Claims
- 1. A method of processing a chemical composition, that permits the safe use of an ignition source while processing flammable or combustible substances comprising the steps of
- (a) Providing a reaction vessel having separate processing and isolation chambers, and equipped with an ignition source retained within the isolation chamber,
- (b) creating and maintaining an inactive environment within the isolation chamber effective for preventing said ignition source from igniting a flammable or combustible substance,
- (c) activating the ignition source after step (b), and
- (d) processing the composition within the processing chamber after step (c).
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the inactive environment within the isolation chamber is a partial vacuum.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the inactive environment within the isolation chamber is a gas or a mixture of gases that cannot support combustion.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 08/638,432 filed Apr. 26, 1996.
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