Device for conducting plurality of chemical, biochemical or physical procedures in parallel

Device for carrying out a multiplicity of chemical, biochemical or physical processes in parallel, having at least one switching block (1) to which are fastened a multiplicity of reaction vessels (5, 5′) in a removable or fixed manner, it being possible for liquids, gases and/or solids to be supplied to and/or extracted from the reaction vessels (5, 5′) through the switching block (1), wherein each switching block (1) comprises a gas duct plate (11) with at least one gas duct (112) and an adjacent functional plate (12) that is arranged between the gas duct plate (11) and a backplate (13), at least one of the gas duct plate (11) and the functional plate (12) being arranged so that it can be displaced relative to the other, and the gas duct plate (11) or plates and the functional plate (12) or plates have through-holes (111, 121), through-slots and/or depressions (122), which are located opposite to one another

• a) in at least one plate position in such a way that gases and/or liquids can be supplied to or extracted from at least two reaction vessels (5, 5′) simultaneously via the same gas duct (112), and
• b) in at least another plate position in such a way that gases, liquids and/or solids can be supplied to or extracted from at least one reaction vessel (5, 5′) both through the gas duct plate (11) or through at least one gas duct plate (11) and through the functional plate (12) or through at least one functional plate (12).

Device for carrying out a multiplicity of chemical, biochemical or physical processes in parallel, having at least one switching block (1) to which are fastened a multiplicity of reaction vessels (5, 5′) in a removable or fixed manner, it being possible for liquids, gases and/or solids to be supplied to and/or extracted from the reaction vessels (5, 5′) through the switching block (1), wherein each switching block (1) comprises a gas duct plate (11) with at least one gas duct (112) and an adjacent functional plate (12) that is arranged between the gas duct plate (11) and a backplate (13), at least one of the gas duct plate (11) and the functional plate (12) being arranged so that it can be displaced relative to the other, and the gas duct plate (11) or plates and the functional plate (12) or plates have through-holes (111, 121), through-slots and/or depressions (122), which are located opposite to one another

• a) in at least one plate position in such a way that gases and/or liquids can be supplied to or extracted from at least two reaction vessels (5, 5′) simultaneously via the same gas duct (112), and
• b) in at least another plate position in such a way that gases, liquids and/or solids can be supplied to or extracted from at least one reaction vessel (5, 5′) both through the gas duct plate (11) or through at least one gas duct plate (11) and through the functional plate (12) or through at least one functional plate (12) and wherein
• c) in the case of at least one plate position, the through-holes (111, 121), through-slots and/or depressions (122) of the gas duct plate (11) or of at least one gas duct plate (11) and of the functional plate (12) or of at least one functional plate (12) are located opposite to one another in such a way that gases and/or liquids can be supplied to or extracted from at least one reaction vessel (5, 5′) via the gas duct (112) or via at least one gas duct (112) and, at the same time, liquids and/or solids can be supplied or extracted both through the gas duct plate (11) or plates and through the functional plate (12) or plates.