gradientless reactor

in catalysis
Stirred flow or recirculation reactors, characterized ideally by very small concentration and temperature gradients within the catalyst region.
Source:
PAC, 1976, 46, 71 (Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units - Appendix II. Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry. Part II: Heterogeneous Catalysis) on page 80