Modular refining reactor and refining methods

A reactor for refining a feedstock, comprising:

• a chamber having an inner volume to hold a liquid feedstock, a feedstock inlet port, a process gas inlet port, and an outlet port;
• a gas distribution ring having a plurality of holes forming a perforated surface within the inner volume;
• a radical generator coupled in fluid communication with the inner volume via the gas distribution ring;
• a reformer having a plurality of filaments disposed downstream of the gas distribution ring;
• and
• a controller to control operation of the reactor and configured to communicate with a remote computer network.

A method for refining a feedstock, comprising:

• providing a liquid feedstock to an inner volume of a reactor;
• flowing a radicalized process gas from a radical generator into the inner volume of the reactor and into contact with the feedstock via a gas diffuser to fractionate the feedstock and to produce one or more fractions of product in a vaporous mixture;
• and
• collecting a desired product from the vaporous mixture.