Abstract:
Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reaction at relatively low temperatures. When the oxidized compound is para-xylene and the product from the oxidation reaction is crude terephthalic acid (CTA), such CTA product can be purified and separated by more economical techniques than could be employed if the CTA were formed by a conventional high-temperature oxidation process.
Abstract:
A method for modifying contaminants in a liquid comprising a reaction chamber where the liquid interacts with an ionization reaction material which causes contaminants to reduce or oxidize into harmless compounds.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reaction at relatively low temperatures. When the oxidized compound is para-xylene and the product from the oxidation reaction is crude terephthalic acid (CTA), such CTA product can be purified and separated by more economical techniques than could be employed if the CTA were formed by a conventional high-temperature oxidation process.
Abstract:
Process for heating a polymer-containing stream being transferred from a polymerisation reactor to a degassing vessel, comprising passing the stream through a heater comprising a transfer line for the stream and means for heating the transfer line, wherein the ratio of the stream velocity at the outlet of the heater to that at the inlet, Vo/Vi is at least 1.1, typically between 1.2 and 4.
Abstract:
Provided is an aerosol method, and accompanying apparatus, for preparing powdered products of a variety of materials involving the use of an ultrasonic aerosol generator (106) including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers (120) underlying and ultrasonically energizing a reservoir of liquid feed (102) which forms droplets of the aerosol. Carrier gas (104) is delivered to different portions of the reservoir by a plurality of gas delivery ports (136) delivering gas from a gas delivery system. The aerosol is pyrolyzed to form particles, which are then cooled and collected. The invention also provides powders made by the method and devices made using the powders.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a reaction method for a reaction system generating gas by a reaction, comprising the steps of: providing a sealed mixing section for mixing a plurality of liquids to start a reaction and a degassing section having a gas-liquid interface for removing, from a reaction liquid, gas bubbles generated from a mixed reaction liquid, separately; and feeding the reaction liquid mixed in the mixing section to the degassing section, without being interfered by gas bubbles even in a reaction system where gas is generated by a reaction, so that it is possible to stabilize a reaction at the start of the reaction and in the progress of the reaction and stably feed liquid to a subsequent process.
Abstract:
A method for purifying a liquid comprising the steps of: passing said liquid through a first filtration to remove contaminants in said liquid; causing said liquid to be in turbulent flow; ionizing said liquid in turbulent flow with a reaction material; irradiating said liquid to light in the 100 to 300 nanometer range; passing said liquid through a second filtration of said liquid, and passing said liquid through an activated carbon filtration unit to filter out aromatic ring structures.
Abstract:
The photoreactor comprises a tube bundle (10) made up of numerous capillary tubes (11) through which a reaction medium flows. The tubes (11) are transparent. Solar radiation or artificial radiation acts upon the reaction medium for effecting a photochemical or photobiological treatment. The inlet chamber (12) connected with the tube bundle (10) comprises a flow distributor (16) which distributes the reaction medium from the fluid inlet (15) to the tubes (11). The flow distributor (16) allows for a smaller volume of the inlet chamber (12). The reactor volume, which is not irradiated, is thus reduced, and the efficiency of the rector is enhanced.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a method and reactor for continuous production of semiconductor grade silicon by decomposition of a silicon containing gas of ultra-high purity to particulate silicon and other decomposition products in a free-space reactor and in which the gaseous stream of decomposition gas is set into a swirl motion. Optionally the method and reactor also includes means for melting the formed particulate silicon to obtain a continuous phase of elementary silicon, and then casting the liquid silicon to form solid objects of semiconductor grade silicon.
Abstract:
A method for alkyl oxygenate (e.g., methanol) manufacture via partial oxidation of alkane (methane) uses an injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber in fluid communication with a tubular-flow reactor. Alkyl free radicals are induced in the backmixing reaction chamber prior to being fed through a flow-restriction baffle to the tubular-flow reactor. Injective intermixing of feed streams agitates the backmixing reaction chamber. In one embodiment, a variable position flow restriction baffle is axially moved to commensurately modify the backmixing reaction chamber and tubular-flow reactor volumes. In another embodiment, the tubular-flow reactor is quenched with a variable position quenching input. The method further provides for condensing the output stream from the reaction system in a condensing scrubber and also for recycling a portion of the scrubbed output stream to the reactor system.