Automated Process for Performing Consecutive Reaction Involving Weighting of Material

Abstract

This invention relates to an automated process for performing two or more consecutive reactions in a reaction vessel, said reaction vessel comprising an outlet at the base of said reaction vessel, and said process comprising: i) performing a first reaction is said reaction vessel, said first reaction comprising reacting one or more first reactants in the presence of a first catalyst, ii) uploading the reaction vessel of material therein through the outlet at the base of said reaction vessel and into a collecting vessel, iii) weighing the collecting vessel with the material therein, iv) calculating the mass of material collected, v) comparing the expected mass of material from the reaction to the value from step (iv), and vi) if the values correlate, subsequently performing a second reaction in said reaction vessel, said second reaction comprising reacting one or more second reactants in the presence of a second catalyst.

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