Fluidized bed reactor systems
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12090474B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-17

    申请号:US17766815

    申请日:2020-10-21

    Abstract: A fluidized reactor system includes a reactor containing a fluidized bed situated above a distributor plate arranged within the reactor, a fluidizing gas fed into the fluidized bed via the distributor plate to cause uniform fluidization of the fluidized bed and promote creation of solid polymeric granules, and a valve assembly penetrating a sidewall of the reactor to remove a mixture of the fluidizing gas and the solid polymeric granules from the fluidized bed. The valve assembly is coupled to the sidewall at a downward angle relative to the sidewall such that an upward-facing opening of the valve assembly extends into the fluidized bed.

    Methods of Polyolefin Solids Recovery
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200231719A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-23

    申请号:US16634904

    申请日:2018-06-06

    Inventor: Kevin W. Lawson

    Abstract: Methods for separating gaseous components, such as unreacted hydrocarbon monomer and/or solvent, from polyolefin solids are provided. The methods include flowing a first stream including polyolefin solids and gaseous unreacted hydrocarbon monomer and/or solvent through a portion of a gas-solid separation vessel having a volume sufficient so that polyolefin solids present in the first stream have an increased residence time within the gas-solid separation vessel to separate gaseous unreacted hydrocarbon monomer and/or solvent from the polyolefin solids to produce a second stream including polyolefin solids substantially free of gaseous unreacted hydrocarbon monomer and/or solvent and a third stream including the gaseous unreacted hydrocarbon monomer and/or solvent. Systems for carrying out such methods are also provided.

    Process for Drying Polymers
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180127519A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-10

    申请号:US15727925

    申请日:2017-10-09

    Inventor: Kevin W. Lawson

    Abstract: A method for controlling the temperature of the inner surface of a transfer line dryer, and thus controlling the temperature of a polymer product flowing through the transfer line dryer, is explained. Also provided is a transfer line dryer apparatus that is useful for implementing the disclosed method.

    Olefin polymerization processes
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10934372B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-02

    申请号:US16315830

    申请日:2017-06-22

    Abstract: A process for reducing the level of hydrogen in certain polymerization effluent and recycle streams containing unreacted propylene monomers and hydrogen by contacting the streams with a hydrogenation catalyst so as to convert at least part of the propylene to the corresponding alkane. The process is particularly applicable to the effluent from a slurry polymerization reactor which has been used to produce a polypropylene homopolymer or copolymer having a first molecular weight and at least part of the effluent is to be supplied to a slurry polymerization reactor to produce a polypropylene homopolymer or copolymer having a second, higher molecular weight.

    Process for drying polymers
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10556971B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-11

    申请号:US15727925

    申请日:2017-10-09

    Inventor: Kevin W. Lawson

    Abstract: A method for controlling the temperature of the inner surface of a transfer line dryer, and thus controlling the temperature of a polymer product flowing through the transfer line dryer, is explained. Also provided is a transfer line dryer apparatus that is useful for implementing the disclosed method.

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