Patent ID: 7022295
Filing Date: 2006-04-04
Classification: B01J,C01G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. Installation for carrying out a three phase chemical reaction under pressure, that involves a gaseous phase and two non-gaseous phases, at least one of which is liquid, said installation comprising: a reactor including a central region and an annular region, separated by a cylindrical partition, means for injecting the gaseous phase into the bottom of the central region, to create closed loop and co-current circulation of the two non-gaseous phases, ascending in the central region and descending in the annular region; said reactor further including an upper region for the separation and recovery of the excess gas phase and a liquid fraction; a high pressure separator outside the reactor and connected to the upper region of the reactor, so as to separately route the excess gas phase and the liquid fraction into the separator; and means of adjusting a gas flow rate and a liquid flow rate leaving the high pressure separator, so as to regulate the pressure in the reactor and the level in the high pressure separator.