Industrial microreactor process involvements

Currently, after each step in the synthesis process, a sample is analyzed to approve or reject the operation. Not only is this inefficient for the industry in general, this is also a stumbling block for a rapid scale-up. Controls and measurements of the process need to be accomplished in situ, which is again an issue that requires the chemists and chemical engineers to work together toward a solution. It may, in fact, involve lab-on-a-chip technologies and microreactors that were presented by other speakers in this workshop. 

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