chemical reactor
Industrial transformation vessel
A chemical reactor is a vessel or container designed to hold substances while they undergo chemical reactions.
Reactors range from small laboratory flasks to massive industrial tanks, and their design depends on factors like temperature, pressure, and whether reactions occur continuously or in batches.
Common types include stirred-tank reactors, plug-flow reactors, and fluidized-bed reactors.
The pharmaceutical company installed a new chemical reactor to scale up production.
Releasing energy as heat
- endothermicAbsorbing thermal energy
- enthalpyThermodynamic total heat quantity
- isothermalAt uniform temperature
- heat transferMovement of thermal energy
temperature control · thermal runaway · heat exchanger · entropy · hotspot · quenching · preheating
Agent enabling change
- enzymeProtein that hastens reactions
- platinumDense precious silvery metal
- zeolitePorous aluminosilicate mineral
- active siteEnzyme region binding substrates
adsorption · selectivity · turnover · promoter · inhibitor · substrate · surface area · palladium
Particles suspended by upward gas
- mixingCombining into one mass
- bafflesPerplexes or confuses deeply
- impellerPump's spinning blade assembly
- aspect ratioWidth-height relationship of images
Net change in glacier ice
- energy balanceIntake versus expenditure ratio
- fluid dynamicsScience of flowing matter
- simulationImitation of real processes
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
control systems · instrumentation · commissioning · troubleshooting · safety protocols · corrosion resistance · automation · scale-up
Product from crude processing
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- polymerizationMonomers bonding into chains
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- bioreactorVessel for growing organisms
refinery · cracking · reforming · hydrogenation · oxidation · chlor-alkali · fertilizer · bioprocessing
Minimum energy for transformation
- stoichiometryQuantitative chemical reaction analysis
- equilibriumState of balance
- conversionAct of changing states
- yieldProduce or relinquish
selectivity · Arrhenius equation · half-life · steady state · transient
exothermic
Releasing energy as heat
- endothermicAbsorbing thermal energy
- enthalpyThermodynamic total heat quantity
- isothermalAt uniform temperature
heat transfer · temperature control · thermal runaway · heat exchanger · entropy · hotspot · quenching · preheating
catalyst
Agent enabling change
- enzymeProtein that hastens reactions
- platinumDense precious silvery metal
- zeolitePorous aluminosilicate mineral
active site · adsorption · selectivity · turnover · promoter · inhibitor · substrate · surface area · palladium · poisoning
fluidized bed
Particles suspended by upward gas
mass balance
Net change in glacier ice
- energy balanceIntake versus expenditure ratio
- fluid dynamicsScience of flowing matter
- simulationImitation of real processes
optimization · control systems · instrumentation · commissioning · troubleshooting · safety protocols · corrosion resistance · automation · scale-up · pilot plant
petrochemical
Product from crude processing
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- polymerizationMonomers bonding into chains
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
bioreactor · refinery · cracking · reforming · hydrogenation · oxidation · chlor-alkali · fertilizer · bioprocessing · batch processing
activation energy
Minimum energy for transformation
- stoichiometryQuantitative chemical reaction analysis
- equilibriumState of balance
- conversionAct of changing states
yield · selectivity · Arrhenius equation · half-life · steady state · transient
chemical reactorstorage tank
Container for bulk materials
holding tank · reservoir · silo · containment vessel · cistern
chemical reactorbioreactor
Vessel for growing organisms
natural process · biological system · fermenter · ecosystem · compost heap
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