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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7799288 | Apparatus for recovering power from FCC product An apparatus for recovery power from an FCC product is described. Gaseous hydrocarbon product from an FCC reactor is heat exchanged with a heat exchange media which is delivered to an expander to generate power. Cycle oil from product fractionation may be added to t... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7736598 | Reactor and method for producing chlorine from HCl The invention relates to a reactor and a process for preparing chlorine from hydrogen chloride by gas-phase oxidation by means of oxygen in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst in a fluidized bed, with gas-permeable plates being located in the fluidized bed. The... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7442345 | Reactor apparatus A new reactor apparatus that can be used to carry out chemical reactions in a fluidized catalyst bed at high temperatures with reduced afterburning or other undesirable downstream side reactions. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7419637 | Oxides of manganese processed in continuous flow reactors Methods and systems for regenerating and pretreating oxides of manganese and precipitation of oxides of manganese from manganese salt solutions. Oxides of manganese, a slurry containing oxides of manganese or manganese salt solutions are mixed with heated aqueous ox... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7414166 | Minimizing catalyst backflow in fluidized bed reactors This invention provides feed introduction devices, and processes for using same, which minimize catalyst clogging. In particular, the invention is to a feed introduction device having a first end in fluid communication with a feed source, a second end in fluid commu... | 08/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7399450 | Cyclone layer reactor A fluidized-bed reactor is disclosed. The fluidized-bed reactor steadies the gas flow through the fluidized bed chamber of the reactor. The swirl chamber of the reactor consists of a conical housing in which a conical insert is also situated. This creates an annular... | 07/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7331313 | Continuous steam generator with circulating atmospheric fluidised-bed combustion A continuous steam generator with a circulating atmospheric fludized-bed chamber is defined by encircling walls essentially on all sides, comprised of gas-permeable tubular walls provided with essentially vertical tubes, and comprises at least one funnel in its lowe... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7285694 | Thermobaric molecular fractionation Systems and methods for converting organic material into commercially viable products, such as burnable low sulfur engine fuels. The system of the present invention includes an anaerobic stripping reactor for processing organic materials into a bio-softened slurry, ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7244400 | Fluidized bed reactor system having an exhaust gas plenum An arrangement for directing exhaust gases from at least one particle separator of a circulating fluidized bed reactor system to a heat recovery section includes a gas plenum located above a reaction chamber, the gas plenum being defined by a ceiling, a bottom, and ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240639 | Method of and an apparatus for recovering heat in a fluidized bed reactor A fluidized bed reactor, comprising a furnace, a heat exchange chamber, a substantially vertical discharge channel connected to the lower part of the heat exchange chamber for removing particulate material from the heat exchange chamber to the furnace, and a substan... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7226565 | Gas-phase fluidized-bed reactor Ethylenically unsaturated monomers are polymerized in a gas-phase fluidized-bed reactor comprising a reactor space (1) in the form of a vertical tube, a calming zone (2) adjoining the upper part of the reactor space, a circulated gas line (3), a... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7214252 | Method and device for pyrolyzing and gasifying organic substances or substance mixtures An apparatus for pyrolysis and gasification of organic substances and mixtures thereof is provided with a pyrolysis reactor (1), a fluidized-bed firing (3) for pyrolysis residue, a reaction zone (2) for the pyrolysis gases (13) and circul... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195741 | Multiple riser reactor The present invention is directed to a hydrocarbon conversion apparatus. The apparatus comprises the following: a plurality of riser reactors, each of the riser reactors having a first end into which a catalyst can be fed and a second end through which the catalyst ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179427 | Apparatus for countercurrent contacting of gas and solids An apparatus for the countercurrent contacting of a gas and downflowing solid particles includes a housing and a plurality of baffles positioned within the housing. The baffles are arranged in at least first and second vertically spaced levels in successively lower ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179312 | Inhibiting of erosion of vessls A process vessel includes a body defining an interior vessel surface and a fixed catalyst bed in the body. A retainer is provided on the fixed catalyst bed to retain the fixed catalyst bed in position. The retainer defines at least one trapping formation at or in cl... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7153478 | Downflow catalytic cracking reactor and its application A downflow catalytic cracking reactor, comprising the following components: catalyst delivery pipe (1), reactor top cover (2), feed nozzle (3), reactor vessel (6), downflow reaction pipe (9), the upper end of the outer body is clos... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7148171 | Method for adding heat to a reactor system used to convert oxygenates to olefins The present invention provides a method for adding heat to a reactor system used to convert oxygenates to olefin, in which supplemental heat is added with a heating fuel, e.g., a torch oil, having low autoignition temperature, low sulfur, and low nitrogen content. | 12/12/2006 |
| 7115233 | Reformer A reformer that includes a housing including a tubular member and an end plate member hermetically joined to the tubular member. The housing defines within it a first fluid flow path and a second fluid flow path in a heat exchanging relationship with each other. A r... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112307 | Riser reactor system for hydrocarbon cracking A riser reactor system for conversion of hydrocarbon feedstock to ethylene and propylene is described. The riser reactor system prevents riser reactors with a plurality of inlet ports for feeding gases having different compositions and for controlling the residence ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108835 | Fischer-tropsch slurry reactor cooling tube arrangement An arrangement of cooling tubes within a Fischer-Tropsch slurry reactor simplifies removal and reinstallation of cooling tubes for reactor maintenance. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096931 | Increased heat exchange in two or three phase slurry Ribbed heat exchange tubes in which the aspect ratio of the ribs is less than 5, provide greater indirect heat exchange than conventional heat exchange tubes with or without fins, when used in a slurry comprising a liquid phase, in which is dispersed flowing gas bub... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7070742 | Reactor for chemical conversion of a feedstock in the presence of a diluent, with heat inputs and feedstock/catalyst cross-circulation A reactor with integrated heat for carrying out a chemical conversion process in the presence of a gaseous diluent supplied through one or more ports at the upper and/or lower ends of a catalytic bed through which a feed moves substantially horizontally, and a proce... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067561 | Catalytic plant and process Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is performed on a CO/H*2 feed gas using a plurality of compact catalytic reactor modules (12) each defining catalytic reaction channels and coolant channels, in two successive stages, with the same number of reactor modules for each ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063982 | Process of vaporizing and reacting a liquid feed A process for evaporating a liquid feed and reacting said feed in the presence of catalyst to make product within a reactor having both an evaporation zone and a reaction zone comprises the steps of providing packing in the evaporation zone, providing catalyst in th... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040974 | Casingless food production methods, systems, and associated traveling matable mold shells Systems, methods, and associated devices for casingless production of food products include: (a) providing a series of shells, the shells having sufficient structural rigidity to define an enclosed cavity space of predetermined substantially constant size and shape;... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029633 | Method and apparatus for reducing uranium trioxide Uranium trioxide is reduced to uranium dioxide using microwave radiation or radiofrequency radiation directed in such a way that the radiation encounters an interface between uranium trioxide and the uranium-containing reduction product without first having passed t... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029632 | Radiation-heated fluidized-bed reactor A radiation-heated fluidized-bed reactor and a process for producing high-purity polycrystalline silicon by using this reactor are provided. In this reactor, a heater device (14) is a radiation source for thermal radiation which is arranged outside the inner ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7011740 | Catalyst recovery from light olefin FCC effluent A method and system for recovering fines from a light FCC-type effluent gas. Cracked gases from the reactor are cooled by direct contact with circulating oil in an oil quench tower. The circulating oil also washes out the catalyst fines carried with the reactor effl... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008460 | Process for the production thermally converted light products and electricity Process for the production of thermally converted light products from residual feedstock and electricity from syngas obtained from thermal conversion residue as feedstock, in which process flue gas exiting from the electricity producing unit is fed through a heat re... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001573 | Process for removing fine dust from a fluidized-bed reactor, in particular for the oxychlorination of ethylene By a process for removing fine dust from a fluidized-bed reactor, in particular for the oxychlorination of ethylene, is intended to permit specific control of the amount of fine dust particles in a reactor while reducing the height of the reactor and the same time f... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6993911 | System for power generation in a process producing hydrocarbons The invention relates to a system for power generation in a process for producing hydrocarbons by catalytic conversion of synthesis gas, involving: i. an oxidation unit for producing synthesis gas and oxidation unit steam by partial oxidation of a hydro... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991767 | Fluidized bed gas distributor system for elevated temperature operation A method and apparatus for the debonding and sand core removal of sand cores from cast parts, the heat treating of metal parts and the removal of organic contamination from metal parts, which is utilizing a fluid bed furnace having an improved fluidizing gas distrib... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6977064 | Apparatus for the controlled optimized addition of reactants in continuous flow reaction systems An apparatus for performing continuous flow chemical reactions such as oxidation, oxidative dehydrogenation and partial oxidation processes involving a reactor design characterized by controlled/optimized addition of a reactant with the objective of: (i) avoiding th... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6962676 | Method and apparatus in a fluidized bed heat exchanger A method and an apparatus in a fluidized bed heat exchanger including a heat exchange chamber having a fluidized bed of solid particles, heat transfer surfaces, an inlet, and an outlet. Particles are fed through the inlet onto the upper surface of the bed of solid p... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955793 | Temperature controlled reaction vessel A reaction vessel which includes internally placed temperature controlling mixing baffles in which liquid is boiled, resulting in an isothermal heat sink. The energy of vaporization is supplied by the reaction vessel contents. The vapor produced by the boiling is di... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6946105 | Process and apparatus for the recovery of metal oxide particles A process for the recovery of metal oxides from a solution containing metallic salts by spray roasting of these solutions. The process is particularly suitable for spray roasting spent pickling acids. The process feeds the solution to a reactor for spray roasting of... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939384 | Inhibiting of erosion of vessels A method of inhibiting erosion of an interior surface of a process vessel by solid objects carried in a fluid passing over the interior surface includes providing at least one formation at or in close proximity to the interior surface to interfere with the flow of t... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6919048 | Thin multi-stage catalytic reactor with internal heat exchanger, and use thereof An elongate reaction vessel and process includes at least two stages in the vertical direction in which an endothermic or exothermic catalytic reaction is carried out and comprises: a catalytic reaction zone (12a, 12b) per stage (6, 7 | 07/19/2005 |
