Solid Dosing - batch injector

Dosing of solids is accomplished by either batch-wise or continuous operation. The batch injector is particularly ingenious, for it allows solid charge to reach thermal equilibrium before being remoltely released into the bulk liquid. The device is mounted beneath the reactor lid and is opened using a slight internal pressure. The loading chamber can be inerted, thus avoiding contact with oxygen or moisture.

A continuous solids dosing device is also available. For continuous dosing the solid is gravity fed through a rotating disk “valve” which turns at a preprogrammed speed. In the standard reactor the mixing of the reactor contents can be visually observed.