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Method and apparatus for treating high pressure particulate material

US6994497B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 19, 2000
Grant dateFeb 7, 2006
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01J2208/00548
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An apparatus for pneumatically conveying particulate material containing reaction products of a high pressure reactor from a supply vessel at a pressure of at least two bar to a receiving vessel at a considerably lower pressure. The apparatus includes a conveyor line attached to the supply vessel, a collecting vessel between the conveyor line and the receiving vessel, the collecting vessel including (i) a discharge conduit for the carrier gas, (ii) a device for controlling the discharge velocity of the carrier gas from the collecting vessel, and (iii) a device for controlling the pressure of the material collected in the collecting vessel, and a device for conveying the material directly from the collecting vessel to the receiving vessel essentially at the same pressure as is prevailing in the receiving vessel.

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