Heterogeneous catalysis is the backbone of the modern chemical industry. The successful development of technical catalysts requires a highly interdisciplinary approach and a permanent close interaction between catalyst and process development. Although many modern methods are available for the characterisation of catalytic materials, still no substitute for a pilot plant test is available. Therefore the application of representative testing conditions in the laboratory or pilot plant reactor is of crucial importance. In order to identify the relationships between the often complicated solid state synthesis process during catalyst manufacture, the structural properties of the catalyst and its performance, correlation analysis are used.