Reactor control method
US9102531B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/218
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method is provided for controlling the operating temperature of a catalytic reactor using a closed-loop system that provides for varying the reactor input and other operating parameters in order to maintain the operating temperature of the reactor at or near the initial setpoint temperature for operation of the reactor. In one example, maximum and minimum operating temperatures with a catalytic partial oxidation reactor are controlled, as well as maintaining control over the corresponding minimum required ratio of oxygen atoms to carbon atoms, such that the operating temperature within the reactor is maintained below the material limits but above threshold temperatures for coking.
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