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A reactor enclosed in a pressure vessel in a manner that the walls of the pressure vessel are thermally insulated and chemically isolated from the harsh environment of the reaction zone in the reactor. This allows the pressure vessel to handle the high pressures involved, since it is maintained at a

A reactor enclosed in a pressure vessel in a manner that the walls of the pressure vessel are thermally insulated and chemically isolated from the harsh environment of the reaction zone in the reactor. This allows the pressure vessel to handle the high pressures involved, since it is maintained at a reasonably low temperature range. Simultaneously, it allows the reactor to handle the high temperatures involved, since the pressure differentials around it are only minimal.

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A pressurized reactor, comprising: a pressure vessel surrounding a reaction chamber, the reaction chamber substantially surrounding at least a portion of a reaction zone, the reaction chamber having an inside wall, an outside wall, a front end, and a back end opposite the front end, and wherein a fi

A pressurized reactor, comprising: a pressure vessel surrounding a reaction chamber, the reaction chamber substantially surrounding at least a portion of a reaction zone, the reaction chamber having an inside wall, an outside wall, a front end, and a back end opposite the front end, and wherein a first annulus is formed between the pressure vessel and the outside wall of the reaction chamber, the pressure vessel having a section which extends beyond the reaction chamber; a reactant entry conduit coupled to the pressure vessel, the reactant entry conduit being coupled to introduce reactants into or through an upstream portion of the reaction chamber during use; a reaction effluent conduit coupled to the said section of the pressure vessel, the reactant effluent conduit being coupled to carry reaction effluent from the pressure vessel during use; a thermal insulator in the first annulus between the outside wall of the reaction chamber and the pressure vessel; a chemical isolation system coupled to the first annulus, the chemical isolation system comprising an isolation fluid conduit coupled to the first annulus, the chemical isolation system being adapted to introduce isolation fluid from an isolation fluid source into the first annulus at a pressure greater than the pressure within the reaction chamber; and wherein the reactor is coupled to a cooling system, the cooling system comprising a cooling fluid conduit and a cooling fluid source, the cooling fluid conduit being coupled to introduce cooling fluid from the cooling fluid source, through a passageway, and into the said section of the reactor to contact effluent from the reaction chamber during use.