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Radial-flow reactor for the synthesis of ammonia with production of high thermal-level steam

US4101281A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 14, 1976
Grant dateJul 18, 1978
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Expiry dateJul 14, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P20/52
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In an ammonia synthesis column, the combination of a tube bundle heat exchanger and a boiler with two superposedly arranged catalyst beds permits to recover considerable amounts of reaction heat, the flow of the gases being reacted running in a radial direction.

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