http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3310378830&rd=1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3310378830&rd=1)
'tis metal, remember, palladium and metals like stainless steel don't mix. you need glass preferably.
you would also need good agitation to get anything happening in that system.
I'd call it a dud, nice try though.
i have no idea what a KRV vessel is for; O2 wacker, i think. i just thought it looked like something someone from here would be interested in. maybe for hydrogenation?