Patent ID: 6485692
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: B01J,C40B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A parallel semi-continuous or continuous reactor, comprising:a reactor block comprising a plurality of semi-continuous or continuous reactor vessels for containing a plurality of starting materials, a header block comprising at least one header barrel for containing one or more liquid reactants, a transfer plate between the reactor block and the header block, the transfer plate comprising a plurality of transfer lines corresponding to the plurality of reactor vessels, the plurality of transfer lines providing fluid communication between the plurality of reactor vessels and the at least one header barrel, a reactor seal between the reactor block and the transfer plate for sealing the plurality of reactors, a header seal between the header block and the transfer plate for sealing the at least one header barrel, and a transfer system for feeding the one or more reactants from the at least one header barrel through the plurality of transfer lines into the plurality of reactor vessels during a reaction.