Oxidization of an oxidizable charge in the gaseous phase and a reactor for implementing this method
US5037619A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 11, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2219/0263
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An oxidizable charge is oxidized in a gaseous phase reaction. The oxidizable charge and an oxidizing gas flow simultaneously and separately through a distribution zone made of a ceramic material. In at least a part of the distribution zone, the oxidizable charge and the oxidizing gas flow through a multiplicity of passages of a dimension so small that any flame resulting from oxidation of the oxidizable charge will be quenched. The oxidizable charge and oxidizing gas are then mixed in a mixing zone made from a ceramic material defining a multiplicity of spaces with passages having a dimension comparable to the dimension of the passages in the distribution zone. The mixture of gases then flows through a reaction zone made from a ceramic material defining another multiplicity of passages having dimensions comparable to those in the distribution zone. The distance between each of the distribution, mixing and reaction zones is also so small that any flame resulting from oxidation of the oxidizable charge will be quenched.
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