Rotary Fluidized Bed Device and Method for Using Said Device

A rotating fluidized bed device comprising:

• a reactor comprising at least one cylindrical or circular chamber;
• a device for feeding at least one fluid that is gaseous or liquid, wherein said fluid feed device is placed around a cylindrical or circular wall of said cylindrical or circular chamber;
• a device for removing said one or more fluids;
• a device for feeding solid particles on one side of said cylindrical or circular chamber;
• a device for removing said solid particles on an opposite side of said cylindrical or circular chamber;
• wherein said fluid removing device comprises a central duct passing longitudinally through or penetrating into said cylindrical or circular chamber, the wall of said central duct comprising at least one discharge opening for centrally removing said at least one fluid from the cylindrical or circular chamber via said central duct;
• wherein said fluid feeding device comprises fluid injectors distributed around said cylindrical or circular wall for injecting said at least one fluid in a succession of layers along said cylindrical or circular wall and rotating around said central duct while entraining said solid particles in a rotational movement whereby a centrifugal force thrusts them toward said cylindrical or circular wall through said layers;
• wherein said centrifugal force is on average at least equal to three times the force of gravity, said solid particles thereby forming a rotating fluidized bed which rotates around and at a certain distance from said central duct while sliding along said cylindrical or circular wall and while being at least partially supported by said layers of said at least one fluid which passes through said fluidized bed before being removed centrally via said discharge opening of said central duct;
• and
• wherein a centripetal force is offset by said centrifugal force exerted on said solid particles.