Microreactors are miniature devices with channels typically in the micrometer scale. Their compact size offers several advantages:
- Enhanced Heat Transfer: The small dimensions allow for rapid heat dissipation, preventing hotspots and enabling precise temperature control. - Improved Mass Transfer: Short diffusion paths ensure that reactants quickly reach the catalytic sites, increasing reaction rates. - Scalability: Microreactors can be easily scaled up by numbering-up, i.e., running multiple microreactors in parallel.
These benefits make microreactors particularly suitable for pharmaceutical synthesis, where precise control over reaction conditions is crucial.
