on Wednesday, January 19 Mark Iverson said [snip]" If that won't reverse the
runaway condition fast enough, inject a contaminating gas... Perhaps, of all
things, steam?" [/snip]
Hi Mark,
I agree a reaction quashing gas is a good idea but not steam which is
very reactive and could permanently damage the catalyst- rather an inert gas
like helium to quickly change pressure and ratio of available reactants to
activated geometry.
You might have to purge the gas mix before restarting but at least the catalyst
should still be activated.
Regards
Fran
