Method and apparatus for the separation of a liquid from a gas feed stream in a catalytic reactor

摘要

Method and apparatus for separating a liquid reaction product from a gaseous stream in a catalytic reactor by means of a metallic sheet being indirectly cooled by a cooling surface and having a plurality of percolations in form of geometric-shaped protrusions on both sides of the sheet each with an open base, the open base is on the side of the sheet facing a catalyst bed are arranged upwards and on the side facing the cooling surface the open base faces downwards.

主权项

1. Method of separating a liquid reaction product from a gaseous stream in a catalytic reactor comprising the steps of:
in the reactor being provided with a fixed catalyst bed of solid catalyst particles arranging a cooling surface and a metallic sheet between the fixed bed and the cooling surface; providing in the metallic sheet being indirectly cooled by the cooling surface a plurality of percolations in form of geometric-shaped protrusions on both sides of the sheet each with an open base, the open base is on the side of the sheet facing the catalyst bed arranged upwards and on the side facing the cooling surface the open base faces downwards; condensing a gaseous reaction product being formed by reaction of the gaseous stream in the catalyst bed to the liquid reaction product on the metallic sheet and transferring the liquid reaction product through the open base facing upwards to the cooling surface; and passing the condensed liquid reaction product along the cooling surface and/or the metallic sheet and withdrawing the liquid reaction product from the bottom of the reactor.