Rotating fluidized bed reactor with electromagnetic radiation source

摘要

A rotating fluidized bed reactor in which inert solid particles are held in place by centrifugal forces. The reactor includes a rotating porous bed vessel drum within a plenum vessel and the drum rotates to hold the solid particles at the side thereof. Gas is introduced through the walls of the drum and can be drawn off at the top. An electromagnetic radiation source can be included within the drum for promoting photochemical reactions. The solid particles can be inert particles that are loaded with reactant which reacts with the gas stream and/or from the electromagnetic radiation. In other embodiments of the invention, the particles do not contain reactant and reactant is provided within the gas stream only. Such a rotating bed reactor is suitable for use with both batch and continuous flow through processes.