Reactor and method for supercritical water oxidation

摘要

A reactor for supercritical water oxidation comprises an essentially vertical reactor section ( 11 ) and an essentially non-vertical reactor section ( 12 ), wherein the vertical reactor section has a cross-sectional area which is substantially larger than the cross-sectional area of the non-vertical reactor section. The vertical reactor section has an inlet ( 14 ) in an upper portion thereof for receiving ( 17 ) a flow containing organic material and water, and an outlet ( 16 ) in a lower portion thereof for outputting ( 20 ) the flow. Both the vertical and the non-vertical reactor sections are configured to oxidize organic material in the flow through supercritical water oxidation.