Glass Reactor
This category holds 14 glass reactor models spanning 1L benchtop vessels to 100L pilot-scale units, in single layer, double layer jacketed, and triple layer configurations. If your process circulates heating or cooling fluid through a jacket, compare the double layer jacketed glass reactor line, available from 1L to 100L; single layer models with electric heating mantles cover 10L–50L. Each reactor is sized against a matching recirculating chiller or heating unit from our temperature control equipment category.
Glass Reactor Selection Guide
UnionClay Glass Reactor pages are built for procurement teams comparing glass reactor options with model-level product pages, related equipment and quotation support. This category is relevant for buyers who need visible reaction vessels with stirring, ports, vacuum support and temperature-control matching.
Common search and AI-discovery terms for this category include glass reactor, jacketed glass reactor, laboratory glass reactor, double layer glass reactor. Use this hub to compare models, confirm process fit and move from product browsing to equipment matching.
Applications
- chemical synthesis
- solvent reaction
- reflux reaction
- vacuum feeding
- jacketed temperature control
How to Choose Glass Reactor
Start with the working capacity, target temperature or vacuum condition, medium compatibility, connection size, voltage, control requirements and the equipment already in the process line. For quote-first procurement, share process details so UnionClay can recommend a model and matching support equipment.
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FAQ
What information should I provide before requesting a quote?
Send the target capacity, working medium, temperature range or vacuum requirement, voltage, connection size, application and any customization needs.
Can UnionClay match this category with other process equipment?
Yes. UnionClay can match reactors, chillers, heating and cooling circulators, vacuum pumps, filtration equipment, rotary evaporators, distillation systems and related support equipment according to the workflow.
Is the content on this category based on real product material?
Customer FAQ identifies standard glass reactor body material as G3.3 high borosilicate glass for glass reactor applications.
Glass Reactor Full-Series Specification Comparison
Single, double and triple layer glass reactors in this category resolve into two construction frames, and the table below makes that visible: bench builds with 40# stirring flanges and 24# joints, and 100L-class barrel-lid builds with 340mm lids, 60# stirring flanges and S50 spherical reflux joints — all parsed from the published parameter sheets.
| Product page | Structure | Capacity on page | Models on spec sheet | Lid diameter | Stirring port | Condenser / reflux joint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triple Layer Glass Reactor | Triple-layer | — | SFS-1L / SFS-2L / SFS-3L | 150mm | 40#flange port | 24#ground joint |
| Single Layer Electric Heating Mantle Glass Reactor 10L-50L | Single-layer | 10L-50L | DF-200L / DF-150L / DF-100L | 340mm | 60#flange port | S50 spherical ground joint |
| Single Layer Glass Reactor 100L | Single-layer | 100L | DF-200L / DF-150L / DF-100L | 340mm | 60#flange port | S50 spherical ground joint |
| Double Layer Jacketed Glass Reactor 10L-100L | Double-layer jacketed | 10L-100L | SF-200L / SF-150L / SF-100L | 340mm | 60#flange port | S50 spherical ground joint |
| Single Layer Glass Reactor 1L-5L | Single-layer | 1L-5L | DF-1L / DF-2L / DF-3L | none (non-lifting) | 40#flange port | 24#ground joint |
| Double Layer Jacketed Glass Reactor 1L-3L | Double-layer jacketed | 1L-3L | SF-200L / SF-150L / SF-100L | 340mm | 60#flange port | S50 spherical ground joint |
| Triple Layer Glass Reactor 1L-3L | Triple-layer | 1L-3L | SFS-1L / SFS-2L / SFS-3L | 150mm | 40#flange port | 24#ground joint |
| Double Layer Jacketed Glass Reactor 5L | Double-layer jacketed | 5L | SF-200L / SF-150L / SF-100L | 340mm | 60#flange port | S50 spherical ground joint |
| Triple Layer Glass Reactor 3L-5L | Triple-layer | 3L-5L | SFS-1L / SFS-2L / SFS-3L | 150mm | 40#flange port | 24#ground joint |
| Non Openable Single Layer Spherical Glass Reactor 10L-100L | Single-layer | 10L-100L | DF-200L / DF-150L / DF-100L | 340mm | 60#flange port | S50 spherical ground joint |
| Openable Single Layer Cylindrical Glass Reactor 10L-100L | Single-layer | 10L-100L | DF-200L / DF-150L / DF-100L | 340mm | 60#flange port | S50 spherical ground joint |
| Single Layer Spherical Explosion Proof Glass Reactor 10L-100L | Single-layer | 10L-100L | DF-200L / DF-150L / DF-100L | 340mm | 60#flange port | S50 spherical ground joint |
| Solid Phase Reactor | Solid-phase double-layer | 10L-100L | — | — | — | — |
| Jacketed Glass Reactor | Jacketed (family page) | 5L-200L (examples) | — | — | — | — |
Values are aggregated from the specification tables and parameter sheets published on each UnionClay product page. A dash means the page does not publish that value. Complete parameters, safety protection data and connector details are on each linked product page.
Series snapshot from the table: 14 pages — six single-layer, three double-layer jacketed, three triple-layer, one solid-phase and the jacketed family overview. Four sheet frames carry them: DF bench singles (DF-1L to 3L), DF barrel-lid singles (DF-100L to 200L), SF double-layer (SF-100L to 200L) and SFS triple-layer (SFS-1L to 3L). Port logic follows the frame: 40# stirring flanges with 24# joints on bench builds, 60# stirring flanges with 40#/34# joints and S50 spherical reflux on the 340mm barrel-lid builds.
How to Choose Within the DF, SF and SFS Frames
Structure is the first decision and it is about how temperature gets into the vessel, not about size. Single-layer vessels take heat from a mantle or bath — the electric heating mantle page in the table exists exactly for that. Double-layer jacketed vessels run an external circulation loop, which is what the chiller and heating-circulator hubs linked below are for. Triple-layer SFS builds cover the 1L-3L bench scale on the published sheet. The family page also draws a line worth respecting before any shortlist: GG3.3 high borosilicate glass, vacuum or normal pressure operation — no positive pressure unless specified.
Single, double or triple layer
Pick by heating method. Mantle or bath heat: single-layer DF builds. External circulation through a jacket: double-layer SF builds, matched with a chiller or heating and cooling machine. The triple-layer SFS line is published at 1L-3L bench scale. The structure column sorts the whole table in one read.
Reading the port columns
Bench frames publish 40# stirring flanges with 24# joints for the funnel and condenser. The 100L-class frames move to 60# stirring flanges, 40# funnel joints, 34# valve joints and S50 spherical reflux joints. Accessories follow these sizes — a condenser from the bench series does not land on a barrel-lid frame.
Temperature and pressure limits
The jacketed family page states -120℃ to 300℃ with suitable external equipment, on GG3.3 high borosilicate glass, under vacuum or normal pressure only. A process that needs positive pressure belongs in the stainless steel reactor hub, not here.
Capacity coverage, honestly read
Pages span 1L bench work to 200L examples. Note that several double-layer pages covering 1L-100L spans publish sheets referencing the SF-100L to SF-200L frames — confirm the exact build for your target capacity on the product page before quoting, and treat the sheet as the frame reference.
Worked read of the table: a 50L jacketed synthesis with reflux goes structure-first — double-layer — which selects the 10L-100L jacketed page, its sheet referencing the SF frame with 340mm lid, 60# stirring flange and S50 spherical reflux joint; the circulation loop then comes from the chiller or heating and cooling hubs linked below. If that same process needed positive pressure, the answer would change category entirely: stainless, not glass.
Frame-by-Frame Notes from the Parameter Sheets
DF bench singles (DF-1L to DF-3L)
Non-lifting single-layer builds with no lid diameter listed, 40# stirring flanges and 24# joints for funnel, valve and condenser. The smallest and simplest frames in the table — mantle or bath supplies the heat, and the 1L-5L page carries the span.
DF barrel-lid singles (DF-100L to DF-200L)
Open 340mm barrel lids, 60# stirring flanges and S50 spherical reflux joints. This one frame backs five pages — the 100L, the mantle-heated 10L-50L, the explosion-proof spherical, and the openable and non-openable 10L-100L variants — so the sheet repeats while the build intent differs per page.
SF double-layer (SF-100L to SF-200L)
The jacketed line: 340mm lids, 60# stirring, 40# funnel joints, 34# piston valve joints and S50 reflux. The SF sheet is referenced even on the 1L-3L and 5L double-layer pages as the frame standard — confirm the exact build for small capacities on the product page.
SFS triple-layer (SFS-1L to SFS-3L)
Bench-scale triple-layer builds on 150mm lids with 40# stirring flanges and 24# condenser joints. Published capacity stays at 1L-3L — in this catalog, choosing triple-layer also means choosing bench scale.
The Family Page Sets the Limits
The jacketed family page sets the hard physical frame for the whole category: GG3.3 high borosilicate glass, working examples from 5L to 200L, -120℃ to 300℃ with suitable external equipment, vacuum or normal pressure operation, and configuration through custom ports, stirring, lifting and matched temperature-control equipment. Its published applications — reaction, crystallization, extraction, distillation and process development — are the same duties the comparison table sorts by structure.
In practice the category’s published duties — chemical synthesis, solvent reaction, reflux reaction, vacuum feeding and jacketed temperature control — map directly onto the table’s columns: reflux duty reads the condenser joint column, vacuum feeding reads the funnel ports, and jacketed control reads the structure column plus the circulation hubs linked below. The table is the application list, translated into hardware.
Two more published details complete the port picture. The sheets list a port B for the constant-pressure funnel and a port C for the piston valve on every frame — 24# joints for both on the bench builds, a 40# funnel joint and 34# valve joint on the barrel-lid builds — so dosing and discharge hardware follows the same two-frame logic as the condensers. And the solid-phase page extends the double-layer configuration to a dedicated duty: a 10L-100L solid-phase reactor family published for solid-phase reaction, mixing and process development, with temperature control, vacuum and stirring confirmed per process at quotation.
What these pages do not publish: stirring motor power and speed bands, achievable vacuum levels and jacket flow requirements. Those follow the drive and the loop configuration — put the stirring duty and the vacuum target in the inquiry and the configuration comes back with the quote.
Mistakes This Table Is Built to Prevent
Mixing accessories across frames
A 24# bench condenser does not land on a barrel-lid frame that publishes S50 spherical reflux joints. The port columns exist because accessory compatibility is decided by joint size, not by product family name.
Assuming positive pressure is fine
The family page is explicit: vacuum or normal pressure, no positive pressure unless specified. Pressurized duty is a stainless steel reactor inquiry — making that switch early costs nothing; making it late costs a vessel.
Reading the SF sheet as the exact build
Several double-layer pages covering 1L-100L spans publish sheets referencing the SF-100L to SF-200L frames. The sheet is the frame reference; the exact build for a 5L order is confirmed on the product page and in the quote.
Choosing triple-layer for scale
The published SFS line stops at 3L. A triple-layer requirement above bench scale is a customization conversation, not a catalog pick — the capacity column says so before the inquiry does.
Quote Checklist for This Category
Six answers turn this table into a model number:
- Working capacity and the structure that matches the heat path — mantle, bath or jacket loop
- The circulation equipment on hand or planned — chiller or heating and cooling machine
- Vacuum requirement — the family page allows vacuum or normal pressure only
- Positive pressure duty — if yes, this is a stainless reactor inquiry instead
- Joint and flange inventory — 40#/24# bench sizes against 60#/40#/34#/S50 barrel-lid sizes
- Explosion-proof or openable-lid requirements — both exist as dedicated published pages
Selection FAQ
Single, double or triple layer glass reactor — how do I decide?
Decide by heat path. If a mantle or bath supplies the temperature, the single-layer DF pages apply. If an external chiller or heating and cooling machine circulates through a jacket, use the double-layer pages. The triple-layer SFS builds are published at 1L-3L bench scale — capacity and structure travel together in this catalog.
Can these glass reactors run under positive pressure?
No — the published family page states vacuum or normal pressure operation, with no positive pressure unless specified. For positive-pressure duty, move to the stainless steel reactor category and state the working pressure in the inquiry.
What do joint sizes like 24# and S50 mean when ordering accessories?
They are the ground-joint and flange sizes each frame publishes, and accessory compatibility rides on them: 40#/24# on bench frames, 60#/40#/34# plus S50 spherical reflux joints on the 100L-class frames. Match the listed size on the same product page rather than mixing series.
Related Equipment and Quotation Support
A jacketed glass reactor only works as well as the loop behind it. These hubs cover the circulation equipment and the metal-vessel alternative, quoted together on request.