Patent ID: 7837955
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: B01J,C01B

Abstract:
1. A system for the continuous production of high purity silica, the system comprising: a reactor including a rotatable rotary tube reactor defining a first end, a second opposite end, and a wall extending at least partially between said first and second ends, said first and second ends and said wall defining an interior reaction region, said rotary tube reactor including a silica feed end located at or proximate to said first end and a process gas feed end located at or proximate to said second end, said rotary tube reactor including a plurality of reactor plates positioned and secured within an interior of said rotary tube reactor, at least two of said plates designed to enable said silica feed to pass between an outer edge of said at least two plates and an interior surface of said rotary tube, at least one of said reactor plates including a plurality of outwardly extending fins; a source of silica feed in communication with said first end of said rotary tube reactor; and, a source of at least one process gas in communication with said second end of said rotary tube reactor.