Apparatus for the continuous carrying out heterogeneous catalytic reaction in liquid phase

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT HETEROGENEOUS CATALYTIC REACTIONS CONTINUOUSLY THEREIN, IN A FLUIIZED BED AND IN LIQUID PHASE, COMPRISING A JACKETED REACTOR AT ITS LOWER PART WITH A LIQUID MATTER INLET PROJECTING THEREINTO AND SUPPLYING THE REACTOR WITH LIQUID STARTING MATERIAL, A SUPPLY TUBE DISPOSED AT THE HEAD OF THE REACTOR FEEDING FINE PARTICULATE CATALYST THEREINTO FOR SUSPENDING IT IN THE LIQUID MATERIAL, AN OVERFLOW DISPOSED AT THE UPPER PART OF THE REACTOR, A RECYCLE CONDUIT OPENING INTO THE LOWER PART OF THE REACTOR AND HAVING A CATALYST SEPARATOR MOUNTED THEREON, THE SEARATOR HAVIN A LOWER TAPERED END, THE OVERFLOW PROJECTING OUTWARDLY FROM THE REACTOR, PROJECTING INTO THE SEPARATOR FROM ABOVE AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND COCENTRICALLY INTO THE RECYCLE CONDUIT SO AS TO FORM AN INJECTOR PROVIDING FOR A SUCTION INTAKE INTO THE RECYCLE CONDUIT, A GAS INLET DISPOSED AT THE LOWER END OF THE REACTOR PROJECTING AND DELIVERING GASEOUS MATTER THEREINTO SO AS TO CAUSE A CIRCULATION OF THE SUSPENSION OF FINE PARTICULATE CATALYST, LIQUID STARTING MATERIAL AND RESULTING LIQUID REACTION PRODUCT UPWARDLY THROUGH THE REACTOR TO AND THROUGH OVERFLOW AND DOWN THROUGH THE RECYCLE CONDUIT BACK INTO THE REACTOR, AN OUTLET DISPOSED AT THE HEAD OF THE REACTOR REMOVING GASEOUS MATTER THEREFROM, A CYCLE LINE CCONNECTING THE GAS INLET AND OUTLET TOGETHER, A GAS DISCHARGE LINE BRANCHING OFF FROM AND A GAS SUPPLY LINE OPENING INTO, THE CYCLE LINE, A CIRCULATING PUMP IN THE CYCLE LINE BETWEEN THE GAS DISCHARGE AND SUPPLY LINES, PIPES OPENING INTO, AND SUPPLYING, THE JACKET OF THE REACTOR ITH A HEATING OR COOLING LIQUID, A VALVED CONDUIT PROJECTING OUTWARDLY FROM THE UPPER PART OF THE CATALYST SEPARATOR REMOVING REACTION PRODUCT AND OPENING INTO A FILTERING MEANS RETAINING TRACES OF CATALYST COMING FROM THE CATALYST SEPARATOR AND TRAVELLING THROUGH SAID CONDUIT, AND THE FILTERING MEANS BEING FITTED WITH AN UPPER REACTION PRODUCT OUTLET AND A LOWER CATALYST DISCHARGE LINE.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT HETEROGENEOUS CATALYTIC REACTIONS CONTINUOUSLY THEREIN, IN A FLUIIZED BED AND IN LIQUID PHASE, COMPRISING A JACKETED REACTOR AT ITS LOWER PART WITH A LIQUID MATTER INLET PROJECTING THEREINTO AND SUPPLYING THE REACTOR WITH LIQUID STARTING MATERIAL, A SUPPLY TUBE DISPOSED AT THE HEAD OF THE REACTOR FEEDING FINE PARTICULATE CATALYST THEREINTO FOR SUSPENDING IT IN THE LIQUID MATERIAL, AN OVERFLOW DISPOSED AT THE UPPER PART OF THE REACTOR, A RECYCLE CONDUIT OPENING INTO THE LOWER PART OF THE REACTOR AND HAVING A CATALYST SEPARATOR MOUNTED THEREON, THE SEARATOR HAVIN A LOWER TAPERED END, THE OVERFLOW PROJECTING OUTWARDLY FROM THE REACTOR, PROJECTING INTO THE SEPARATOR FROM ABOVE AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND COCENTRICALLY INTO THE RECYCLE CONDUIT SO AS TO FORM AN INJECTOR PROVIDING FOR A SUCTION INTAKE INTO THE RECYCLE CONDUIT, A GAS INLET DISPOSED AT THE LOWER END OF THE REACTOR PROJECTING AND DELIVERING GASEOUS MATTER THEREINTO SO AS TO CAUSE A CIRCULATION OF THE SUSPENSION OF FINE PARTICULATE CATALYST, LIQUID STARTING MATERIAL AND RESULTING LIQUID REACTION PRODUCT UPWARDLY THROUGH THE REACTOR TO AND THROUGH OVERFLOW AND DOWN THROUGH THE RECYCLE CONDUIT BACK INTO THE REACTOR, AN OUTLET DISPOSED AT THE HEAD OF THE REACTOR REMOVING GASEOUS MATTER THEREFROM, A CYCLE LINE CCONNECTING THE GAS INLET AND OUTLET TOGETHER, A GAS DISCHARGE LINE BRANCHING OFF FROM AND A GAS SUPPLY LINE OPENING INTO, THE CYCLE LINE, A CIRCULATING PUMP IN THE CYCLE LINE BETWEEN THE GAS DISCHARGE AND SUPPLY LINES, PIPES OPENING INTO, AND SUPPLYING, THE JACKET OF THE REACTOR ITH A HEATING OR COOLING LIQUID, A VALVED CONDUIT PROJECTING OUTWARDLY FROM THE UPPER PART OF THE CATALYST SEPARATOR REMOVING REACTION PRODUCT AND OPENING INTO A FILTERING MEANS RETAINING TRACES OF CATALYST COMING FROM THE CATALYST SEPARATOR AND TRAVELLING THROUGH SAID CONDUIT, AND THE FILTERING MEANS BEING FITTED WITH AN UPPER REACTION PRODUCT OUTLET AND A LOWER CATALYST DISCHARGE LINE.