Advanced Catalytic Hydrogenation Retrofit Reactor

Machado, Reinaldo M.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

关键词: Packed Beds;    Retrofitting;    Hydrogenation;    Catalysts;    Energy Conservation;   

DOI  :  10.2172/822407
RP-ID  :  DOE/CH/11018
RP-ID  :  FC07-00CH11018
RP-ID  :  822407

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Industrial hydrogenation is often performed using a slurry catalyst in large stirred-tank reactors. These systems are inherently problematic in a number of areas, including industrial hygiene, process safety, environmental contamination, waste production, process operability and productivity. This program proposed the development of a practical replacement for the slurry catalysts using a novel fixed-bed monolith catalyst reactor, which could be retrofitted onto an existing stirred-tank reactor and would mitigate many of the minitations and problems associated with slurry catalysts. The full retrofit monolith system, consisting of a recirculation pump, gas/liquid ejector and monolith catalyst, is described as a monolith loop reactor or MLR. The MLR technology can reduce waste and increase raw material efficiency, which reduces the overall energy required to produce specialty and fine chemicals.