Process and apparatus for adding and removing particles from pressurized reactors

Patent · 31 December 1982

OSTI ID:864663

Milligan, John D ^[1]

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1. Little Silver, NJ

A method for adding and removing fine particles from a pressurized reactor is provided, which comprises connecting the reactor to a container, sealing the container from the reactor, filling the container with particles and a liquid material compatible with the reactants, pressurizing the container to substantially the reactor pressure, removing the seal between the reactor and the container, permitting particles to fall into or out of the reactor, and resealing the container from the reactor. An apparatus for adding and removing particles is also disclosed.

• Assignee: HRI, Inc. (Lawrenceville, NJ)
• Patent Number(s): US 4398852
• OSTI ID: 864663
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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