Process and plant for the heterogeneous synthesis of chemical compounds
US6946494B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 2, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/582
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the heterogeneous synthesis of chemical compounds such as methanol and ammonia through catalytic conversion of the respective gaseous reactants that are made to pass through a first (2) and a second (3) reaction zone connected in series with each other, in which they react in pseudoisothermal conditions, distinguishes itself in that in the first reaction zone (2) the gaseous reactants are made to flow through a fixed mass of an appropriate catalyst in which a plurality of substantially box-like, plate-shaped heat exchangers (21), arranged side-by-side and crossed by a heat exchange operating fluid, is dipped.
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