A laboratory reactor is selected not only by volume. It is important to consider the type of process, aggressiveness of the environment, mixing, heating, cooling and safety requirements, otherwise the equipment will quickly become the limiting factor.

For synthesis, development of new compositions and technological research, the reactor must be easy to set up and maintain. It is especially important to understand whether this will be a single research task or part of a regularly repeated laboratory process.

A well-chosen reactor helps standardize work and speeds the transition from idea to stable procedure. That is why it is chosen not “from a catalogue,” but according to a specific production or research task.