Reactor system and process for the manufacture of ethylene oxide
US8043575B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2219/312
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A reactor system for the oxidation of ethylene to ethylene oxide. The reactor system includes a reactor tube that contains a packed bed of shaped support material that can include a catalytic component. The shaped support material has a hollow cylinder geometric configuration. The reactor system has specific combinations of reactor tube and catalyst system geometries.
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