Corrosion-resistant reactor suitable for high temperature/high pressure operation

Claim 1

A high temperature reaction apparatus consisting essentially of a vessel having an outer shell of generally uniform cross-section, top closure means, bottom closure means and comprising, in axial contiguity, a reaction chamber and a quench chamber, said reaction chamber and said quench chamber being separated by a partition having an opening to provide communication therebetween, said top closure means being adapted with inlet means for simultaneously introducing at least two reactants into said reaction chamber, wherein the side wall of said reaction chamber is lined with a ceramic material and wherein the upper portion of said reaction chamber, defined by said top closure, is lined with a ceramic material, baffle means positioned within said reaction chamber above said opening in said partition and a venturi mixer positioned within said reaction chamber above said baffle means, wherein the side wall of said quench chamber is lined with a ceramic material, said bottom closure means being adapted with quenching means and oulet means, said quenching means comprising a quench tube extending upwardly into said quench chamber to a point below said opening in said partition, said quench tube having an overflow reservoir to maintain a pool of quench medium therein.