GAS INJECTOR FOR HYPOCHLOROUS ACID REACTOR

摘要

An elongated, generally vertically extending cocurrent reactor vessel (15) for the production of hypochlorous acid by the mixing and reaction of a liquid alkali metal hydroxide and a gaseous halogen is provided wherein a nozzle (21) is mounted near the top (14) of the reactor vessel (15) beneath the gas injector (12) to spray the liquid alkali metal hydroxide in droplets so that the halogen gas can be absorbed into the surface of the droplets simultaneously with water evaporation in the vessel. The vessel (15) has a spraying and reaction zone (25) immediately beneath the atomizer (21) and a drying zone (26) beneath the spraying and reaction zone.