Patent ID: 8318100
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: B01J,C01B,F24S,G01N,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A chemical reactor system, comprising: a first reaction zone and a heat path positioned to direct heat into the first reaction zone; a reactant source coupled to the first reaction zone; a first actuator coupled in fluid communication with the first reaction zone to cyclically pressurize the first reaction zone; a second reaction zone in fluid communication with the first reaction zone; a mechanism coupled between the first and second reaction zones to control a flow rate between the first and second reaction zones; a second actuator coupled in fluid communication with the second reaction zone to cyclically pressurize the second reaction zone; a first heat exchanger positioned to direct heat from a first product leaving the first reaction zone to a reactant entering the first reaction zone; a second heat exchanger positioned to direct heat from a second product leaving the second reaction zone to the reactant entering the first reaction zone; and a controller coupled to the first and second actuators, the controller being programmed with instructions that, when executed, control the first and second actuators in a coordinated manner based at least in part on a flow rate of the second product from the second reaction zone.