Device for bringing solid bodies in the form of pourable pieces into contact with liquids and possibly gases
US6428757B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F25/50
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The instant invention relates to an apparatus for contacting solids in the form of flowable lumps with liquids and, optionally, gases, particularly for producing aluminum alcoholates by reacting aluminum with an excess of an aliphatic C3 to C10 alcohol, wherein solids charged to a reactor from the top are contacted in a spouted bed with liquid or a mixture of liquids and a rotary grate is provided for holding at least temporarily the aluminum lumps in the form of ingot off-cuts.
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