Patent ID: 8808549
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: B01J,B82Y,C01G,C04B

Abstract:
1. A continuous hydrothermal reactor system comprising: a tubular reactor comprising a composite tube comprising (a) a metal sheath and (b) a fluorinated polymeric hose encased within the metal sheath, wherein the tubular reactor is coiled; a pump connected to a first end of the tubular reactor, wherein the pump continuously introduces a feedstock comprising an aqueous medium into the first end of the tubular reactor; a means of heating and controlling the temperature of the feedstock within the tubular reactor; a cooling device connected to a second end of the tubular reactor that is opposite the first end, wherein an effluent is continuously removed from the tubular reactor and passed through the cooling device; and a means of controlling pressure within the tubular reactor, said means of controlling pressure comprising a backpressure valve connected to an exit of the cooling device, wherein pressure and temperature are selected to subject the feedstock to hydrothermal treatment conditions within the tubular reactor.