Method for silicon nitride precursor solids recovery
- Dearborn, MI
- Livonia, MI
- Wayne, MI
Method and apparatus are provided for collecting reaction product solids entrained in a gaseous outflow from a reaction situs, wherein the gaseous outflow includes a condensable vapor. A condensate is formed of the condensable vapor on static mixer surfaces within a static mixer heat exchanger. The entrained reaction product solids are captured in the condensate which can be collected for further processing, such as return to the reaction situs. In production of silicon imide, optionally integrated into a production process for making silicon nitride caramic, wherein reactant feed gas comprising silicon halide and substantially inert carrier gas is reacted with liquid ammonia in a reaction vessel, silicon imide reaction product solids entrained in a gaseous outflow comprising residual carrier gas and vaporized ammonia can be captured by forming a condensate of the ammonia vapor on static mixer surfaces of a static mixer heat exchanger.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN
- Assignee:
- Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5171557
- Application Number:
- 07/706,509
- OSTI ID:
- 868591
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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