Patent ID: 7488452
Filing Date: 2009-02-10
Classification: B01J,B01L,C40B,G01N

Abstract:
1. A system for performing experiments, in particular for high throughput experimentation, said system comprising: a flow through reaction vessel having an inlet, an outlet and a reaction zone intermediate said inlet and outlet, reagent feed means for introducing one or more reagents into said vessel, said one or more reagents forming one or more reaction products in said reaction zone, said reagent feed means at least including a liquid feed means for introducing a liquid into said inlet of said vessel, said vessel further having a liquid evaporation zone intermediate said inlet and said reaction zone, wherein said liquid evaporation zone comprises an evaporation structure contacting said liquid and providing a liquid residence time in said liquid evaporation zone improving evaporation of said liquid which evaporation structure has a begin portion where the liquid enters the evaporation structure and an end portion where the evaporated liquid leaves the evaporation structure, wherein said evaporation structure is a porous structure in which an interconnected zone of small pores is present that runs all the way from the begin portion of the evaporation structure to the end portion thereof, and in that the liquid feed conduit has a mouth that is arranged within about 5 millimeters from the evaporation structure.