Abstract:
OLEFINS AND ISOPARAFFINS ARE ALKYLATED IN THE PRESENCE OF AN HF CATALYST. THE REACTOR EFFLUENT IS PASSED TO A SETTLING ZONE. THE HYDROCARBON PHASE IS FRACTIONATED TO RECOVER AN ALKYLATE PRODUCT. THE ACID PHASE IS RECYCLED TO THE REACTOR. A PORTION OF THE RECYCLED ACID IS PASSED TO A PURIFICATION COLUMN FOR REMOVAL OF ACID SOLUBLE OIL. STRIPPING VAPOR AND REFLUX LIQUID ARE PASSED TO THE PURIFICATION COLUMN IN SPECIFIC RATIOS TO REMOVE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF THE HF FROM THE ACID SOLUBLE OIL.
Abstract:
An existing riser-reactor into which reactants are injected for reaction therein through a plurality of nozzles is modified to provide the same with additional nozzles and as desired the nozzles are arranged to inject the same or different reactants to portions of the riser-reactor which are separated each from the other so that optimum reaction can take place in each portion. In one form of the apparatus a chamber is constructed around an existing riser-reactor into which at the place surrounded by the chamber there have been inserted and fixed to its wall a plurality of nozzled pipes whereby to feed reactant from the chamber through the pipes and nozzles into the riser-reactor. As desired, the pipes can extend to provide nozzles for injection into the riser-reactor at various depths or levels therein. Also, by partitioning the chamber different reactants can be injected from the overall chamber to different portions of the riserreactors. An apparatus as described can be originally constructed in toto rather than by modifying an existing riser-reactor.