Patent ID: 6086832
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: B01J,G01N

Abstract:
An apparatus comprisinga raw material feeding portion for feeding a fluid raw material;a reacting portion having a reactor for catalytically converting the fluid raw material into a reaction product, the reactor including a means disposed within the reactor for circulating the fluid raw material and a portion of the reaction product inside the reactor into contact with a fixed catalyst disposed within the reactor; anda recovering portion for recovering a portion of the reaction product fed from the reacting portion, whereinthe raw material feeding portion has a function capable of continuously feeding a liquid raw material or a mixed raw material consisting of a gas and a liquid,the reactor in the reacting portion has an inlet for the fluid raw material and reaction product outlets for discharging the reaction product while separating it respectively into a liquid product and a gaseous product,the recovering portion has reaction product inlets connected to each of the reaction product outlets of the reactor and has a liquid level control portion for keeping a liquid level within the reactor constant.