摘要 |
<p>A novel injector/reactor apparatus and an efficient process for the partial oxidation of hydrocarbon, such as methane, to convert such hydrocarbon to useful synthesis gas for recovery and/or subsequent hydrocarbon synthesis. Sources of a hydrocarbon, such as methane, and oxygen or an oxygen-containing gas are preheated and pressurized and injected through an injector means at high velocity into admixture with each other in the desired relating proportions, at a plurality of mixing nozzles, to form a gaseous premix having a pressure drop preferably of at least 1 % through the injector. The gaseous premix is injected in a time period which is preferably less than 9 milliseconds, preferably at a velocity between about 25 to 1000 feet/second, into a partial oxidation reaction zone such that the gaseous premix reacts therein in a flame having a temperature less than 3500 DEG F, to reduce the amounts of CO>2<, H>2<O and heat produced in the partial oxidation reaction and form and recover a useful syngas.</p> |