Patent ID: 7135151
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: B01J,C10G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for contacting of particulate catalyst with a hydrocarbon-containing feed, the apparatus comprising: a reactor; a disengaging vessel portion in said reactor; a catalyst and feed contactor having an outlet in open communication with the disengaging vessel portion and configured to inject a hydrocarbon-containing feed into a catalyst standpipe nozzle containing a flowing stream of catalyst and injecting the feed and catalyst into the disengaging vessel portion in a substantially horizontal direction from an injection point defined by the catalyst and feed contactor; a collector vessel portion located subjacent to the disengaging vessel portion and at least 5 feet below the injection point for collecting a dense bed of catalyst and a nozzle in the collector vessel portion for withdrawing catalyst from the reactor; an inertial separator located in said reactor superjacent to the disengaging vessel portion and in direct communication with an upper portion of the disengagement vessel portion to separate hydrocarbons from catalyst particles that rise with the hydrocarbons from the disengaging vessel portion; and an outlet for recovering separated hydrocarbons from the inertial separator.