Liquid phase reactor

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A liquid phase continuous reactor comprising a screw within a barrel the , screw and the barrel being relatively rotatable and defining a mixing zone therebetween, the barrel having at least one inlet for introduction of components for mixing into the barrel and an outlet for discharge of product from the barrel, the screw having at least one spiral groove whereby relative rotation of the screw and barrel is adapted to axially transport the components between the screw and the barrel while mixing the components and to extrude the product through the outlet wherein the land surface area between the spiral groove forms at least 50 % of the surface area of the screw in the mixing zone.