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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8287815 | Methods and systems for controlling temperature in a vessel A method and system for preheating a vessel that includes an area of excess heat and a flow of purge fluid that is channeled to an area to be purged wherein the purge fluid is deficient of heat are provided. The system includes a cooling tube assembly positioned bet... | 10/16/2012 |
| 8257669 | Multi-tube chemical reactor with tessellated heat transfer fins A chemical reactor is provided that includes: a plurality of tubes having a catalytic reactor substrate therein, each of the tubes having an inlet at one end for receiving a fluid flow and an outlet at an opposing end for dischargi... | 09/04/2012 |
| 8192694 | Polyester production system employing an unagitated esterification reactor A polyester production system employing a vertically elongated esterification reactor. The esterification reactor of the present invention is an improvement over conventional CSTR esterification reactors because, for example, in one embodiment, the reactor requires ... | 06/05/2012 |
| 8101142 | Process and plant A reactor system, plant and a process for the production of methanol from synthesis gas is described in which the reactor system comprises: (a) a first reactor adapted to be maintained under methanol synthesis conditions having inlet means for supply of... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8071059 | Chemical reactor A chemical reactor for catalytic reactions, comprises a substantially cylindrical shell (2) closed at the opposite ends by respective covers (3 and 4), at least one reaction zone (7, 8) in which a respective catalytic bed (9, 10) a... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7854906 | Reactor for carrying out a reaction between two fluid starting materials over a catalyst bed with premixing of the fluid starting materials in a mixing-in device A reactor for carrying out a reaction between two fluid starting materials over a catalyst bed with premixing of the fluid starting materials before introduction into the catalyst bed within a delay time of less than 150 ms in a mixing-in device, wherein the mixing-... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7803331 | Isothermal chemical reactor The present invention concerns an isothermal reactor (1) comprising a substantially cylindrical shell (2), at least one catalytic bed (10) supported in the shell (2) and at least one heat exchange unit (13) supported in the bed ( | 09/28/2010 |
| 7758823 | Quench exchange with extended surface on process side A quench exchanger and quench exchanger tube with increased heat transfer area on the process side of the tube are provided. The exchanger provides increased heat transfer efficiency relative to a fixed tube length and at the same time eliminates stagnant and low ve... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7736604 | Multi-port flow control valves Multi-port flow control valves are provided wherein the outlet ports may be opened in cascade fashion to allow fluid to flow through the outlet ports into at least two conduits in which the opening of the outlet ports is controlled by a signal indicating the need fo... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7727493 | Plate-type heat exchanger A plate-shaped heat exchanger (20, 120) for a heat exchange unit (40) of a chemical reactor (60), that advantageously presents a thermal insulation obtained in an unusually simple and reliable manner, has a substantially flattened box-like struc... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7666366 | Internal loop reactor and Oxo process using same The invention relates to improvements in internal loop reactors. The reactor of the invention is characterized by a plurality of cooling tubes which form the annulus between the riser and the downcomer path of said internal loop reactor. The reactor also provides im... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7442348 | Sulfur-bearing residue treatment system A sulfur-bearing residue treatment system is provided for the recovery of valuable organic components and the reduction of capital costs and operating costs. The treatment system involves the use of a stripping vessel in conjunction with a heating apparatus. All ele... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442349 | Ammonia plant configuration and methods A synthesis plant includes a separation system upstream of a synthesis loop that removes excess nitrogen and other gaseous compounds from a feed gas having a ratio of hydrogen to nitrogen of less than 3:1, thereby producing a syngas with a ratio of hydrogen to nitro... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7419644 | Flow directing insert for a reactor chamber and a reactor A flow directing insert for a reactor chamber in a reactor may have a mainly square-shaped cross-section. The chamber has an inlet at one end of the chamber and an outlet at the other end of the chamber and at least one of the walls of the reactor chamber consists o... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7402439 | Method of operating an integrated structure of multilayer flow microchannel An integrated structure of multilayer flow microchannel, which comprises a plurality of microchannels in which parallel multilayer flow that involves the interface of fluids is formed, arranged on various positions of a substrate, wherein each of the multilayer flow... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402288 | Reactor for testing catalyst systems A reactor for testing catalyst systems which has a plurality of catalyst tubes (2) which are arranged parallel to one another in the interior space of the reactor and whose ends are welded into tube plates and also has caps (3) at each end of the react... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7371361 | Maximum reaction rate converter system for exothermic reactions An ammonia converter system and method are disclosed. The reactor can alter the conversion of ammonia by controlling the reaction temperature of the exothermic reaction along the length of the reactor to parallel the equilibrium curve for the desired product. The re... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367996 | Heat transfer optimization in multi shelled reformers A hydrocarbon fuel processing reactor for generating a hydrogen-enriched reformate from hydrocarbons is disclosed. A plurality of shells are arranged coaxially having a gap defined between each of the successive shells, thereby forming a plurality of coaxial zones. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357855 | Reactor for chemical conversion of a feed with added heat, and crosswise flow of feed and catalyst Described are a reactor for carrying out a chemical conversion process in a catalytic bed with mechanism for supplying heat integrated into the reactor, and with a very compact reaction zone, combined with efficient use of the catalyst, and a process for converting ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7326669 | Substrate having catalyst compositions on surfaces of opposite sides A bi-laterally surfaced substrate in which the first surface consists of one or more than one of cerium oxide, aluminum oxide, tin oxide manganese oxide, copper oxide, cobalt oxide, nickel oxide, praseodymium oxide, terbium oxide, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silv... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7314603 | Heterogeneous catalytic reactor with a modular catalytic cartridge An heterogeneous chemical reactor of the type with a partial opening, incorporating a catalytic cartridge comprising a substantially cylindrical basket (11) suitable for containing a predetermined amount of a predefined catalyst is distinguished by the fact t... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7305850 | Distillation process using microchannel technology The disclosed invention relates to a process for distilling a fluid mixture in a microchannel distillation unit, the microchannel distillation unit comprising a plurality of microchannel distillation sections, the fluid mixture comprising a more volatile component a... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7297814 | Multitube reactor, vapor phase catalytic oxidation method using the multitube reactor, and start up method applied to the multitube reactor A multitube reactor, wherein tubes having smaller tolerance between a nominal size and actual sizes are used as reaction tubes to stably perform a high yield reaction for a long period, a catalyst is filled into the reaction tubes so that the catalyst layer peak tem... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294734 | Process for converting a hydrocarbon to an oxygenate or a nitrile This invention relates to a process for converting a hydrocarbon reactant to a product comprising an oxygenate or a nitrile, the process comprising: (A) flowing a reactant composition comprising the hydrocarbon reactant, and oxygen or a source of oxygen, and optiona... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288501 | Process and apparatus for the thermal treatment of pulverulent substances Process and apparatus for the thermal treatment of pulverulent substances, in which the pulverulent substance is dispersed in a carrier gas and is passed in a continuous manner through a heated reactor where it is thermally treated and is then quenched by a cooling ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7266976 | Vertical heat exchanger configuration for LNG facility LNG facility employing one or more vertical core-in-kettle heat exchangers to cool natural gas via indirect heat exchange with a refrigerant. The vertical core-in-kettle heat exchangers save plot space and can be use to reduce the size of cold boxes employed in the ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255845 | Process for conducting an equilibrium limited chemical reaction in a single stage process channel This invention relates to a process for conducting an equilibrium limited chemical reaction in a single stage process channel. A process for conducting a water shift reaction is disclosed. A multichannel reactor with cross flow heat exchange is disclosed. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252693 | Carbon monoxide conversion process and reactor A process and reaction unit for isothermal shift conversion of a carbon monoxide containing feed gas. The process comprises the steps of introducing the feed gas in a reaction unit into reactor tubes with a fixed bed of a shift conversion catalyst in a reaction zone... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250074 | Process for separating nitrogen from methane using microchannel process technology The disclosed invention relates to a process for separating methane or nitrogen from a fluid mixture comprising methane and nitrogen, the process comprising: (A) flowing the fluid mixture into a microchannel separator, the microchannel separator comprising a plurali... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247276 | Micro-reactor for reactions between gases and liquids Described herein is a microreactor for carrying out chemical reactions between a reaction partner in liquid form and a reaction partner in gaseous form, if necessary in the presence of a solid catalyst, whereby the chemical process guidance takes place in spaces tha... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241423 | Enhancing fluid flow in a stacked plate microreactor A stacked plate chemical reactor in which simple plates are stacked together to form the reactor. When openings in adjacent plates are properly aligned, fluid pathways and processing volumes are defined for chemical reactants, heat transfer medium, and a product. In... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232848 | Gas agitated multiphase reactor with stationary catalyst solid phase An apparatus for converting a gaseous and/or liquid feed fluid to gaseous and/or liquid products using a solid catalyst comprises a reactor, a liquid phase disposed within the reactor volume, a fixed catalyst at least partially disposed in the liquid phase, a coolin... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226574 | Oxidation process using microchannel technology and novel catalyst useful in same A process is disclosed for converting a hydrocarbon reactant to a product comprising CO and H2. The process comprises: (A) flowing a reactant composition comprising the hydrocarbon reactant and oxygen or a source of oxygen through a microchannel reactor i... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220390 | Microchannel with internal fin support for catalyst or sorption medium This invention relates to an apparatus, comprising: at least one process microchannel having a height, width and length, the height being up to about 10 mm, the process microchannel having a base wall extending in one direction along the width of the process microch... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214721 | Pre-converter for methanol synthesis A reactor system, plant and a process for the production of methanol from synthesis gas is described in which the reactor system comprises: (a) a first reactor adapted to be maintained under methanol synthesis conditions having inlet means for supply of... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204966 | Method and apparatus for improved fired heaters A fired heater is adapted for increasing the output of a plant where the furnace capacity is considerably improved without corresponding increase in the pressure drop. The described technique utilizes a parallel thermal path in contrast to the conventional series th... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201883 | Catalytic reactor A catalytic reactor comprises a plurality of sheets defining flow channels between them. Within each flow channel is a foil of corrugated material whose surfaces are coated with catalytic material. Flow channels for a first gas extend in oblique directions relative ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198766 | Method for production of acrylic acid and apparatus for production of acrylic acid Chilled coolant is prepared by liquid coolant utilizing the latent heat generated by a gasification of liquefied propylene, for example, and this chilled coolant is used in heat exchangers which are used in a process for production of acrylic acid or acrolein. This ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189270 | Method and apparatus for gasification-based power generation A method and apparatus for conversion of solid and liquid fuels to a synthesis gas, steam and/or electricity in which about 10% to about 40% of a solid fuel and/or a liquid fuel is introduced into a gasifier and gasified, resulting in formation of a synthesis gas. T... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186389 | Method for carrying out chemical reactions in pseudo-isothermal conditions Method for carrying out in continuous, under so-called pseudo-isothermal conditions and in a predetermined reaction environment, such as a catalytic bed, a selected chemical reaction, comprising the steps of providing in the reaction environment at least one tubular... | 03/06/2007 |
