Patent ID: 6436720
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: B01J,Y10T

Abstract:
A variable residence time chamber module providing sufficient residence time for mixed but incompletely reacted reactants exiting from a chemical reactor to completely react to form a desired product, comprising:(a) a housing; (b) an inlet valve: (c) an outlet valve; and (d) a plurality of individually addressable residence time chambers disposed within the housing, the plurality of residence time chambers being in fluid communication with the inlet valve, said inlet valve being actuated to couple the mixed but incompletely reacted reactants to a selected one of the plurality of residence time chambers selected with the inlet valve, and said outlet valve being actuated to couple with said selected one of the residence time chambers to withdraw the desired product therefrom, said mixed but incompletely reacted reactants being retained within said selected one of the plurality of residence time chambers for a time required for said reactants to completely react to form the desired product.