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Figure 1
Rapid throughput screening is becoming more important in evaluating catalysts and optimizing reaction parameters for specific reactions. The apparatus pictured in Figure 1 was designed for such use. Each of the five reactors is connected, through a regulator, to a 10 cc reservoir with the pressure monitored by a computer. The pressure drop associated with each of the reactors is shown on the computer screen (Figure 2).
Figure 2
The reaction temperature is controlled by the constant temperature bath in which the reactors are situated so all reactions are run at the same temperature. Other reaction parameters such as pressure, solvent, catalyst type and quantity and rate of agitation can be varied in each individual reactor.
The computer monitors the temperature of the bath, the room temperature around the ballasts and the pressures of each reservoir and inside each reactor. The reactor vessels are the same as those pictured in the Low Pressure Reactor section but the heads do not have fittings for internal thermocouples.

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