Abstract:
The present invention describes a device for supplying the catalytic zone of a reactive distillation column using a liquid stream as the reaction stream, the flow of liquid in the reactive zone being of the upflow type and gas not encountering the liquid in the reactive zone.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a collector assembly (8) for a gaseous fluid suitable for being disposed in a reaction section with a moving bed of catalyst of a radial reactor. The collector assembly comprises a vertical cylindrical screen (9), permeable to gas and impermeable to particles of catalyst, and a vertical cylindrical tube (10) which is supported by this screen (9) and disposed in a concentric manner with respect to the screen. The tube (10) comprises one or more zones (17a, 17b) which are permeable to gaseous fluid, comprising a plurality of through holes and a plurality of zones (18a, 18b, 18c, 18d) with a reduced permeability to gaseous fluid compared with the permeable zone. Each zone with a reduced permeability has a porosity, defined as the ratio between total permeable surface area of the zone and total developed surface area of this zone, in the range 0 to 0.005.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a moving bed catalyst regenerator (1) comprising a vessel (2) extending in a vertical direction, said vessel being divided into at least two regeneration zones extending along the vertical height of said vessel, in which particles of catalyst move under gravity, in which each regeneration zone comprises, in succession and in the order in which the catalysts move: a) a combustion section (CO); b) an oxychlorination section (O) disposed below the combustion section and comprising means for bringing catalyst from the combustion section (CO) to the oxychlorination section (O); c) a calcining section (CA) disposed below the oxychlorination section; characterized in that the regeneration zones are separated from each other by a separation means which is impermeable to catalysts and to gases in a manner such that the catalysts of each of the zones are capable of being regenerated under different operating conditions.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a radial bed reactor comprising a vessel provided with a reaction zone with a moving catalyst bed. The reactor further comprises, inside the reaction zone: at least two feed distribution tubes, each having a first end in communication with the feed inlet means and a second, closed end, the distribution tubes extending in a substantially vertical manner and being designed to allow the feed to pass through the reaction zone and to retain the catalysts; and at least two effluent collection tubes, each having a first end (14) communicating with the effluent outlet means and a second, closed end (15), the collection tubes extending in a substantially vertical manner and being designed to allow effluent to pass through the collection tube and to retain the catalysts.
Abstract:
Process for hydrotreatment of hydrocarbon-containing feedstock comprising sulphur- and nitrogen-containing compounds, comprising: a) separating the feedstock into heavy and light fractions, b) a first hydrotreatment stage wherein the heavy fraction and hydrogen are contacted with a first hydrotreatment catalyst Z1 to produce a first desulphurized effluent, c) separating the first effluent into a first gaseous fraction and a first liquid fraction, d) purifying the first gaseous fraction to produce a hydrogen-rich flow, e) mixing the light fraction with the first liquid fraction to produce a mixture, f) a second hydrotreatment stage wherein the mixture from stage e) and the hydrogen-rich flow from stage d) are contacted with a second hydrotreatment catalyst Z2 to produce a second desulphurized effluent, g) separating the second effluent into a second gaseous fraction and a second liquid fraction, h) recycling at least part of the second gaseous fraction to b) as a flow of hydrogen.
Abstract:
A plate that allows the distribution of a polyphase mixture in a reactor that operates in the trickle mode and that consists of at least one gaseous phase and at least one liquid phase, with the plate (10) being located above a catalytic particle bed, comprising a number of shafts (3), and a portion of the shafts of the plate, located close to the wall of the reactor chamber, called peripheral shafts, are truncated. The plate is used in a reactor for the purpose of carrying out hydrotreatment, hydrogenation, or oxidation.
Abstract:
A device for mixing fluids for a downflow catalytic reactor (1), having at least one substantially horizontal collector (5) provided with a substantially vertical collection conduit (7) receiving fluids collected by said collector (5); an injector (8) injecting a quench fluid opening into said collection conduit (7); a mixing chamber (9) located downstream of the collector (5) in the direction of movement of the fluids, having an inlet end connected directly to the collection conduit (7) and an outlet end (10) evacuating the fluids; and a pre-distribution plate (11) having a plurality of perforations and at least one riser (13), being located downstream of said mixing chamber (9) in the direction of movement of the fluids; the section of the mixing chamber (9) is a parallelogram and has at least one deflector (15) over at least one of the four internal walls of the mixing chamber (9) with a parallelogram section.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for the selective hydrogenation of a feed of hydrocarbons containing polyunsaturated molecules comprising at least 3 carbon atoms, using a single principal fixed bed reactor R1 containing at least two catalytic beds A1 and A2 and a fixed bed guard reactor which is reduced in size, said hydrogenation reactors being disposed in series for use in a cyclic manner in accordance with a sequence of steps which can be used to short-circuit the catalytic bed or beds of the principal reactor which have been at least partially deactivated with the aid of the guard reactor, while ensuring the continuous operation of the process.
Abstract:
The present invention describes a distributor plate provided with distribution elements having low sensitivity to a lack of horizontality, a distribution element being constituted by two substantially co-axial cylinders termed the inner cylinder (1) and the outer cylinder, the lower horizontal surface (5) separating the two cylinders being closed. The distributor plate is suitable for co-current downflows of gas and liquid, more particularly in “trickle bed” mode. The invention also concerns the application of the distributor plate to processes for the hydrotreatment or hydrogenation of various oil cuts.
Abstract:
This invention describes a moving-bed catalyst reactor having radial flow of the feedstock called moving-bed radial reactor, consisting of 3 zones called upper hemispheric body (III), lateral zone (II), and lower hemispheric body (I), the three zones being connected together by means of flanges.