noun
reactor; reacting furnace
Technical term for a vessel or apparatus where a chemical reaction is carried out; can refer to industrial reactors or laboratory-scale equipment.
化学工場では、反応炉で原料を高温高圧で処理する。
In chemical plants, raw materials are processed at high temperature and pressure in reactors.
実験室の反応炉で新しい触媒
We tested a new catalyst in the laboratory reactor.
反応器 is a more general term for a reaction vessel, often used interchangeably with 反応炉, but 反応炉 may imply a furnace-like heating apparatus.
Compound of 反応 (reaction) and 炉 (furnace, hearth).