Reactor with reactor head and integrated valve

US8524159B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc. · US

Inventors

• Frank Hershkowitz · Somerville, US
• Richard J. Basile · Wharton, US
• Jeffrey W. Frederick · Spring Mills, US
• John W. Fulton · Annandale, US
• Paul F. Keusenkothen · Houston, US
• Bryan A. Patel · Arlington, US
• Andrew Richard Szafran · League City, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 6, 2011
• Grant date: Sep 3, 2013
• Expiry date: Aug 11, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C01B2203/0266
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A reactor with minimal dead volume especially suited to reverse-flow applications comprises: a) a reactor body; b) a first head engaged with said reactor body; c) a first conduit extending from outside said head to at least partially through said head; and d) a first valve in flow communication with said first conduit controlling fluid flow along a flow path extending from the first valve and through the reactor body. The reactor is especially suited for use in a process for rapid stream-switching of at least two streams in a reverse-flow reactor.