Patent ID: 6033576
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: B01J,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of accelerating the reaction rate of a chemical reaction between molecules initially contained in two separate liquid and gas phases one of which phases contains contaminants and the other of which is capable of removing said contaminants, said method comprising delivering said phases from separate sources along separate paths to a jet compressor; mixing said phases in said jet compressor to form an aerosol and froth mixture; delivering the mixture and the separate liquid phase to a reaction vessel in which said mixture expands to provide a large surface area between said phases for aiding mass transfer, said jet compressor and said reaction vessel comprising a reaction stage; maintaining said mixture in said reaction vessel for a sufficient residence time to enable said chemical reaction to proceed to a selected level of completion to strip contaminants from said one of said phases; separating the resulting liquid and gas phases; and pumping the resultant liquid phase to said jet compressor to compress said gas phase.