reaction Chemistry & Engineering (RSC Publishing)
- Selectivity of Grignard Reagent Formation: From Semibatch to Continuous Lab and Pilot Scale | Organic Process Research & Development (acs.org)
- Infrared Spectroscopy as Process Analytics to Identify and Quantify Grignard Reagents | Organometallics (acs.org)