Abstract:
A process for withdrawing polyolefins from a solution polymerization reactor comprising: providing—a low pressure separator 1,—a washing column 2,—a withdrawal line 3 connecting the upper part of the low pressure separator and the washing column—a condenser 4,—a condenser-line 5 connecting the top part of the washing column and the condenser—optionally a recycle solvent vessel 6—optionally a solvent-vessel-line 7 connecting the condenser with the recycle solvent vessel—a reflux line 8 connecting the condenser and the upper part of the washing column or connecting the recycle solvent vessel and the upper part of the washing column—optionally a circulation line 9 fluidly connected to the middle part of the washing column and recycling line 10—a recycling line 10 connecting the bottom of the washing column and the upper part of the low pressure separator,—optionally a wash recycle heater 11 embedded into the recycling line 10—optionally a heater 12 embedded into the circulation line 9 (a) continuously withdrawing a liquid solution stream from the solution polymerization reactor and passing said liquid solution stream into the first low pressure separator 1; (b) withdrawing a first vapour stream and a first liquid stream from the low pressure separator and passing said first vapour stream via withdrawal line 3 into the washing column (c) withdrawing a second vapour stream from the washing column and feeding it via condenser line 5 to condenser 4 (d) cooling the second vapour stream in condenser 4 so that a part of the second vapour stream condenses thereby producing a condensed second vapour stream and an uncondensed second vapour stream (e) passing the condensed second vapour stream to the upper part of the washing column via reflux line 8 (f) withdrawing a second liquid stream from the washing column and passing at least a part of the second liquid stream to the low pressure separator via recyling line 10 (g) recovering heat from the condenser
Abstract:
A catalyst bed system, and a dehydrogenation process using the same, including a horizontal catalyst bed having a mixture of at least one catalytic material and at least one first inert material, a predetermined volume of at least one second inert material arranged upstream of the catalyst bed, wherein the volume of the reactor above the catalyst bed system is not filled by any solid material (empty space). The volume of the second inert material and the volume of the reactor above the second inert material (empty space) is between 0.04 and 0.73, preferably between 0.06 and 0.3, most preferably between 0.09 and 0.2.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a catalyst bed system including a horizontal catalyst bed having a mixture of at least one catalytic material and at least one first inert material, a predetermined volume of at least one second inert material arranged upstream of the catalyst bed, wherein the volume of the reactor above the catalyst bed system is not filled by any solid material (empty space). The volume of the second inert material and the volume of the reactor above the second inert material (empty space) is between 0.04 and 0.73, preferably between 0.06 and 0.3, most preferably between 0.09 and 0.2. The present invention relates also to a dehydrogenation process using this catalyst bed system.