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134results about "Supercritical condition processes" patented technology

Resin decomposition treatment method and decomposition treatment device

A decomposition method and a decomposition apparatus for resin capable of safely and efficiently decomposing a resin are provided. A decomposition apparatus for resin 10 includes: a cylinder 12; a resin supplier 11 supplying a thermoplastic resin to the cylinder 12; a screw 12a transporting the supplied thermoplastic resin and a melt-plasticized thermoplastic resin; a fluid supplier 13 supplying a heated and pressurized fluid into the cylinder in order to decompose the melt-plasticized thermoplastic resin in a subcritical state or a supercritical state; an extruder 14 provided at a tip of the cylinder 12 and discharging a decomposed product of the thermoplastic resin to outside of the cylinder; a rotary drive mechanism 15 rotationally driving the screw 12a; and a cooling mechanism 16 being capable of cooling the cylinder 12.
Owner:THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS LTD

Preparation process of waterborne polyurethane resin

The invention belongs to the technical field of high polymer materials, and particularly relates to a preparation process of waterborne polyurethane resin. According to the invention, by adopting a process of reducing the viscosity of the polyurethane resin by adopting supercritical gas and then emulsifying, the preparation of the waterborne polyurethane resin without auxiliary emulsification of an organic solvent is realized, the emulsification time is remarkably shortened, the energy consumption is reduced, and the emulsion with small particle size, high stability and no emulsifier residue is obtained; the matched synthesis device is reasonable in structural design, integrates the functions of reaction, stirring, heating, supercritical fluid generation and accurate conveying, proportional feeding, static mixing, circulating reflux and the like, can realize efficient circulation and uniform mixing of supercritical COs and a resin system, supports continuous and automatic production, is beneficial to improving the production efficiency and the product quality consistency, and is suitable for industrial production. And the method is suitable for industrial popularization and application.
Owner:NANJING FORESTRY UNIV +1

Method for flushing reactor

The disclosure provides a flushing process for removing polymer fouling from a reactor including a gas distributor proximal to the bottom thereof and an internal condenser proximal to the top thereof, the method including, for a first flushing time period, injecting a flushing solvent into the reactor and withdrawing the flushing solvent from a reactor outlet proximal to the internal condenser to induce an upward movement of flushing solvent, the withdrawn flushing solvent containing a first polymer content. After the first flushing time period is complete, for a second flushing time period, the process includes injecting a flushing solvent into the reactor and withdrawing the flushing solvent from a reactor outlet proximal to the gas distributor to induce a downward movement of flushing solvent, the withdrawn flushing solvent containing a second polymer content.
Owner:SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES BV

Modular regenerative hydrothermal reactor and methods for mineralization of recalcitrant organic compounds at hydrothermal operating conditions

A modular regenerative hydrothermal reactor, method, and system for carrying out chemical reactions under aggressive conditions are disclosed. The reactor comprises a modular tubular shell with an array of injection / bleed ring devices that carry out chemical reactions and permit the formation of a protective fluid barrier to isolate the chemical reaction from the reactor. The reactor system and injection / bleed ring devices are configured for the radial injection of reactants, the tangential injection, bleeding, and regeneration of a protective fluid barrier, and the controlled response and / or transitioning of the chemical reaction from an array of devices operating in fluid communication. Methods for a protective fluid barrier comprising initiator, inhibitor, and / or insulator chemical species are disclosed. Reactor and method embodiments are disclosed for subcritical and supercritical water reactions, for applications such as the mineralization of recalcitrant organic compounds such as PFAS in the presence of inorganic compounds (e.g., using supercritical water oxidation SCWO). This disclosure permits advantages such as 1) simple modular design to improve safety, operational flexibility, and scalability, 2) reduction in corrosion, solid / salt accumulation, and thermal stress from radial reactant injection in combination with chemical species blend injection and bleed, and 3) reactor wall isolation using a chemical species blend to improve system safety, reaction efficacy, and controlled response to maintain the reactor wall integrity (e.g., at a low temperature to meet ASME Section VIII, Div 1 and / or ASME B31.1) permitting the use of more readily available, cost-effective alloys.
Owner:PIEKARZ CRISTINA

Reaction device for producing hydrogen through coal supercritical water gasification

The invention discloses a reaction device for producing hydrogen through coal supercritical water gasification. The reaction device comprises an inner-layer vertical tank body, an outer-layer vertical tank body, a jacket layer of the inner-layer vertical tank body, a gas collection chamber, a separator, a slag collection chamber, a coal water slurry distribution pipe and an inlet diffuser, the separator is arranged between the gas collection chamber and the slag collection chamber, an upper exhaust port of the separator is communicated with the gas collection chamber, and a lower slag discharge port of the separator is communicated with the slag collection chamber; an ash inclined pipe is arranged at the lower part of the slag collecting chamber and extends out of the outer-layer vertical tank body to form an ash outlet; the coal water slurry distribution pipe is an annular pipe, and coal water slurry distribution holes are formed in the pipe wall; the inlet diffuser is mounted at a bottom sealing head of the inner-layer vertical tank body and directly faces the outlet end of the supercritical water inlet pipe, a gas outlet extending out of the outer-layer vertical tank body is formed in a top sealing head of the inner-layer vertical tank body, and the lower end of the gas outlet is communicated with the gas collecting chamber. According to the invention, coal is gasified in a supercritical water environment to generate hydrogen, so that clean utilization of coal is realized; uniform heat supply of supercritical water to gasification reaction can be realized, and high-efficiency gasification of coal under large treatment capacity can be realized.
Owner:SINOPEC GUANGZHOU ENG CO LTD

Coated metal oxide material, and method, process, and apparatus for producing the same

Coated metal oxide materials, methods of making the same, processes, and apparatuses are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method of making a coated metal oxide in a closed-loop continuous hydrothermal process includes mixing a first metal-containing solution and a first high-energy component to promote the formation of the metal oxide. The method can further include mixing an additional solution to form a coating on the metal oxide. In some embodiments, a process of making a coated metal oxide in a closed-loop system includes mixing a first metal-containing solution and a first high-energy component to promote the formation of the metal oxide and forming a coating on the metal oxide, and the process occurs in one or more reactors.
Owner:HUNT ENERGY ENTERPRISES LLC

Cover body assembly and supercritical water oxidation reactor

The invention relates to the technical field of sealing, and provides a cover body assembly and a supercritical water oxidation reactor, the cover body assembly comprises a main body, a cover body and a fastening structure, the main body comprises a mounting opening and a first lip part, the first lip part surrounds the periphery of the mounting opening, and the first lip part is provided with a first sealing surface; the cover body is arranged at one end of the main body in the axial direction and comprises a second lip part, the cover body seals the mounting opening, the second lip part is provided with a second sealing face, the first sealing face and the second sealing face are opposite in the axial direction and abut against each other in a sealing mode, and the periphery of the second lip part and the periphery of the first lip part are welded to form an annular welding part; the fastening structure connects the main body and the cover body. Under the action of axial pressing force of the fastening structure, the first sealing face abuts against the second sealing face in a sealed mode. The annular welding part is arranged on the periphery of the first lip part and the periphery of the second lip part in a surrounding mode, and the sealing performance is basically not attenuated through cooperation of multiple seals and the fastening structure.
Owner:CHINA INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC ENERGY

Anti-cracking and anti-bulging supercritical N2 safe discharging device

The invention discloses an anti-cracking and anti-bulging supercritical N2 safe discharge device, and relates to the technical field of N2 discharge, the anti-cracking and anti-bulging supercritical N2 safe discharge device comprises an exhaust pipe, an exhaust groove, a buffer pipe, a silencer and an adsorption structure; the exhaust groove is formed below soil and used for storing the buffer pipe, a cement cover plate is arranged at the top of the exhaust groove, and the surface of the cement cover plate is covered with soil. One end of the exhaust pipe is communicated with the buffer pipe, and the other end of the exhaust pipe is connected with an exhaust port of the high-pressure reaction kettle; the buffer pipe and the silencing device are used for carrying out superposed noise reduction on noise generated by N2 emission, noise pollution is greatly reduced, an activated carbon layer is arranged to adsorb and filter a cross-linking agent in N2 to avoid air pollution, and the buffer pipe is arranged to avoid pollution caused by direct contact between N2 and soil.
Owner:QUANZHOU SUPERCURUI NEW MATERIAL CO LTD

Processes and apparatus for converting poly- and perfluoroalkyl materials

A process and apparatus for converting poly and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The PFAS is oxidized to a fluoride species using an oxidation reaction zone, preferably a thermal oxidation apparatus. The reaction zone is provided having at least one reactor containing a solid reactant for neutralizing the fluoride species. The solid reactant is also configured to decompose any remaining PFAS in the effluent from the oxidation zone. A cooling zone, such as a quenching zone, may be located between the reaction zone and the oxidation zone. The PFAS may be liquid PFAS injected into the thermal oxidation apparatus.
Owner:UOP LLC

Systems and methods for continuous carbonization processes

The present invention relates to a system (1000) and a method for carbonization processes, and to a loop reactor arrangement (100; 200) for such processes. A loop reactor arrangement (100; 200) according to the invention comprises a slurry inlet (120; 220), at least one elongated reactor (110; 210), at least one pump (170; 270), at least one continuous separator (150; 250), and a COD inlet (130; 230). The elongated reactor (110; 210) and the continuous separator (150; 250) form a loop (100'; 200'). The continuous separator (150; 250) is arranged to continuously separate at least part of the particles with a particle size smaller than a first predetermined particle size from the loop reactor arrangement (100; 200).
Owner:PAEBBL AB

Multi-element thermal fluid generation system and method for high-salt-content material

According to the multi-element thermal fluid generation system and method for the high-salt-content materials, an inorganic salt online removing mechanism and an inorganic salt online discharging mechanism are arranged in an inorganic salt online removing chamber, and the inorganic salt online removing mechanism is located in a cavity of the inorganic salt online removing chamber; inorganic salt on the inner wall of the chamber cavity can be continuously removed through the inorganic salt online discharging mechanism, the inorganic salt is conveyed to the outlet, the inorganic salt online discharging mechanism at the outlet can discharge the inorganic salt, the two mechanisms are matched to provide a low-pressure condition for online discharging of the inorganic salt and fluid, the discharging efficiency of the inorganic salt is improved, and the working efficiency is improved. The problem of corrosion failure caused by inorganic salt and the problem of equipment blockage possibly induced by salt crystallization precipitation are avoided, the device can treat organic matters with high salt content, the functions of on-line removal, pressure reduction, discharge and the like of the inorganic salt are effectively realized, and the continuous production requirements of actual engineering are met.
Owner:XI AN JIAOTONG UNIV

Reactor apparatus and method for decomposing objects composed of plastic-based composite materials

The present invention relates to a reactor apparatus and method for decomposing an object made of a plastic composite material into its individual components by solvolysis using at least one reactor chamber, in which the object can be exposed to a solvent in a supercritical state. The present invention provides at least three pressure chambers arranged in series: a first load lock chamber, a reactor chamber adjacent to the first load lock chamber, and a second load lock chamber adjacent to the reactor chamber, each connected to each other via a movable partition means, which can be moved in each case from an open position in which two of the adjacent pressure chambers are connected to each other to a closed position in which two of the adjacent pressure chambers are fluidically, thermally, and pressure-isolated from each other. The reactor chamber is thermally coupled to a heating system and is fluidly connectable, directly or indirectly, to the first load lock chamber via at least one first line and to a first pressurizable supply line. A solvent can be supplied to the reactor chamber via the first pressurizable supply line. The second load lock chamber element has a second line, which is connectable directly or indirectly to the first load lock chamber. Means are also provided for moving an object or a carrier holding an object from one pressure chamber to an adjacent pressure chamber in a force-based manner when the partition means is moved to the open position.
Owner:HANSEATIC ROHR GMBH

Supercritical Water Oxidation Slag Discharge System for Radioactive Organic Waste

The present invention relates to the technical field of supercritical water oxidation reaction equipment, specifically a supercritical water oxidation slag discharge system for radioactive organic waste, which includes a supercritical water oxidizer, a slag discharge valve pipe II for discharging solid-liquid waste, and a slag discharge valve pipe I for discharging gas waste; it further includes: an interconnection pipe, horizontally and threadedly installed at one end of the slag discharge valve pipe I, and an air extraction connection port is formed on the top wall of the upper shell; a refrigeration sheet, arranged inside the interconnection pipe below the air extraction connection port, for condensing the flowing hot gas; a sponge, closely arranged inside the interconnection pipe between the scraping ring and the air extraction connection port, for adsorbing the hot gas waste flowing through the interconnection pipe to the air extraction connection port. Through the setting of the above structure, the sponge in the present invention can adsorb and dry the flowing hot steam, so that the salted water vapor is absorbed by the sponge, and the relatively dry gas waste is discharged and treated through the air extraction connection port, reducing the salted hot steam being transported to the gas treatment equipment.
Owner:JIANGSU SOUTHEAST ENVIRONMENTAL TECH CO LTD

High rate reactor system

A process and system for upgrading an organic feedstock including providing an organic feedstock and water mixture, feeding the mixture into a high-rate, hydrothermal reactor, wherein the mixture is rapidly heated, subjected to heat, pressure, and turbulent flow, maintaining the heat and pressure of the mixture for a residence time of less than three minutes to cause the organic components of the mixture to undergo conversion reactions resulting in increased yields of distillate fuels, higher-quality kerosene and diesel fuels, and the formation of high octane naphtha compounds. Hydrocarbon products are cooled at a rate sufficient to inhibit additional reaction and recover of process heat, and depressurizing the hydrocarbon products, and separating the hydrocarbon products for further processing. The process and system can include devices to convert olefinic hydrocarbons into paraffinic hydrocarbons and convert olefinic byproduct gas to additional high-octane naphtha and / or heavier hydrocarbons by one of hydrogenations, alkylation, or oligomerization.
Owner:APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC

DECOMPOSITION PROCESS AND DECOMCOMPOSITION DEVICE FOR RESIN

A decomposition process and a resin decomposition device capable of safely and efficiently decomposing a resin are provided.A resin decomposition device (10) comprises: a cylinder (12); a resin feeder (11) that supplies a thermoplastic resin to the cylinder (12); a screw (12a) that transports the supplied thermoplastic resin and a melt-plasticized thermoplastic resin; a fluid feeder (13) that supplies a heated and pressurized fluid to the cylinder to decompose the melt-plasticized thermoplastic resin in a subcritical or supercritical state; an extruder (14) provided at a tip of the cylinder (12) that discharges a decomposed thermoplastic resin product to the outside of the cylinder; a rotary drive mechanism (15) that rotates the screw (12a); and a backflow suppression mechanism (16) that suppresses the backflow of the melt-plastic thermoplastic resin in the cylinder (12).
Owner:HONDA MOTOR CO LTD +1

Method for preparing sodium taurate as taurine intermediate, and method for preparing taurine

ActiveUS12275692B2MembranesSemi-permeable membranesSodium acetateSODIUM TAURATE
A method for preparing sodium taurine as a taurine intermediate is provided in the present disclosure. The method comprises the following steps: providing sodium hydroxyethyl sulfonate and an ammonia source; and placing the sodium hydroxyethyl sulfonate and the ammonia source in an aminolysis reactor for an aminolysis reaction to obtain a mixture containing sodium taurine as a taurine intermediate, wherein the molar ratio of ammonia in the ammonia source to the sodium hydroxyethyl sulfonate is greater than or equal to 25:1. A method for preparing taurine is further provided.
Owner:ZHEJIANG NHU CO LTD +3

High-purity quartz sand purification device and method based on supercritical process

The invention discloses a high-purity quartz sand purification device based on a supercritical process, and relates to the technical field of quartz sand purification. The reaction kettle comprises a lower reaction kettle body and an upper reaction kettle body, supporting bases used in cooperation are fixedly installed at the lower end of the lower reaction kettle body, the supporting bases are distributed in an array mode, the upper end of the upper reaction kettle body communicates with feeding pipelines used in cooperation, and the feeding pipelines are symmetrically distributed; by arranging and using the disconnecting mechanism, convenience is provided for insertion and separation of the limiting guide blocks and the limiting guide grooves, so that convenience is provided for rotation and reset of the four limiting pressing plates, convenience is provided for synchronous rotation of the four disconnecting screw cylinders, convenience is provided for synchronous downward pushing of the four limiting pressing plates, and the practicability is high. Therefore, convenience is provided for stable and uniform pressing of the upper reaction kettle body, convenience is provided for convenient and stable butt joint installation of the lower reaction kettle body and the upper reaction kettle body, and later disassembly is facilitated.
Owner:JIANGSU HUANYANG TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Destruction of PFAS via an oxidation process and apparatus suitable for transportation to contaminated sites

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are destroyed by oxidation in supercritical conditions. PFAS in water can be concentrated and prepared for destruction in a pretreatment phase. Following annihilation of the PFAS in supercritical conditions to levels below 5 parts per trillion (ppt), the water effluent can be used to recover heat, returned to sub-critical conditions, and then released back into the environment.
Owner:REVIVE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY LLC COLUMBUS

Method for continuously preparing lithium hexafluorophosphate

The invention belongs to the technical field of electrolyte material preparation, and particularly relates to a method for continuously preparing lithium hexafluorophosphate. The preparation method comprises the following steps: pulping and uniformly mixing excessive liquid PF5 and solid LiF in a pulping kettle, introducing the mixed material into a continuous reactor, controlling the temperature in the reactor to be greater than 18.95 DEG C and the pressure in the reactor to be greater than 3.39 MPa so that the PF5 is in a supercritical state, carrying out stirring reaction, decompressing the reaction material, feeding the reaction material into a spray drying tower, and carrying out solid-gas separation, the solid-phase product is lithium hexafluorophosphate, and the gas-phase component is PF5 which is compressed, condensed and recycled as a reaction raw material. According to the preparation method, the supercritical PF5 serves as a reaction raw material and a heat and mass transfer carrier at the same time, the reaction efficiency can be remarkably improved, other solvents or gas phase components are not introduced, and therefore efficient and high-quality continuous preparation of lithium hexafluorophosphate is achieved.
Owner:GUANGZHOU TINCI MATERIALS TECH +1

Substrate processing device

To suggest the preferred arrangement of a filter in a flow channel of a process fluid in the technique of processing a substrate with a supercritical processing fluid.SOLUTION: A substrate processing device includes a processing chamber including an internal space that can accommodate a substrate, a supply part that can supply a process fluid as liquid, a heating part that heats the liquid process fluid supplied from the supply part at or above a supercritical temperature of the process fluid and makes the process fluid transit to a supercritical state, a flow channel formation part that forms a flow channel of the process fluid from the fluid supply part to the processing chamber through the heating part, a first filter part that is inserted in a flow channel between the supply part and the heating part and filters the liquid process fluid, and a second filter part that is inserted in a flow channel between the heating part and the processing chamber and filters the liquid process fluid in the supercritical state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5
Owner:SCREEN HOLDINGS CO LTD

Reactor arrangement and method for decomposing objects consisting of plastic-based composite materials

The invention relates to a reactor arrangement and to a method for decomposing objects of plastic-based composite materials into their individual constituents by way of a solvolysis using at least one reactor chamber in which the objects as exposed to a solvent in the supercritical state. The invention is characterized in that at least three pressure chambers located in series, a first load lock chamber, a reactor chamber adjoining the same, and a second load lock chamber adjoining the latter, which are each connected to each other via an actuatable partition which can be moved from an open position, in which two of the mutually adjacent pressure chambers are connected to each other, to a closed position, in which two of the mutually adjacent pressure chambers are fluidically, thermally and pressure-specifically isolated from each other. The reactor chamber is thermally coupled to a heating system and can be directly or indirectly fluidically connected via at least one first line to the first load lock chamber and can be connected to a first pressurizable feed line, via which solvent can be fed the reactor chamber.
Owner:HANSEATIC ROHR GMBH

Method for hydrothermal liquefaction of an organic feedstock

PendingEP4638656A1Gaseous fuelsSolid fuels
The invention relates to a method for the hydrothermal liquefaction of organic matter, comprising: (a) a step of preparing a suspension in aqueous solution of organic matter of biomass and / or plastic type; (b) an optional step of preheating the suspension from step (a) to a preheating temperature and a pressure of at least 220 barg; (c) a step of hydrothermal liquefaction in which the suspension leaving step (a) or (b) is introduced into a single tubular reactor at a pressure of at least 220 barg, heated by ohmic heating to a temperature of at least 350°C at a rate of at least 10°C per minute, and held at the temperature of at least 350°C and at the pressure of at least 220 barg for at least one minute to produce a predominantly liquid effluent containing oil and an aqueous phase; (d) a step of recovering the liquid phases from the effluent produced by step (c).
Owner:TOTALENERGIES ONETECH

Supercritical water oxidation system

The application provides a supercritical water oxidation system and relates to the technical field of environmental protection.The system comprises a pretreatment cavity, a reaction cavity and a heat exchanger; the pretreatment cavity and the reaction cavity can be communicated with each other or separated; the heat exchanger is provided with a sludge fluid inlet, a sludge fluid outlet, a tail gas inlet and a tail gas outlet; the tail gas inlet is communicated with the reaction cavity; the sludge fluid outlet and the tail gas outlet are both communicated with the pretreatment cavity; and the heat exchanger is used for realizing heat exchange between the sludge fluid and the tail gas.The supercritical water oxidation system provided by the application reduces the heating amount required by the pretreatment cavity, reduces the heating cost of the pretreatment cavity, improves the energy utilization rate of the supercritical water oxidation system, and effectively saves energy.
Owner:CHINA ENERGY CONSERVATION ENG TECH RES INST CO LTD

Cascading carbon sequestration device for multiple high-voltage electrode reaction kettles and control method of cascading carbon sequestration device

The invention discloses a multi-high-voltage electrode reaction kettle cascade carbon sequestration device and a control method thereof. The multi-high-voltage electrode reaction kettle cascade carbon sequestration device comprises a high-voltage main reaction electrode kettle device, a gas supply electrode kettle device, a solvent supply electrode kettle device, a solid organic matter supply electrode kettle device and a product receiving electrode kettle device. Each supply electrode kettle device is respectively connected with the high-voltage main reaction electrode kettle device, and a supply material is conveyed to the high-voltage main reaction electrode kettle device through each supply electrode kettle device; the high-voltage main reaction electrode kettle device, the solvent supply electrode kettle device and the solid organic matter supply electrode kettle device are respectively connected with the product receiving electrode kettle device, and products and supply materials after the reaction of the high-voltage main reaction electrode kettle device are conveyed to the product receiving electrode kettle device. The device not only can improve the reaction efficiency among molecules in the hydrothermal reaction process, but also does not involve the use of a catalyst, can efficiently convert gases such as carbon dioxide, ammonia gas and the like at low energy, and is simple in operation process and suitable for industrial production.
Owner:XIAMEN UNIV +1

Treatment of radioactive organic solid waste by supercritical water oxidation

A supercritical water oxidation reactor (100), including: a housing (101) provided with at least a slurry inlet (1011), an oxidant inlet (1012) and a discharge port (1013), wherein a chamber for providing a reaction zone is formed inside the housing (101); a heating device (102) used to increase a temperature in the chamber; a spiral circulation pipe (103) arranged in the chamber and having an end connected to the slurry inlet (1011), wherein a slurry is introduced into the spiral circulation pipe (103) from the slurry inlet (1011), flows along a pipeline of the spiral circulation pipe (103), and flows out from another end of the spiral circulation pipe (103); and wherein after flowing out from the another end of the spiral circulation pipe (103), the slurry is mixed with an oxidant flowing into the chamber from the oxidant inlet (1012) and an oxidation reaction occurs. A method of treating a radioactive organic waste by using a supercritical water oxidation reactor, a protective device for a reaction apparatus and a reaction system, and a supercritical water oxidation system and a method of treating solid combustibles by using the supercritical water oxidation system are further provided.
Owner:CHINA INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC ENERGY

Reactor system for a carbonation method

The invention relates to a reactor system (10) for a continuous carbonation method, having a plurality of at least ten tube reactors (12), which are arranged substantially vertically, for carrying out a carbonation reaction, wherein the tube reactors (12) can be operated under a pressure of ≥ 1, and the tube reactors (12) have at least one media inlet (18), through which a reaction mixture can be introduced into the tube reactors (12) which are under a pressure of ≥ 1. The reactor system (10) has a plurality of inlets (28) for introducing gaseous or supercritical carbon dioxide into the tube reactors (12), and the reactor system (12) has a separating unit for a material and / or phase separation of a reaction mixture flowing out of the tube reactor (12).
Owner:CO REACTIVE GMBH

Flexible pyrolysis system and method

Examples of a flexible pyrolysis system are provided that include at least one reaction chamber capable of pyrolyzing a combination of coal in a supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2) atmosphere. The system includes a recuperating and condensing circuit that removes dissolved pyrolysis products from the supercritical CO2 atmosphere and then recovers CO2 for reuse in the reaction chamber. The recuperating and condensing circuit includes multiple stages of recuperators and collectors that can be independently controlled in order to selectively fractionate the pyrolysis products. In addition, the pyrolysis reaction may be controlled to alter the pyrolysis products generated.
Owner:TERRAPOWER LLC

Method and apparatus for producing a reaction product using a heated reactor

A method for producing a reaction product using an apparatus (100, 200, 300) comprising a heated reactor (F) is proposed, wherein a reaction feed (5) is supplied to the reactor and a reactor effluent (1) is withdrawn from the reactor (F), wherein heat of the reactor effluent (1) is transferred to a heat carrier medium (2), wherein heat of the heat carrier medium (2) is transferred to a heat sink, and wherein the heat carrier medium (2) is provided in a cycle in which the heat carrier medium (2) is compressed using a cycle compressor (C1). A corresponding apparatus (100, 200, 300) for performing the method is also proposed herein.
Owner:LINDE AG

High rate reaction zone system

A process and system for upgrading an organic feedstock including providing an organic feedstock and water mixture, feeding the mixture into a high-rate, hydrothermal reactor, wherein the mixture is rapidly heated, subjected to heat, pressure, and turbulent flow, maintaining the heat and pressure of the mixture for a residence time of less than three minutes to cause the organic components of the mixture to undergo conversion reactions resulting in increased yields of distillate fuels, higher-quality kerosene and diesel fuels, and the formation of high octane naphtha compounds. Hydrocarbon products are cooled at a rate sufficient to inhibit additional reaction and recover of process heat, and depressurizing the hydrocarbon products, and separating the hydrocarbon products for further processing. The process and system can include devices to convert olefinic hydrocarbons into paraffinic hydrocarbons and convert olefinic byproduct gas to additional high-octane naphtha and / or heavier hydrocarbons by one of hydrogenation, alkylation, or oligomerization.
Owner:APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC

Modular regenerative hydrothermal reactor and methods for mineralization of recalcitrant organic compounds at hydrothermal operating conditions

A modular regenerative hydrothermal reactor, method, and system for carrying out chemical reactions under aggressive conditions are disclosed. The reactor comprises a modular tubular shell with an array of injection / bleed ring devices that carry out chemical reactions and permit the formation of a protective fluid barrier to isolate the chemical reaction from the reactor.
Owner:PIEKARZ CRISTINA