“…The convenience and rapidity of the microreactor make it especially attractive for comparing different catalysts for the same reaction {53, 72, 75, 110). Various catalysts were investigated for efficacy in the oxidation of automobile exhaust {1, 22,43,96,97); catalysis by semiconductors {28-31) was investigated by similar procedure. Silica-alumina catalysts were tested for cracking isobutane and cumene {70), for the depolymerization of ethylene {71), for the isomerization of cyclopropane {60), isobutane (77), and isopentane {64), and for the conversion of acetaldehyde {44).…”