The Usage of Glass Reactor

It is well known that the glass reactor is equipped with many various applications and functions, which may depend on the features of this equipment. For example, it is said that this reactor can be used in the experiment, middle scale test, the production of find chemistry, chemical engineering, biological pharmacy and synthesis of new materials. In addition, it is also the ideal equipment for chemical laboratories.

In fact, these reactors may include many different types including high-pressure reactor, double layer reactor, glass lined reactor, the glass laboratory reactor etc. Moreover, the main sealing parts double glass reactor may adopt the pure PTFE material, which can guarantee absolute vacuum system. Meanwhile, a lot of people may have known that the high pressure reactor equipment are used in a variety of applications such as food and beverage production, chemical processing, plastic processing and paper and pulp processing, and more fields. In short, these different reactors may be used for different fields.

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a guest post from heather, a cancer patient + a mum

Today, I would like to share with you a touching story about Heather, a mum + a cancer patient. I hope you find inspiration in her battle + her heart-warming tale of overcoming this dark moment in her life. May you also find the time of day to pray for her + the other people battling with cancers all around the world.

And so her story goes:

On November 21, 2005 I was a mother to a 3-½ month old girl. My life was changed when I became a cancer patient. After I was diagnosed, a lot went through my mind. I was especially worried about who would take care of my daughter, Lily. I come from a very supportive family and my parents offered to help. Even though they live 600 miles away, when we needed them, they did not hesitate to get in their car and come to our assistance. As a family, we sat down and decided what to do.

In the hospital in St. Paul, an x-ray detected that I had fluid surrounding my lung. The next step was to see a thoracic specialist. The specialist drained the fluid from my lung and isolated the cause of the fluid. I underwent a C.T scan that detected a mass located in the lower left part of one of my lungs. I was scheduled for a biopsy the next morning. The biopsy results concluded that I had a form of cancer called malignant pleural mesothelioma. We had to decide what to do.

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