System for direct-oxygenation of alkane gases
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B01J-019/00
B01J-019/18
B01J-019/26
출원번호
UP-0685852
(2007-03-14)
등록번호
US-7578981
(2009-09-08)
발명자
/ 주소
Pawlak, Nathan A.
Carr, Robert W.
Grunch, Roger J
출원인 / 주소
Gas Technologies LLC
대리인 / 주소
Brooks Kushman P.C.
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99
초록▼
An apparatus for alkyl oxygenate (e.g., methanol) manufacture via partial oxidation of alkane (methane) has an injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber in fluid communication with a tubular-flow reactor. The injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber induces alkyl free radicals prior to inpu
An apparatus for alkyl oxygenate (e.g., methanol) manufacture via partial oxidation of alkane (methane) has an injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber in fluid communication with a tubular-flow reactor. The injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber induces alkyl free radicals prior to input to the tubular-flow reactor. Injective intermixing of feed streams agitates the backmixing reaction chamber. In one embodiment, a variable position bulkhead axially moves to commensurately modify the backmixing reaction chamber and tubular-flow reactor volumes. In another embodiment, the tubular-flow reactor has a variable position quenching input. Both "hairbrush" and conical input inserts facilitate turbulent injective admixing of the input feed streams in the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber. A condensing scrubber is also used for treating the output stream from the reaction system.
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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for manufacturing at least one alkyl oxygenate through partial oxidation reacting of alkane from an alkane-containing gas feed stream and of oxygen from an oxygen-containing gas feed stream, the apparatus including a reactor system comprising: a tubular flow reac
What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for manufacturing at least one alkyl oxygenate through partial oxidation reacting of alkane from an alkane-containing gas feed stream and of oxygen from an oxygen-containing gas feed stream, the apparatus including a reactor system comprising: a tubular flow reactor having a tubular flow reactor input; an injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber in fluid communication with the tubular-flow reactor, the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber including: a backmixing reaction chamber housing, an alkane gas input for receiving and directing the alkane-containing gas feed stream into the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber, an oxygen gas input for receiving and directing the oxygen-containing gas feed stream into the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber, and a backmixing reaction chamber output in fluid communication with the tubular flow reactor input, and a bulkhead disposed in a slideably-sealed interface to the backmixing reaction chamber housing, the bulkhead separating the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber from the tubular-flow reactor and at least partially constricting the flow of gases between the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber and the tubular-flow reactor to allow backmixing, the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber having an injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber internal volume, respective to a combined feed rate of the alkane-containing gas feed stream and the oxygen-containing gas feed stream, that provides a residence time sufficient for the formation of alkyl free radicals from the alkane within the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber and for providing at least a portion of the alkyl free radicals to the tubular-flow reactor input, the internal volume defined by the backmixing reaction chamber housing and by the bulkhead; the backmixing reaction chamber housing having a housing portion in opposite disposition to the bulkhead, the bulkhead being slideably movable during real-time operation of the reactor system to progress within the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber housing toward the housing portion to thereby commensurately diminish the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber internal volume, and the bulkhead also being alternatively slideably movable during real-time operation of the reactor system within the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber housing to retract away from the housing portion to thereby commensurately expand the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber internal volume; wherein the alkane is selected from the group consisting of methane, ethane, propane, and butane. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the alkane comprises methane and said alkyl oxygenate comprises methanol. 3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the alkyl oxygenate further comprises formaldehyde. 4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the alkyl oxygenate comprises ethanol. 5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the alkane gas input and the oxygen gas input are configured to turbulently agitate the alkane-containing gas feed stream and the oxygen-containing gas feed stream in the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber by injective intermixing of the alkane-containing gas feed stream and the oxygen-containing gas feed stream. 6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the reactor system has a space-time, respective to a combined feed rate of the alkane-containing feed stream and the oxygen-containing feed stream, of not greater than 40 seconds. 7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the space-time for the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber, respective to a combined feed rate of the alkane-containing feed stream and the oxygen-containing feed stream, is not greater than 1.5 seconds. 8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the tubular-flow reactor has a tubular-flow reactor output, and the tubular-flow reactor has at least one cooling gas input disposed between the tubular-flow reactor input and the tubular-flow reactor output for receiving a cooling gas stream and thereby quenchably cooling the tubular-flow reactor. 9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the tubular-flow reactor has an axis, and the cooling gas input is moveable along the axis during operation of the tubular-flow reactor. 10. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the tubular-flow reactor discharges a reaction product stream from the tubular-flow reactor output, and the apparatus further comprises a scrubber in fluid communication with the tubular-flow reactor output for condensing at least one alkyl oxygenate from the reaction product stream by contacting the reaction product stream with a liquid absorbent. 11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the absorbent further absorbs carbon dioxide from the reaction product stream. 12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the alkane comprises methane, a first alkyl oxygenate comprises methanol, a second alkyl oxygenate comprises formaldehyde, and the absorbent absorbs both methanol and formaldehyde from the reaction product stream. 13. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber has an internal volume defined in part by a cylindrical surface having an injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber axis. 14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber has an internal flow diverter defined by a conical surface having an axis, the diverter defines a conical base at one end of the axis, the conical surface defines an apexial end at the other end of the axis; the axis of the diverter is aligned with the axis of the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber, the diverter is disposed within the housing such that the backmixing reaction chamber output is more proximate to the apexial end than to the conical base, and the oxygen-containing feed stream is input into the internal volume from a plurality of apertures disposed along the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber axis and in non-parallel orientation to the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber axis. 15. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the alkane-containing gas feed stream comprises alkane from a recycle stream from the scrubber. 16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the recycle stream provides a weight percentage proportion of from about 4:5 to about 20:21 of alkane in the alkane-containing gas feed stream. 17. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the apparatus farther comprises a centrifugal blower disposed to pressurize the alkane-containing gas feed stream for input to the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber. 18. An apparatus for manufacturing at least one alkyl oxygenate through partial oxidation reacting of alkane from an alkane-containing gas feed stream and of oxygen from an oxygen-containing gas feed stream, the apparatus including a reactor system composing: a tubular flow reactor having a tubular flow reactor input; an injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber in fluid communication with the tubular-flow reactor, the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber including: a backmixing reaction chamber housing, an alkane gas input for receiving and directing the alkane-containing gas feed stream into the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber, an oxygen gas input for receiving and directing the oxygen-containing gas feed stream into the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber, a backmixing reaction chamber output in fluid communication with the tubular flow reactor input, the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber having an internal volume, respective to a combined feed rate of the alkane-containing gas feed stream and the oxygen-containing gas feed stream, to provide a residence time sufficient for the formation of alkyl free radicals from the alkane within the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber and for providing at least a portion of the alkyl free radicals to the tubular-flow reactor input, the internal volume defined in part by a cylindrical surface having an injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber axis, and an internal flow diverter defined by a conical surface having a conical surface axis, the diverter defining a conical base at one end of the conical surface axis, the conical surface defining an apexial end at the other end of the conical surface axis, the conical surface axis of the diverter being aligned with the chamber axis, the diverter being disposed within the housing such that the backmixing reaction chamber output is more proximate to the apexial end than to the conical base, and the oxygen-containing feed stream is input into the internal volume from a plurality of apertures disposed along the chamber axis and in non-parallel orientation to the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber axis, and a bulkhead disposed in a slideably-sealed interface to the backmixing reaction chamber housing, the bulkhead separating the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber from the tubular-flow reactor and at least partially constricting the flow of gases between the injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber and the tubular-flow reactor to allow backmixing, wherein the alkane is selected from the group consisting of methane, ethane, propane, and butane.
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