US4311570A
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Chemical process on the surface of a rotating body
Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1979-02-21
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Granted: 1982-01-19
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Expires: 1999-02-21
Abstract
Abstract A wide variety of chemical processes using thin films of reactants are carried out on the surface of a body rotating at high speed and the products are readily isolated (for example as fine particles or fibres) by using centrifugal force to fling the products from the rim of the body.
Inventors
- 👤 Geoffrey Cowen
- 👤 Philip Norton-Berry
- 👤 Margaret L. Steel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 02:51
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07D; C07D213/00; C07D213/02; C07D213/04; C07D213/06; C07D213/22; B; B01; B01J; B01J10/00; B01J10/02; B01J16/00; B01J19/00; B01J19/08; B01J19/081; B01J19/12; B01J19/121; B01J19/122; B01J19/123; B01J19/125; B01J19/18; B01J19/1887; C01; C01B; C01B25/00; C01B25/16; C01B25/26; C01B25/28; C01F; C01F11/00; C01F11/20; C01F11/24; C01G; C01G21/00; C01G21/16; C01G3/00; C01G3/02; C07C; C07C51/00; C07C51/41; C07C51/412; C08; C08G; C08G63/00; C08G63/02; C08G63/12; C08G63/52; C08G63/54; C08G63/78; C08G63/785; C08G85/00; D; D01; D01D; D01D5/00; D01D5/18; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/40; D04H1/54; D04H1/56; B01J2219/00; B01J2219/00049; B01J2219/00051; B01J2219/00074; B01J2219/00076; B01J2219/00085; C01P; C01P2006/00; C01P2006/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
A process for carrying out a chemical reaction on at least one solid reactant, which comprises: continuously applying the solid reactant in a fluent particulate form to the surface of a rotating body, the surface being a surface of rotation coaxial with the axis of rotation of the body so that forces generated by the rotation of the body cause a film of the reactant to move across the surface from a supply zone to a discharge zone axially remote from the supply zone, heating the moving film of reactant until it melts, effecting the chemical reaction while the reactant moves across the surface as a molten film, regulating the rate of supply of the solid reactant and the speed of rotation of the body such that the product of the reaction is produced during movement of the reactant between the supply and discharge zones, and discharging the product from the surface of rotation at the discharge zone by using the centrifugal force of the rotating body to fling the product from the surface into the surrounding atmosphere.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
A process for carrying out a chemical reaction on at least one solid reactant, which comprises: continuously applying the solid reactant in a fluent particulate form to the surface of a rotating body, the surface being a surface of rotation coaxial with the axis of rotation of the body so that forces generated by the rotation of the body cause a film of the reactant to move across the surface from a supply zone to a discharge zone axially remote from the supply zone, heating the moving film of reactant until it melts, effecting the chemical reaction while the reactant moves across the surface as a molten film, regulating the rate of supply of the solid reactant and the speed of rotation of the body such that the product of the reaction is produced during movement of the reactant between the supply and discharge zones, and discharging the product from the surface of rotation at the discharge zone by using the centrifugal force of the rotating body to fling the product from the surface into the surrounding atmosphere.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the surface of rotation on which the chemical reaction occurs lies substantially parallel to the axis of rotation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the surface of rotation on which the chemical reaction occurs varies in diameter as it extends in an axial direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein a gaseous product is formed in the reactant medium requiring disengagement from the liquid phase of the reactant medium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein a plurality of rotating bodies is used and the product from one is transferred by centrifugal force to another.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the surface of rotation and the film of the reactant medium thereupon are irradiated with radiant energy and chemical reaction induced thereby in the said film.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
A process as claimed in claim 6 wherein the radiation is directed as a beam onto a small region of the film of reactant medium and the rotation of the surface carrying the film causes a greater area of the film to become irradiated.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process as claimed in claim 7 wherein the source of radiation is a laser.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 which comprises introducing further reactants to the film of reactant medium at a plurality of discrete, axially spaced, positions.
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