Patent ID: 7547539

Claim:
A reaction apparatus for organic and/or other substance(s) employing supercritical fluid(s) and/or subcritical fluid(s), comprising: a reactor operative for compressing vapor(s) and obtaining supercritical fluid(s) and/or subcritical fluid(s), for bringing supercritical fluid(s) and/or subcritical fluid(s) into contact with organic matter and/or other reactant substance(s), for causing occurrence of chemical reaction(s), and for causing expansion and decompression of the fluid(s) including product(s) produced as a result of chemical reaction(s), the reactor including cylinder(s) and piston(s) provided at such cylinder(s) and operative to sequentially actuate by operating such piston(s) to cause compression of fluid(s); operating the piston(s) in reverse direction(s) following the chemical reaction(s) of the reactant substance(s) to lower temperature(s) and pressure(s); removing, from the cylinder(s), fluid(s) including the produced product(s); and, delivering new charge(s) of vapor(s) to the cylinder(s), and explosive disintegration apparatus(es) that rapidly depressurize reactant substance(s) while same is or are immersed in high-pressure saturated fluid(s); organic substance(s) and/or other reactant substance(s) being pulverized by such explosive disintegration apparatus(es) for use in said reactor, wherein the reactor includes a primary actuator for energizing the reactor and a secondary actuator operably connected to the primary actuator, the secondary actuator energized by waste energy of the reactor and operative to assist the primary actuator in energizing the reactor, wherein the secondary actuator is operably connected to the primary actuator by coupling together a first crank mechanism and a second crank mechanism, said first crank mechanisum being connected the primary actuator, and said second crank mechanism being connected to the secondary actuator, and wherein either or both of said first crank mechanism and said second crank mechanism is a cam mechanism.