Patent ID: 9200205
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: B01F,B01J,C10C

Abstract:
1. A reactor for the preparation of modified bitumen, wherein said reactor comprises: a horizontal housing having an axis and comprising a reaction zone defined by a cylindrical wall and a first side wall opposite a second side wall, wherein provided near said first side wall is a bitumen inlet for introducing bitumen into said reaction zone and near said second side wall is a bitumen product outlet for removing bitumen product from said reaction zone, and wherein said horizontal housing has no outlet for removing a gaseous product from said reaction zone; a plurality of gas inlets provided for introducing an oxygen-containing gas into said reaction zone; a high-shear mixer comprising a stator, having a plurality of openings, and an impeller associated with said stator that is on a central rotating shaft arranged inside said reaction zone parallel to said axis; and a jacket surrounding said horizontal housing and having a feed inlet for receiving a liquid medium for circulation through said jacket and a discharge outlet for discharging a circulated liquid medium.