Internally circulating fast fluidized bed flash pyrolysis reactor
A process and equipment are described for the pyrolysis of solid carbonaceous materials such as oil shale and coal. A carrier gas is introduced to the base of an upward flowing fast fluidized bed. Simultaneously, there is introduced to the base of the bed a particulate source of heat which contacts and pyrolyzes the carbonaceous material. The particulate source of heat is sufficient to raise the carbonaceous material to a pyrolysis temperature of at least 600/sup 0/F. The pyrolysis of the carbonaceous material yields a particulate carbon containing solid residue and a pyrolytic vapor containing hydrocarbons. The fluidized bed is contained in a vertically diposed open duct. The gaseous mixture is separated from the entrained solids mixture, and the hydrocarbons are recovered from the gaseous mixture. The separated entrained solids mixture is cycled back to the pyrolysis reactor. Pyrolysis occurs at temperatures of 600/sup 0/ to 2,000/sup 0/F. Short reaction times and low temperatures in the fast fluidized bed enhance formation of middle distillate hydrocarbons. (34 claims)
- Assignee:
- Accidental Petroleum Corp
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4064018
- OSTI ID:
- 6612815
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 25 Jun 1976; Other Information: PAT-APPL-700,000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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