Fluid bed cooling system for polymer processing
US5662870A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T117/1024
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system for the solid phase polymerization of polymers wherein cold amorphous polymer is introduced to a crystallizer and heated to crystallize the polymer, the crystallized polymer is discharged to a reactor to achieve polymerization of the polymer, and the hot polymer product of the reactor is discharged to a fluid bed cooler for cooling of the polymerized product. The fluid bed cooler includes an inlet for the hot polymer and an inlet for the cooling gas, and the cooled polymer and the heated gas are discharged from the cooler after contact of the gas with the polymer. The cooler includes a bed portion through which the polymer moves while in contact with the cooling gas, and an upper chamber which collects the heated gas. The temperature of the polymer gradually decreases from the location of the inlet for the polymer to the location of the discharge for the polymer, and the gas in the upper chamber is hotter in the area of the upper chamber adjacent the inlet for the hot polymer than in the area of the upper chamber adjacent the discharge location of the cooled polymer. At least two outlets are defined by the upper chamber and a weir baffle is used to separate an upper chambe…
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