Abstract:
A process/apparatus is disclosed for continuously separating a liquid medium comprising diluent and unreacted monomers from a polymerization effluent comprising diluent, unreacted monomers and polymer solids, comprising a continuous discharge of the polymerization effluent from a slurry loop reactor (1) through a discharge valve (8b) and transfer conduit (9) into a first intermediate pressure flash tank (11) with a conical bottom defined by substantially straight sides inclined at an angle to that of horizontal equal to or greater than the angle of slide of the slurry/polymer solids and an exit seal chamber (17) of such diameter (d) and length (1) as to maintain a desired volume of concentrated polymer solids/slurry in the exit seal chamber (17) such as to form a pressure seal while continuously discharging a plug flow of concentrated polymer solids/slurry bottom product of said first flash tank (11) from the exit seal chamber (17) through a seal chamber exit reducer with inclined sides defined by substantially straight sides inclined at an angle to that of horizontal equal to or greater than the angle of slide of the polymer solids which remain after removal of about 50 to 100 % of the inert diluent therefrom to a second flash tank (15) at a lower pressure.
Abstract:
Process for the preparation of a multimodal polyolefin polymer at temperatures of from 40 to 150°C and pressures of from 0.1 to 20 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst in a first and a second polymerization reactor connected in series, wherein further polymerization reactors can be connected to said reactors upstream or downstream of said reactors, in which in the first polymerization reactor a first polyolefin polymer is prepared in suspension in the presence of hydrogen and in the second polymerization reactor a second polyolefin polymer is prepared in the presence of a lower concentration of hydrogen than in the first polymerization reactor, comprising a) withdrawing from the first polymerization reactor a suspension of solid polyolefin particles in a suspension medium comprising hydrogen; b) feeding the suspension to a flash drum of a lower pressure than that of the first polymerization reactor; c) vaporizing a part of the suspension medium; d) withdrawing a hydrogen-depleted suspension from the flash drum and feeding it to the second polymerization reactor; e) withdrawing gas from the gas-phase of the flash drum and feeding it to a heat exchanger; f) condensing a part of the gas withdrawn from the flash drum; and g) returning the liquid obtained in the heat exchanger to the polymerization process at a point where suspension is present, and apparatus for preparing a multimodal polyolefin polymer according to the process.
Abstract:
Among other things, hydrogen is released from water at a first location using energy from a first energy source; the released hydrogen is stored in a metal hydride slurry; and the metal hydride slurry is transported to a second location remote from the first location.
Abstract:
Provided for separating polymer from a slurry comprising polymer and unreacted carrier fluid is (a) a method comprising supplying slurry to a first heating means to increase the temperature of the slurry, using a first separator means to extract a portion of unreacted carrier fluid from the slurry to obtain a slurry enriched in polymer, supplying the enriched slurry to a second heating means to increase the temperature of the enriched slurry, and using a second separator means to extract an additional portion of unreacted carrier fluid from the enriched slurry to obtain a further enriched slurry, and (b) an apparatus comprising a first heating means, a first separator means, a second heating means and a second separator means.
Abstract:
A process for preparing crystalline particles of an active principal in the presence of ultrasonic irradiation that comprises contacting a solution of a solute in a solvent in a first flowing stream with an anti-solvent in a second flowing stream causing the mixing thereof, wherein the flow rate ratio of the anti- solvent: solvent is higher than 20:1, and collecting crystals that are generated.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method for making an aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide. More particularly, it concerns a method for making hydrogen peroxide directly from hydrogen and oxygen, finely dispersed in an aqueous acid medium comprising a catalyst and at least a surfactant. The invention also concerns a device for implementing said method.
Abstract:
A novel liquid phase polymerization process for preparing a polyolefin product having preselected properties is disclosed. The process includes the steps of providing a liquid feedstock which contains an olefinic component and a catalyst composition consisting of a stable complex of BF3 and a complexing agent therefor. The feedstock may comprise any one or more of a number of olefins including branched olefins such as isobutylene, C3 to C15 linear alpha olefins and C4 to C15 reactive non-alphaolefins. The feedstock and the catalyst composition are introduced into a residual reaction mixture recirculating in a loop reactor reaction zone provided in the tube side of a shell and tube heat exchanger at a recirculation rate sufficient to cause intimate intermixing of the residual reaction mixture, the added feedstock and the added catalyst composition. The heat of the polymerization reaction is removed from the recirculating intimately intermixed reaction admixture at a rate calculated to provide a substantially constant reaction temperature therein while the same is recirculating in said reaction zone. The conditions in the reactor are appropriate for causing olefinic components introduced in said feedstock to undergo polymerization to form the desired polyolefin product in the presence of the catalyst composition. A product stream containing the desired polyolefin product is withdrawn from the reaction zone. The introduction of the feedstock into the reaction zone and the withdrawal of the product stream from the reaction zone are controlled such that the residence time of the olefinic components undergoing polymerization in the reaction zone is appropiate for production of the desired polyolefin product.
Abstract:
Apparatus for removing a concentrated slurry from a flowing stream of slurry in a conduit characterized by a channel in an outlet area of the conduit, the outlet being adapted to continuously remove slurry. In a specific embodiment, an olefin polymerization apparatus is disclosed wherein monomer, diluent and catalyst are circulated in a continuous pipe loop reactor and product slurry is recovered by a continuous product take off means. The pipe has a channel or groove leading to the continuous product take off means. In one embodiment, the slurry is heated in a flash line heater and passed to a high pressure flash where a majority of the diluent is separated and thereafter condensed by simple heat exchange, without compression, and thereafter recycled, bottoms from the high pressure flash being passed to a low pressure flash where polymer is recovered and entrained liquid is flashed overhead. In another embodiment the flash line feeds a single flash chamber.
Abstract:
A process/apparatus is disclosed for continuously separating a liquid medium comprising diluent and unreacted monomers from a polymerization effluent comprising diluent, unreacted monomers and polymer solids, comprising a continuous discharge of the polymerization effluent from a slurry reactor through a discharge valve and transfer conduit into a first intermediate pressure flash tank with a conical bottom defined by substantially straight sides inclined at an angle to that of horizontal equal to or greater than the angle of slide of the slurry/polymer solids and an exit seal chamber of such diameter (d) and length (l) as to maintain a desired volume of concentrated polymer solids/slurry in the exit seal chamber such as to form a pressure seal while continuously discharging a plug flow of concentrated polymer solids/slurry bottom product of said first flash tank from the exit seal chamber through a seal chamber exit reducer with inclined sides defined by substantially straight sides inclined at an angle to that of horizontal equal to or greater than the angle of slide of the polymer solids which remain after removal of about 50 to 100 % of the inert diluent therefrom to a second flash tank at a lower pressure.
Abstract:
A process of controlling hydroformylation reaction fluid temperature involves controlling the flow rate of reaction fluid through an external heat exchanger.