“…Microreactor-based tools are already well demonstrated as stand-alone devices for high-throughput catalyst screening and combinatorial materials science (Bergh et al, 2000;Brummer et al, 2003;Maier, 2004;Murphy, 2007;Scheidtmann et al, 2001;Takeuchi et al, 2005). Due to increased process intensification offered by MRT, more traditional pilot-scale reactor systems and pilot plant systems may be replaced, at least in some cases, by smaller, faster responding, more flexible mini-plants with reduced capital and operating costs (Charpentier, 2005;Commenge et al, 2002;Hessel, 2005a;Mae, 2007;Pennemann et al, 2004a, b).…”