Selective conversion of unstable liquids

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IN A PROCESS FOR THE SELECTEOVE CONVERSION OF UNSTABLE LIQUIDS WITH A PRONOUNCED TENDENCY TO DEPOSIT SOLIDS UPON HEATING WHICH INCLUDES PARTIALLY CONVERTING UNSTABLE COMPOUNDS IN A LIQUID FEED INTO MORE STABLE SUBSTANCES WITHIN A CONFINED INITIAL REACTION ZONE UNDER CONVERSION CONDITIONS IN WHICH A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF SAID FEED IS MAINTAINED IN THE LIQUID PHASE, VAPORIZING A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE EFFLUENT LIQUID FROM THE INITIAL CONVERSION REACTION BY CONTROLLED HEATING AND PASSING THE GASEOUS PHASE DERIVED FROM SAID INITIAL EFFLUENT THROUGH A CONFINED CONVERSION ZONE WHILE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETING THE CONVERSION ZONE WHILE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETING THE CONVERSION OF UNSTABLE COMPONENTS OF SAID FEED; THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES SEPARATING IN AN ENLARGED SEPARATION ZONE A LIQUID FLUX IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO AT LEAST ABOUT 0.5% OF SAID LIUQID FEED FROM SAID GASEOUS PHASE, WITHDRAWING SAID LIQUID FLUX AT A SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT RATE FROM A POOL THEREOF MAINTAINED IN SAID SEPARATION ZONE AND REGULATING SAID CONTROLLED HEATING OPERATION INDIRECT RESPONSE TO THE RATE OF COLLECTING SAID LIQUID FLUX IN SAID SEPARATIN ZONE AS DETERMINED FROM THE LEVEL OF SAID POOL.