Continuous high-temperature reaction apparatus

Claim 1

APPARATUS ADAPTED FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE HALOGENATION WHICH COMPRISES AN ELONGATED REACTOR TUBE, SAID TUBE BEING FORMED OF CARBON AND BEING IMPREGNATED WITH CARBON TO RENDER IT IMPERVIOUS TO FLUIDS AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES, LONGITUDINALLY SPACED INTERNALLY-COOLED MEANS DIRECTLY ENGAGING SAID TUBE AND ADAPTED TO SERVE AS ELECTRICAL CONTACTS FOR PASSING ELECTRICAL CURRENT THROUGH SAID TUBE, TO HEAT SAID TUBE AN OUTLET MEMBER FOR THE REACTION PRODUCTS AND FEED MEANS FOR FEED MATERIAL INTO SAID TUBE AT ONE END OF THE TUBE, AN OUTLET FOR RESIDUAL FEED MATERIAL AT THE OTHER END OF SAID TUBE, SAID OUTLET INCLUDING A VENTURI-SHAPED CARBON THROAT AND A VERTICALLY MOVABLE MEMBER CO-ACTING WITH SAID THROAT, MEANS FOR INTRODUCING A HALOGENATING AGENT INTO SAID TUBE, A JACKET SURROUNDING SAID TUBE AND EXTENDING FOR SUBSTANTIALLY THE FULL LENGTH THEREOF, AND INSULATING MATERIAL WITHIN SAID JACKET AND AROUND SAID TUBE.