Engineering
Comparing Process Intensification in Batch versus Continuous Chemical Reactors
Quick fact
In a microreactor, the surface-area-to-volume ratio can be thousands of times higher than in a large batch tank, allowing reactions to be run at temperatures and concentrations that would be dangerously explosive in batch.
Why this is interesting
Imagine cooking a meal for a crowd—do you make a huge pot once and let everyone take from it, or do you keep a production line of small pans going? The same choice faces chemical engineers, and it changes everything.