Scale-up and multiphase reaction engineering

- Scale-up of multiphase catalytic reactions to practical reactors suggests that many challenges exist.
- Experimental validation of reactor models on various scales would reduce uncertainty.
- Goals outlined by the Vision 2020 Reaction Engineering Roadmap in 2001 needed to meet long-term industry goals are not being achieved.
- Opportunities for developing new innovative scale-up techniques that combine advanced models and experimental data to meet processing and environmental requirements are suggested.