Isothermal reactor for partial oxidation of methane

摘要

There is herein described a process and apparatus for partial oxidation of hydrocarbons. More particularly, there is described a process and an isothermal reactor apparatus for the partial oxidation of methane which comprises a heat transfer surface, a porous catalytic membrane and wherein heat is dissipated and/or removed through the heat transfer surface.

主权项

1. An apparatus for the oxidation of reactant gases, said apparatus comprising:
a first chamber forming a passageway for a first reactant gas; a second chamber forming a passageway for a second reactant gas; a porous catalytic membrane separating the first and second chambers, said porous catalytic membrane adapted to allow all of the first reactant gas to permeate from the first chamber through the porous catalytic membrane to the second chamber and the second reactant gas to diffuse into the porous catalytic membrane such that there is a reaction producing products which pass through at least a portion of the porous catalytic membrane into the second chamber; wherein the apparatus is configured such that a heat of reaction from the reaction of the first and second reactant gases is transferred from at least a portion of the reaction zone; and wherein a heat exchange transfer surface is configured to transfer heat away from the catalytic surface under substantially exothermic reaction conditions and configured to transfer heat to the reaction under substantially endothermic reaction conditions.