A photo-bioreactor for growing a photosynthetic culture comprising: a channel through the bioreactor having an inlet and an outlet providing a labyrinth path from the inlet to the outlet, configured to contain the photosynthetic culture, wherein the channel is formed by a plurality of ribs; and a light emitting diode panel along a side wall of the photo-bioreactor. A method of product preservation, comprising: treating a packaged product with a first cycle of high pressure processing; incubating the packaged product allowing spore germination; and treating the packaged product with a second cycle of high pressure processing.

A two-step thermochemical reactor and method are disclosed. The reactor includes a housing and a reactor cavity formed within, and surrounded by, thermal insulation within the housing. The reactor cavity includes at least one unit cell, each cell having an electric heat source and a reactive material. The reactor also includes a feedstock inlet and a product outlet in fluid communication with the reactor cavity. The reactor also includes a reducing configuration, with the inlet being closed and the electric heat source of each unit cell being driven to thermally reduce the reactive material at a first temperature, releasing oxygen into the cavity. The reactor also has a splitting configuration where the reactive material is at a second temperature that is lower than the first, the feedstock inlet open and introducing feedstock gas into the cavity to reoxidize the reactive material and split into a product gas.

A composite material preparation system comprises a sealed reaction kettle for containing reactants and base materials; temperature and pressure detecting units for detecting the temperature and pressure inside the reaction kettle; and a heating unit for hydrothermally induced heating, based on the detected temperature and pressure values. The heating unit comprises an induction coil, an induction heating device, and a control mechanism for controlling the generation of an induction frequency of the induction heating device. The reaction kettle is located in the induction coil, both ends of the induction coil are mounted on an outer wall of the induction heating device, and the induction coil and the induction heating device have circulating water introduced inside. The device can prepare a composite material having good interface bonding, by utilizing induced heating under the premise of controllable temperature and pressure, and by utilizing the characteristic that the reactants themselves are heated.

A method is provided for the pyrolysis or thermolysis of a fluid or fluidized starting material in a tube bundle reactor including a plurality of heatable reactor tubes. The method includes feeding the starting material to the tube bundle reactor at one end by at least one supply line; wherein the supply line has several pressure reduction units which enable a positive pressure before the starting material is introduced into individual reactor tubes of the tube bundle reactor and a negative pressure inside the reactor tubes. The pressure reduction units control a substantially equal inflow of the starting material into individual reactor tubes and the reactor tubes are heated to a decomposition temperature of the starting material in at least one primary section. The starting material is pyrolyzed or thermolyzed and a pyrolysis or thermolysis product is obtained.

According to the present invention, there is provided a polysilicon production apparatus including: a horizontal reaction tube having an inlet port through which gaseous raw materials including reactant gases and a reducing gas are supplied, an outlet port through which residual gases exit, a reaction surface with which the gaseous raw materials come into contact, and bottom openings through which molten polysilicon produced by the reactions of the gaseous raw materials is discharged; and first heating means adapted to heat the reaction surface of the horizontal reaction tube. The horizontal reaction tube includes reaction regions consisting of first reaction regions where polysilicon is deposited and second reaction regions where reaction by-products are converted to the reactant gases. The first reaction regions are connected in series with the second reaction regions. Also provided is a polysilicon production method using the polysilicon production apparatus.

A device and a method for influencing the flow of a flowable medium through a flow-through reactor are described. The flow-through reactor has at least one inlet opening and at least one outlet opening, through each of which a flowable medium can flow in or out. By means of at least one energy source for changing at least one property of the flowable medium flowing through the flow-through reactor, energy can be introduced whose intensity is non-uniformly distributed in the volume of the flow-through reactor. According to the invention, the flow of the flowable medium flowing through the flow-through reactor is influenced by at least one mechanical component positioned in the flow-through reactor in such a way that a majority of the flowable medium flowing through the flow-through reactor flows through the zones of high energy intensity generated by means of the energy source.

In a process for producing hydrogen or syngas by methanol cracking, whereby methanol is catalytically decomposed into hydrogen and carbon monoxide in an endothermal reaction, said reaction takes place in a reactor with direct inductive heating in the reaction zone. The heating is obtained by passing an alternating current through a metallic coil located inside the reactor or by using induction heated catalyzed hardware in the shape of a ferromagnetic structure, which is coated with an oxide impregnated with the catalytically active phase.

A method for producing particles, includes the following steps: introducing into a reaction chamber at least one reaction flow including a first chemical element (typically silicon) and propagating in a flow direction; projecting a ray beam through the reaction chamber, intersecting each reaction flow in an reaction flow interaction area, in order to form, in each reaction flow, the cores of particles including the first chemical element, and introducing, in the reaction chamber, a second chemical element, interacting with each reaction flow in order to cover the cores of particles with a layer including the second chemical element. Each reaction flow is preferably free of an agent oxidizing the first chemical element.

The present invention relates to a polysilicon production apparatus. The apparatus includes: a horizontal reaction tube positioned in an insulated tube and having an inlet port through which gaseous raw materials including silicon-containing reactant gases and a reducing gas are supplied, an outlet port through which residual gases exit, a reaction surface with which the gaseous raw materials come into contact, and a plurality of bottom openings through which molten polysilicon produced by the reactions of the gaseous raw materials is discharged; one or more internal structures placed in the horizontal reaction tube to provide additional reaction surfaces; and first heating means adapted to heat the reaction surface of the horizontal reaction tube. The present invention also relates to a method for the production of polysilicon using the apparatus.

A composite material preparation system comprises a sealed reaction kettle for containing reactants and base materials; temperature and pressure detecting units for detecting the temperature and pressure inside the reaction kettle; and a heating unit for hydrothermally induced heating, based on the detected temperature and pressure values. The heating unit comprises an induction coil, an induction heating device, and a control mechanism for controlling the generation of an induction frequency of the induction heating device. The reaction kettle is located in the induction coil, both ends of the induction coil are mounted on an outer wall of the induction heating device, and the induction coil and the induction heating device have circulating water introduced inside. The device can prepare a composite material having good interface bonding, by utilizing induced heating under the premise of controllable temperature and pressure, and by utilizing the characteristic that the reactants themselves are heated.