Reactor and method for hydrocracking carbonaceous material
Abstract
Solid, carbonaceous material is cracked in the presence of hydrogen or other reducing gas to provide aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight for gaseous and liquid fuels. The carbonaceous material, such as coal, is entrained as finely divided particles in a flow of reducing gas and preheated to near the decomposition temperature of the high molecular weight polymers. Within the reactor, small quantities of oxygen containing gas are injected at a plurality of discrete points to burn corresponding amounts of the hydrogen or other fuel and elevate the mixture to high temperatures sufficient to decompose the high molecular weight, carbonaceous solids. Turbulent mixing at each injection point rapidly quenches the material to a more moderate bulk temperature. Additional quenching after the final injection point can be performed by direct contact with quench gas or oil. The reactions are carried out in the presence of a hydrogen-containing reducing gas at moderate to high pressure which stabilizes the products.
- Inventors:
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- Downers Grove, IL
- Clarendon Hills, IL
- Hammond, IN
- Harvey, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863720
- Patent Number(s):
- 4234407
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
- DOE Contract Number:
- EX-76-C-01-2307
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- reactor; method; hydrocracking; carbonaceous; material; solid; cracked; presence; hydrogen; reducing; gas; provide; aliphatic; aromatic; hydrocarbons; molecular; weight; gaseous; liquid; fuels; coal; entrained; finely; divided; particles; flow; preheated; near; decomposition; temperature; polymers; quantities; oxygen; containing; injected; plurality; discrete; burn; corresponding; amounts; fuel; elevate; mixture; temperatures; sufficient; decompose; solids; turbulent; mixing; injection; rapidly; quenches; moderate; bulk; additional; quenching; final; performed; direct; contact; quench; oil; reactions; carried; hydrogen-containing; pressure; stabilizes; products; aromatic hydrocarbons; carbonaceous solid; reducing gas; oxygen containing; direct contact; carbonaceous material; molecular weight; finely divided; containing gas; liquid fuel; carbonaceous solids; liquid fuels; decomposition temperature; aromatic hydrocarbon; turbulent mixing; weight poly; temperatures sufficient; provide aliphatic; hydrocracking carbonaceous; corresponding amount; /208/202/
Citation Formats
Duncan, Dennis A, Beeson, Justin L, Oberle, R Donald, and Dirksen, Henry A. Reactor and method for hydrocracking carbonaceous material. United States: N. p., 1980.
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title = {Reactor and method for hydrocracking carbonaceous material},
author = {Duncan, Dennis A and Beeson, Justin L and Oberle, R Donald and Dirksen, Henry A},
abstractNote = {Solid, carbonaceous material is cracked in the presence of hydrogen or other reducing gas to provide aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight for gaseous and liquid fuels. The carbonaceous material, such as coal, is entrained as finely divided particles in a flow of reducing gas and preheated to near the decomposition temperature of the high molecular weight polymers. Within the reactor, small quantities of oxygen containing gas are injected at a plurality of discrete points to burn corresponding amounts of the hydrogen or other fuel and elevate the mixture to high temperatures sufficient to decompose the high molecular weight, carbonaceous solids. Turbulent mixing at each injection point rapidly quenches the material to a more moderate bulk temperature. Additional quenching after the final injection point can be performed by direct contact with quench gas or oil. The reactions are carried out in the presence of a hydrogen-containing reducing gas at moderate to high pressure which stabilizes the products.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
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