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Title: Contact structure for use in catalytic distillation

Abstract

A method and apparatus for conducting catalytic chemical reactions and fractionation of the reaction mixture, comprising and feeding reactants into a distillation column reactor contracting said reactant in a liquid phase with a fixed bed catalyst in the form of a contact catalyst structure, consisting of closed porous containers containing the catalyst for the reaction and a clip means to hold and support said containers, which are disposed above, i.e., on the distillation trays in the tower. The trays have weir means to provide a liquid level on the trays to substantially cover the containers. In other words, the trays function in their ordinary manner with the addition thereto of the catalyst. The reaction mixture is concurrently fractionated in the column.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. (Friendswood, TX)
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
CR & L/NEOCHEM JOINT VENTURE
OSTI Identifier:
865558
Patent Number(s):
4536373
Assignee:
Chemical Research & Licensing Company (South Houston, TX)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
DOE Contract Number:  
FC07-80CS40454
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
contact; structure; catalytic; distillation; method; apparatus; conducting; chemical; reactions; fractionation; reaction; mixture; comprising; feeding; reactants; column; reactor; contracting; reactant; liquid; phase; fixed; bed; catalyst; form; consisting; closed; porous; containers; containing; clip; means; hold; support; disposed; trays; tower; weir; provide; level; substantially; cover; words; function; ordinary; manner; addition; thereto; concurrently; fractionated; column reactor; distillation column; catalyst structure; catalytic distillation; liquid phase; reaction mixture; chemical reaction; liquid level; chemical reactions; fixed bed; substantially cover; reactor contracting; catalytic chemical; feeding reactants; contact structure; bed catalyst; conducting catalytic; /422/

Citation Formats

Jones, Jr., Edward M. Contact structure for use in catalytic distillation. United States: N. p., 1985. Web.
Jones, Jr., Edward M. Contact structure for use in catalytic distillation. United States.
Jones, Jr., Edward M. Tue . "Contact structure for use in catalytic distillation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865558.
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985},
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