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S p e c i a l t y & C u s t o m R e a c t o r s
Parr Horizontal Stirred Reactor System,
1 liter Fixed Head Vessel, shown with
4848 Reactor Controller with optional
expansion modules.
The reactor shown in the two images above and right has a five gallon capacity, and is used for stirring horizontally. Pneumatic controls on the left can tilt
the system upright to open the bottom drain valve. The product is filtered and collected in the lower heated sample collection vessel. This system is used for
making fabric from biomass. Most synthetic fabric is made from oil.
Horizontal Reactors
Stirring biomass such as straw or grasses
is not easy to do in a vertical reactor. A new
technology has been developed to do it horizon-
tally. In the system pictured to the right, a 1 liter
reactor can be disconnected to tilt vertically for
loading or tilt horizontally for stirring. A heavy-
duty stirring motor and double anchor stirrers
are used. Another option would be to tilt upside
down for discharge. A 4848 controller monitors
the temperature and pressure and controls the
stirring speed. A flexible mantle heater (not
pictured) is used to obtain temperatures up to
350 °C. Maximum pressure is 1900 psig for this
system.
