Patent ID: 9415364
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: B01J,C01B,C22C,C23C,F28D,Y02P

Claim Text:
1. A reactor for the synthesis of gaseous HCI, comprising : a furnace having at a bottom portion thereof a burner which is supplied with chlorine and hydrogen in order to form gaseous HCl; a convector coaxially arranged above the furnace and having a plurality of spaced apart convector tubes in contact with a heat-transport fluid, the reactive gases in the furnace flowing through the convector tubes and the heat-transport fluid flowing in the spaces between adjacent tubes; a perforated tubular plate arranged between the furnace and the convector and attached to the convector tubes, wherein: the inner walls of the furnace and the convector in contact with the gaseous HCl are made of a metal alloy, and at least one portion of the inner wall surfaces of the furnace walls in contact with the gaseous HCl is made of an alloy comprising at least 30 wt % nickel.