Abstract: Metal particles are introduced to reactor beds in a hydrogen generator without introducing contaminating oxygen or nitrogen to the generator. The particles are protected against oxidation under an inert gas atmosphere, are flooded with water prior to injection into the generator, and are further flooded with hydrogen gas drawn from the generator to replace the water prior to injection. The generator includes a receiving hopper for the metal particles and an injector connected to the hopper. Particles introduced to the receiver are flooded with the inert gas and are transferred to the injector (which is flooded with water) by gravity. The water is displaced with gas from the generator prior to injecting the particles into the generator with a reciprocating piston associated with the injector.

Abstract: A process and apparatus of preventing the plugging of the discharge and/or suction line of an internal recycle pump utilized in an expanded bed reactor of the type having a partition transversely extending through the lower portion thereof and defining a plurality of substantially regularly and uniformly disposed perforations and communicating with a reaction zone above the partition and plenum chamber therebelow. The reaction zone contains a mass of particulate catalyst contact matter supported by the partition and placed in randon motion above the partition by a pressurized mixture of a liquid carbon containing material and a hydrogen rich gas flow passing through the perforations from the plenum chamber and by the internal recycle pump having a pump suction line generally concentrically disposed with respect to the reactor and extending through the partition into the reaction zone.

Abstract: A device for and method of working up etching and pickling liquids consisting of a vertical furnace having one or more vertical reaction spaces through which balls move at a maximum packing density.The furnace has a temperature gradient from the bottom (high) to the top (low). The reaction space and the balls consist of a material which is inert with respect to the liquid to be worked up. The liquid is introduced into the upper side of the furnace so that a film is formed in the heated surface of the balls. The salt dissolved in the liquid decomposes pyrolytically. The metal oxide is deposited on the surface of the balls and is removed therefrom after leaving the reaction space. The acid residue vapours are drained at the top and recovered in a separate absorber to the original pickling or etching acid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a continuous process for the catalytic treatment of a hydrocarbon oil and an apparatus for carrying out such process, by passing said oil through one or more catalyst beds within a reactor wherein catalyst is withdrawn from the bottom of the reactor and fresh catalyst is supplied to the top thereof, said catalyst being withdrawn through a discharge funnel contained in the bottom of said reactor, which funnel allows for separation of product from the catalyst via a first main screen located in the funnel upstream of the exit end of said funnel, the withdrawal of product being effected via a product outlet, in which process use is made of a second screen forming part of the discharge funnel system, located between the main screen of the funnel and the product outlet and having a larger mesh size.

Abstract: For processing matter in a turbulent mass of particulate material, a substantially annular processing region (14; 104; 206) is provided and is preferably in the form of a substantially annular processing chamber having a radially inner wall which includes a waist (38; 122). A flow of fluid and matter to be processed are admitted to the processing region through one or more inlets (28, 46; 108, 124; 214, 220) with the flow of fluid being directed generally circumferentially into the processing region. In the processing region, matter to be processed is embedded in a compact turbulent band of particulate material for processing. Once processing is complete, the processed matter is withdrawn from the processing region, preferably by entrainment in an exhaust flow of the fluid.

Abstract: A moving catalyst bed reactor is disclosed, the reactor being provided with conical catalyst bed support means and independently laterally displaceable screen sections which provide for separation of the catalyst and the effluent.

Abstract: An apparatus for continuously removing residual sulfur from a naptha stream has a primary manganous oxide absorber, a secondary parallel manganous oxide absorber and valve and duct means for by-passing the primary absorber and directing the naptha feed stream to the secondary absorber. The apparatus also includes means for removing manganous oxide from the primary absorber and nitrogen purge means for purging the same.

Abstract: A process and an apparatus for the fluidized catalytic cracking of hydrocarbons are disclosed. A small vent conduit extends upward out of the flow diversion device mounted on the top of the riser reactor. This vent conduit preferably carries between about 2 and 10 percent of the vapor and catalyst leaving the top of the riser upward into the upper portion of the receiving vessel. This reduces coke deposits in the upper portion of the vessel. The remainder of the vapors and catalyst are preferably directed downward upon leaving the top of the riser.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for forming a directioned and controlled suspension spray of a pulverous material and reaction gas in such a manner that the reaction gas directed along one, often horizontally approaching channel is divided into three or more partial channels by means of mainly radial partition walls. When necessary, guide blades or a venturi-like mixing and guide member is used. The reaction gas is deflected so as to have the desired direction, often vertically downwards so as to be parallel to the central axis of the reaction chamber, such as a flash-smelting furnace. The thus formed partial flows of reaction gas are often caused, furthermore, to discharge, divided further into two or more parts, as an annular flow encircling on each side the member for feeding pulverous material, situated in the middle of the flow, into the reaction chamber.

Abstract: An exhaust gas pollution control system (10) for purification of exhaust gases passing from a combustion chamber. The control system (10) includes a housing element (14) which extends in a longitudinal direction (12). The housing element (14) encompasses a plurality of exhaust gas purification elements (16) each of the elements (16) being discrete in nature. Each of the exhaust gas purification elements (16) form a generally donut shaped contour having a central passageway (32) and are formed in an open contour for introduction of the exhaust gases internal to the particular purification element (16). The exhaust gases enter each purification element (16) through an entrance passageway (44) and are accelerated therein. Particulate matter found in the exhaust gases are ejected through particulate openings (54). The exhaust gases are catalytically converted within internal chamber (40) of purification element (16) and then are reintroduced to central passageway (32) through gaseous ejection openings (58).

Abstract: Apparatus and continuous process for converting hydrocarbons in the presence of a granular catalyst including a metal from group VI a, VII a or VIII, deposited on a carrier, comprising passing a charge of hydrocarbons with hydrogen through a series of at least two vertical catalytic zones in which the catalyst bed moves progressively downwardly, withdrawing progressively the catalyst from the bottom of the last catalytic zone, and reintroducing the same, after regeneration, at the top of the first catalytic zone.

Abstract: Apparatus for catalytic processes such as desulphurization of hydrocarbons comprises an upright reactor vessel containing at least one tray, and catalytic support means for one or more catalyst beds said support means are attached to the inner wall of the reactor and having filter units attached to render them permeable to fluids and impermeable to catalyst particles; located beneath each supporting means is a fluid permeable tray which is impermeable to catalyst particles and located beneath each tray at least one filter unit of equal or coarser filtering effect than the filter units attached to said supporting means, to prevent access of the catalyst particles to the underside of said tray.

Abstract: Emission gas to be scrubbed of sulfur dioxide or the like has turbulent lengthwise flow through an elongated mixing vessel. At a mixing zone in the vessel, near where said gas enters it, finely comminuted lime (Blaine Number preferably 6000 before calcining) is fed into the gas and carried out of the vessel with the gas to a cyclone separator. From the cyclone the gas passes to a baghouse at which residual lime is removed from it and it is released. A minor portion of the lime separated at the cyclone is sent to waste; most is returned to the mixing zone for recycling. Make-up lime is fed to the mixing zone from a suspension calcining furnace, reaching the mixing zone while still heated. To maintain 650.degree. C. to 750.degree. C. at the mixing zone, recycled lime may be reheated in passing from the cyclone to that zone.

Abstract: A hydrocarbon hydroconversion catalyst is regenerated by (a) combustion, (b) chlorination or oxychlorination and (c) treatment with an oxygen-containing gas, and the gas discharged from the regeneration zone, before re-use, is (a) cooled down to below 70.degree. C., (b) subjected to double washing and (c) dried to reduce the water content of the gas to less than 2,500 ppm. An apparatus is also disclosed, certain parts of which are made of a material strongly resistant chlorine and other parts of a less resistant material with respect thereto.

Abstract: A process for pyrolysis of coal wherein the subdivided coal is preheated, pyrolyzed, and subjected to heat recovery after pyrolysis, heat transfer being effected by contacting the subdivided coal as a dilute-phase fluidized bed in the first stage of dual preheating zones with a first particulate heat carrier, with a second particulate heat carrier in a dense-phase fluidized bed in the second preheating stage, followed by pyrolysis in a dense-phase fluidized bed pyrolysis zone. The separate particulate heat carriers are employed in such manner that one mass of heat carrier is utilized for preheating the subdivided coal in the first stage and heat recovery, and a second mass of heat carrier is utilized for pyrolysis of the coal and the second stage preheating.

Abstract: Liquid and gas materials are reacted in the presence of a catalyst in a reactor of the dispersed bed type which comprises a plurality of superposed chambers through which the catalyst progressively drops, its rate of transfer from one chamber to another being controlled by injecting an auxiliary fluid into downcomers through which the catalyst is forced to pass.

Abstract: A multiple-stage catalytic conversion system in which a hydrocarbonaceous charge stock and hydrogen flow serially through a plurality of catalytic reaction zones in each of which the catalyst particles are movable via gravity-flow. The flow of the product effluent from at least one reaction zone is restricted. This technique increases the pressure drop within the entire reactor circuit, and serves to alleviate the problems associated with the occurrence of stagnant catalyst areas as a result of catalyst particles being "pinned" within the reaction zone and thus unable to assume a downward gravity-flow pattern. Flow restriction may be effected either before, or after the inter-reaction zone heaters, preferably the former.

Abstract: A multiple-stage catalytic conversion system in which a hydrocarbonaceous charge stock and hydrogen flow serially through a plurality of catalytic reaction zones in each of which the catalyst particles are downwardly movable via gravity-flow. The flow of the product effluent from at least one reaction zone is restricted, as is the flow of the hydrogen-rich vaporous phase separated from the effluent from the last reaction zone and recycled to the first reaction zone. This technique increases the density of the reaction zone feed and the pressure drop within the entire reactor circuit, and thus serves to alleviate the problems associated with the occurrence of stagnant catalyst areas as a result of catalyst particles being "pinned" within the reaction zone and thus unable to assume a downward, gravity-flow pattern. Flow restriction may be effected either before, or after the inter-reaction zone heaters, preferably the former.