A high-pressure polymerization system having a) a polymerization reactor and b) a reactor blow down system having b1) a reactor blow down vessel, having a circular design over a major portion P having a L/D-ratio in the range from 1.75 to 10.0 and containing an aqueous quenching medium, b2) a release line connecting the polymerization reactor with the reactor blow down vessel and having an outlet located above a maximum level for the aqueous quenching medium, b3) a first emergency valve in the release line to open and close fluid communication between the polymerization reactor and the reactor blow down system, and wherein the release line outlet has a joining piece having an angle (a) between the central axis and a tangent at the reactor blow down vessel in the range from 5° to 70° and the reactor blow down vessel has a vent stack containing a constricted section.

The present invention provides apparatuses and methods for the synthesis of oligonucleotides and related compounds. In particular, the present invention allows to effectively prepare reagents to be fed into an apparatus for the synthesis of such oligomers.

The present invention relates to a reaction control method in which a conversion rate of a reaction may be predicted from a flow rate of a feed introduced into a reactor and a flow rate of product water generated in the reactor, and through which the conversion rate of the reactor may be easily controlled.

Provided herein are systems and methods for generating gas and delivering the gas at multiple output pressures. The system includes a plurality of gas generators and a plurality of applications, each application having a different header pressure. A plurality of header valves directs the gas flow to the plurality of applications such that energy loss is minimized.

A reactor for the polymerization of olefins comprising a first inlet for introducing a first stream comprising monomer(s), catalyst(s) and optionally hydrogen, solvent or comonomer(s) and/or mixtures thereof, at least one outlet for withdrawing a product stream, characterized in that the reactor further comprises at least one second inlet for introducing a second stream comprising monomer(s), catalyst(s) and optionally hydrogen, solvent or comonomer(s) and/or mixtures thereof; and a process for polymerizing olefins in a reactor according to the present invention, comprising the steps of introducing monomer(s), catalyst(s), and optionally hydrogen, solvent or comonomer(s) and/or mixtures thereof as the first stream via the first inlet into the reactor forming a reaction mixture; polymerizing a polymer from the reaction mixture; withdrawing the product stream via the at least one outlet from the reactor; characterized in that the process comprises a further step of introducing a second stream comprising monomer(s), catalyst(s), and optionally hydrogen, solvent or comonomer(s) and/or mixtures thereof into the reactor via the at least one second inlet into the reactor.

Provided is an apparatus for preparing oligomer including: a reactor for carrying out oligomerization reaction by supplying a monomer stream and a solvent stream; and line 1 and line 2 which are separately provided in a lower side of the reactor, wherein line 1 includes a first level control valve and line 2 includes a second level control valve, and the reactor is periodically alternately operated in first operation mode and second operation mode, thereby switching a pipe through which the product is discharged, so that a plugging phenomenon of the pipe through which the product is discharged and the valve can be prevented.

A liquid process assembly, the assembly including a length of pipework, and a reversible pump for selectively reciprocally moving liquid through the pipework.

A feed system for a reactor, a reactor assembly comprising such a feed system, and a method of supplying a feed material to a reactor with a feed system are provided. The reactor may be a pyrolysis reactor, such as a fluidised bed pyrolysis reactor. A method of pyrolysing a feed material is also provided. The feed system may comprise a feed conduit extending from an inlet to an outlet, and may have a first section including the inlet and a second section including the outlet. The first section may accommodate an auger. The second section may comprise at least one plug forming zone in which feed material is compressed into a substantially gas-tight plug during operation. There may be a temperature regulator for controlling the temperature in the second section. The temperature regulator may comprise a cooling jacket.

The present disclosure generally relates to gas inject apparatus for a process chamber for processing of semiconductor substrates. The gas inject apparatus include one or more gas injectors which are configured to be coupled to the process chamber. Each of the gas injectors are configured to receive a process gas and distribute the process gas across one or more gas outlets. The gas injectors include a plurality of pathways, a fin array, and a baffle array. The gas injectors are individually heated. A gas mixture assembly is also utilized to control the concentration of process gases flown into a process volume from each of the gas injectors. The gas mixture assembly enables the concentration as well as the flow rate of the process gases to be controlled.

Devices and methods for reducing the specific energy required to reform or pyrolyze reactants in plasmas operating at high flow rates and high pressures are presented. These systems and methods include 1) introducing electrons and/or easily ionized materials to a plasma reactor, 2) increasing turbulence and swirl velocity of the flows of feed gases to have improved mixing in a plasma reactor, and 3) reducing slippage from a plasma reactor system. Such plasma systems may allow plasma reactors to operate at lower temperatures, higher pressure, with improved plasma ignition, increased throughput and improved energy efficiency. In preferred embodiments, the plasma reactors are used to produce hydrogen and carbon monoxide, hydrogen and carbon, or carbon monoxide through reforming and pyrolysis reactions. Preferred feedstocks include methane, carbon dioxide, and other hydrocarbons.