16-08-2018 дата публикации
Номер: US20180229198A1
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Systems and methods are provided for conversion of light paraffinic gases to form liquid products in a process performed in a fixed bed radial-flow reactor. The light paraffins can correspond to C paraffins. Examples of liquid products that can be formed include C-Caromatics, such as benzene, toluene, and xylene. The fixed bed radial-flow reactor can allow for improved control over the reaction conditions for paraffin conversion in spite of the fixed bed nature of the reactor. This can allow the process to operate with improved efficiency while reducing or minimizing the complexity of operation relative to non-fixed bed reactor systems. 1. A fixed bed radial flow reactor , comprising:an outer annular volume defined by an interior of a reactor wall and an exterior of a gas-permeable catalyst bed wall, the interior of the reactor wall defining an outer annular radius R1;a central volume defined by the interior of a gas-permeable central column wall and a column cap, the interior of the central column wall defining a column radius R3;an inner annular volume defined by an interior of the catalyst bed wall, an exterior of the central column wall, an inner annular top, and an inner annular bottom, the interior of the catalyst bed wall defining an inner annular radius R2, the inner annular volume comprising a catalyst bed, the inner annular volume being in direct fluid communication with the outer annular volume through the catalyst bed wall, the inner annular volume being in direct fluid communication with the central volume through the central column;{'sub': 'P,e', 'a plurality of catalyst particles in the catalyst bed, the catalyst particles comprising an equivalent particle diameter d; and'}a first reactor opening and a second reactor opening, the first reactor opening being in fluid communication with the outer annular volume, the second reactor opening being in fluid communication with the central volume,{'sub': 'P,e', 'claim-text': {'br': None, 'i': C*d', '≤R', 'R', ...
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