Fahamka ballaadhan ee reactor waa in uu yahay weel leh fal-celin jidheed ama kiimiko, iyada oo loo marayo qaabaynta qaab-dhismeedka iyo qaabaynta halbeegga weelka, waxa ay ku gaadhi kartaa kuleylinta, uumiga, qaboojinta, iyo isku-dhafka xawaaraha hooseeya ee loo baahan yahay geeddi-socodku. .
Reactors ayaa si weyn loogu isticmaalaa beeraha sida batroolka, kiimikooyinka, caagga, sunta cayayaanka, midabada, daawada, iyo cuntada. Waa weelal cadaadis ah oo loo isticmaalo in lagu dhammaystiro hababka sida vulcanization, nitrification, hydrogenation, alkylation, polymerization, iyo uumiga.