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Process for producing carbon black
Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
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Filing: 1983-03-30
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Granted: 1986-07-22
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Expires: 2003-03-30
Abstract
Abstract A generally cylindrical carbon black reactor for the production of soft carbon blacks is modified to produce a wider range of products by the installation of a choke.
Inventors
- 👤 C. Jack Hart
- 👤 Lawrence K. Murray
- 👤 David L. Rogers
- 👤 Richard T. Divis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 09:26
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09C; C09C1/00; C09C1/44; C09C1/48; C09C1/50; C01; C01P; C01P2006/00; C01P2006/12; C01P2006/19
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
A process for producing carbon black comprising introducing a hot free oxygen-containing gas generally tangentially into a first generally cylindrical zone having a first diameter of between about 40 and about 80 inches through a tunnel which opens generally tangentially through a refractory sidewall of the generally cylindrical zone; introducing a carbonaceous feedstock generally axially into the first generally cylindrical zone through an upstream refractory endwall capping the first generally cylindrical zone for forming a reaction mixture with the hot, free oxygen-containing gas; flowing the reaction mixture axially from the first generally cylindrical zone and axially into a second generally cylindrical zone having a second diameter which is less than the first diameter and in the range of between about 30 inches and about 72 inches and a length sufficient to provide the reaction mixture sufficient time to pyrolyze and form carbon black-containing smoke; flowing the carbon black-containing smoke axially from the second generally cylindrical zone and axially into a third generally cylindrical zone having a third diameter which is essentially the same as the first diameter; and quenching the carbon black-containing smoke with a quench fluid in the third generally cylindrical zone to a temperature of 2000° F. or less.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
201 words
A process for producing carbon black comprising introducing a hot free oxygen-containing gas generally tangentially into a first generally cylindrical zone having a first diameter of between about 40 and about 80 inches through a tunnel which opens generally tangentially through a refractory sidewall of the generally cylindrical zone; introducing a carbonaceous feedstock generally axially into the first generally cylindrical zone through an upstream refractory endwall capping the first generally cylindrical zone for forming a reaction mixture with the hot, free oxygen-containing gas; flowing the reaction mixture axially from the first generally cylindrical zone and axially into a second generally cylindrical zone having a second diameter which is less than the first diameter and in the range of between about 30 inches and about 72 inches and a length sufficient to provide the reaction mixture sufficient time to pyrolyze and form carbon black-containing smoke; flowing the carbon black-containing smoke axially from the second generally cylindrical zone and axially into a third generally cylindrical zone having a third diameter which is essentially the same as the first diameter; and quenching the carbon black-containing smoke with a quench fluid in the third generally cylindrical zone to a temperature of 2000° F. or less.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
76 words
A process as in claim 1 further comprising flowing the reaction mixture through a frustoconically shaped converging zone between the first generally cylindrical zone and the second generally cylindrical zone and a frustoconically shaped diverging zone between the second generally cylindrical zone and the third generally cylindrical zone, and wherein the reaction flow passage through the second generally cylindrical zone is 30-80 percent as large as the reaction flow passage through the first generally cylindrical zone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
A process as in claim 2 wherein the second generally cylindrical zone is provided with a length in the range of from about 0.5 to about 2 times its diameter, and the reaction flow passage through the second generally cylindrical zone is 40-70 percent as large as the reaction flow passage through the first generally cylindrical zone.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process as in claim 3 further comprising introducing the carbonaceous feedstock into the first generally cylindrical zone in the form of a hollow cone-shaped pattern of individual coherent streams.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process as in claim 4 wherein from between about 4 and about 16 individual streams of feedstock define the cone-shaped pattern and the cone diverges at from about 45° to about 90°.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process as in claim 5 wherein 8 individual streams of feedstock define the cone-shaped pattern and the cone diverges at from about 45° to about 90°.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
77 words
A process as in claim 4 further comprising introducing water into the third generally cylindrical zone as the quench fluid at a distance from the carbonaceous feedstock injector which is in the range of from ahout 6 feet to about 30 feet, and wherein the reaction flow passage through the second generally cylindrical zone is in the range of from 45 to 65 percent as large as the reaction flow passage through the first generally cylindrical zone.
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