Fast quench reactor method

Patent · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999

OSTI ID:872434

Detering, Brent A ^[1]; Donaldson, Alan D ^[1]; Fincke, James R ^[1]; Kong, Peter C ^[1]; Berry, Ray A ^[1]

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1. Idaho Falls, ID

A fast quench reaction includes a reactor chamber having a high temperature heating means such as a plasma torch at its inlet and a means of rapidly expanding a reactant stream, such as a restrictive convergent-divergent nozzle at its outlet end. Metal halide reactants are injected into the reactor chamber. Reducing gas is added at different stages in the process to form a desired end product and prevent back reactions. The resulting heated gaseous stream is then rapidly cooled by expansion of the gaseous stream.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-94ID13223
• Assignee: Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company (Idaho Falls, ID)
• Patent Number(s): US 5935293
• OSTI ID: 872434
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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