DEVICE USED FOR MULTIPLE EXPERIMENTAL TESTS ON SOLID MATERIALS AND A FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM

摘要

The present invention provides a system and method of experimental testing of multiple solid catalysts under controlled and measured conditions of temperature, flows and composition of supply fluid which permit the reliable comparison of catalytic activities between different catalytic materials, including under deactivation conditions of the catalyst, in turn permitting the carrying out of different chemical and/or physical processes or treatments on a plurality of solid materials. The present invention likewise provides a novel switching system for flows in an array of conduits, permitting control of the passage of the fluid through each of the conduits. Another particular feature of the invention is that it provides a system and a method of sample-taking and fast quantitative analysis making it possible to carry out continuous sequential analysis of the composition of the reaction products coming from each compartment of the reactor.