Apparatuses for polymerizing or devolatilizing a composition, especially one of high melt viscosity, are disclosed. Methods of polymerizing and devolatilizing a composition, especially one of high melt viscosity, are also disclosed.

An active energy irradiation device includes: an active energy irradiation unit having an emitting surface extending in both a first direction and a second direction, the emitting surface configured to emit an active energy ray to one side in a third direction; an inert gas supply unit having a spray port located on one side in the second direction with respect to the emitting surface, the spray port configured to spray an inert gas to the one side in the third direction; and a structure including a protrusion portion located on the other side in the second direction with respect to the emitting surface, the protrusion portion protruding to the one side in the third direction with respect to the emitting surface. A width in the second direction of the protrusion portion is larger than a width in the third direction of the protrusion portion.

The disclosure relates to systems and methods to photolytically cleave hydrogen sulfide (H.sub.2S) present in a gas mixture produced by a hydrocarbon producing well and/or a gas treatment unit, thereby converting the hydrogen sulfide to hydrogen gas (H.sub.2) and a sulfur species (e.g., elemental sulfur, polysulfides, and/or organosulfur compounds). This reduces the amount of hydrogen sulfide present in the gas mixture. The systems and methods can be implemented in a component of a hydrocarbon producing well (e.g., a wellhead, a flow line, a production casing, a production tubing), a component used to transport the gas mixture produced by the well (e.g., a transportation pipeline, an inlet to a gas-oil separation plant), and/or a gas treatment unit (e.g., a tail gas treatment unit). The gas mixture is disposed in an annular space of the component(s), and an ultraviolet (UV) light source delivers UV light to the gas mixture to photolytically cleave the hydrogen sulfide.

An assistant system for solution-phase synthesis is disclosed. The assistant system for solution-phase synthesis includes: a reactor (1), a mixing device (2), a temperature control device (3) and a host computer (4). The reactor (1) is arranged on the mixing device (2), the mixing device (2) and the temperature control device (3) are both electrically connected to the host computer (4), so as to implement programmed temperature control over the entire assistant system for solution-phase synthesis. A bottle body (15) of the reactor (1) is arranged to include a reaction inner container (151), a temperature circulating layer (152) and a vacuum layer (153) from inside to outside in sequence.

A light reactor for photochemical material production and/or treatment including a receiving space for receiving materials to be irradiated and/or receiving a reaction vessel containing such materials, a plurality of light sources, and a plurality of optical elements, which are distributed in an annular region in a plurality of rows around the receiving space. The optical elements are designed to form light bundles having main emission axes which, from row to row, are tilted differently with respect to a longitudinal axis of the annular region and together form a radiation space constricted between two cone tips, the center of which radiation space is in the central region of the receiving space.

The present disclosure relates generally to reactor systems that include (a) a housing having an interior surface that may be at least partially reflective, (b) at least one reactor cell disposed within an interior of the housing, the at least one reactor cell including an enclosure and a plasmonic photocatalyst on a catalyst support disposed within the at least one enclosure, where the enclosure is optically transparent and includes at least one input for a reactant to enter the at least one cell and at least one output for a reformate to exit the at least one cell and (c) at least one light source disposed within the interior of the housing and/or external to the housing.

Methods and systems are described for processing cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials into useful intermediates and products, such as energy and fuels. For example, conveying systems and methods, such as highly efficient vibratory conveyors, are described for the processing of the cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials.

The present invention discloses processes for producing a thiol compound or a sulfide compound from an olefin compound. Diphenylamine or a phenol compound can be used to increase the rate of conversion of the olefin compound to the thiol compound or the sulfide compound.

Disclosed herein is a substrate which includes a functional group protected with a photolabile group covalently attached to the substrate and a film of solvent thereof covering the substrate, where the thickness of the film is less than about 100 m. Also disclosed herein are methods of preparing such substrates. Further disclosed are methods of synthesizing polymers, methods of synthesizing arrays of polymers and methods of removing photolabile protecting groups. These methods all employ covering the substrate with a thin film of solvent where the thickness of the film is less than 100 m.

It is a subject of the present invention to provide a base generator which has high solubility to general-purpose organic solvents, can dissolve directly into a base-reactive compound, such as an epoxy-based compound, further is provided with both performance of high heat resistance and low nucleophilicity, and generates a strong base, a base-reactive composition comprising the base generator and a base-reactive compound, as well as a method for generating a base, etc.

The present invention relates to a compound represented by the general formula (A), a base generator comprising the compound, a base-reactive composition which comprises the base generator and a base-reactive compound, as well as a method for generating a base, etc.

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(wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom; an alkyl group; an aryl group which may have a substituent; or an arylalkyl group which may have a substituent, R.sup.6 represents a hydrogen atom; an alkyl group which may have a substituent; an alkenyl group; an alkynyl group; an aryl group which may have a substituent; or an arylalkyl group which may have a substituent, R.sup.7 represents a hydrogen atom; an alkyl group which may have an amino group; an aryl group which may have a substituent; or an arylalkyl group which may have a substituent, and Z.sup. represents an anion derived from a carboxylic acid having a specific structure.)