Patent ID: 6455316
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: B01F,B01J,B01L,C40B,F28F,G01K,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of making and characterizing materials, comprising:forming chemical reaction mixtures in a plurality of reactor vessels of a parallel reactor apparatus, said apparatus comprising sensors for providing measured values relating to chemical reactions in said reactor vessels, and a processor for receiving data relating to said measured values; confining the reaction mixture in each reactor vessel against fluid communication with the other vessels and at a pressure other than ambient pressure; injecting a fluid into at least one of the reactor vessels while the reaction mixture in said at least one vessel is confined and at a pressure other than ambient pressure; agitating the reaction mixtures for at least a portion of the confining step; and using the processor to receive said date relating to said measured values of the chemical reactions in said reactor vessels.