ʻO ka ʻike ākea o kahi reactor he pahu ia me nā hopena kino a i ʻole kemika, a ma o ka hoʻolālā hoʻolālā a me ka hoʻonohonoho hoʻonohonoho hoʻonohonoho o ka ipu, hiki iā ia ke hoʻokō i ka hana hoʻomehana, evaporation, hoʻoluʻu, a me ka haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa e pono ai ke kaʻina hana. .
Hoʻohana nui ʻia nā reactors i nā kula e like me ka petroleum, kemika, rubber, pesticides, dyes, lāʻau lapaʻau, a me ka meaʻai. ʻO lākou nā moku kaomi i hoʻohana ʻia e hoʻopau i nā kaʻina e like me ka vulcanization, nitrification, hydrogenation, alkylation, polymerization, a me ka condensation.