A device for optical andor electrical data transmission andor processing has at least one electrical component, at least one optoelectronic component electrically connected to the electrical component, and an optically transparent carrier with a first surface, on which the electrical component and the optoelectronic component are disposed. Monitoring involves a monitoring agent that is integrated within an operating system of computing devices that make up the distributed computing platform. By optimizing the energy expenditure for shearing and the energy expenditure for separating the volatile components from the non-volatile components of the crude oil, while simultaneously removing the volatile components by distillation, one can reduce the overall energy input for the separation. Reaction products and unspent reactant metal are directed from the treatment chamber to an output chamber where reaction products are removed from the reactor.