Radial flow reactor for an ethanol dehydration process
AssigneeUop LLC
InventorsSaikrishna Laxmirajam Gosangari, Manuela Serban, Martha Leigh Abrams, Kyle Schilling
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Abstract
A process for dehydration of an ethanol feed stream comprising sending said ethanol feed stream and steam to a radial flow reactor to contact a catalyst under reaction conditions and produce an effluent comprising ethylene. The use of a radial flow reactor eliminates concerns about pressure drops that may occur with conventional fixed bed downflow reactors.
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A process for dehydration of an ethanol feed stream comprising sending said ethanol feed stream and steam to a radial flow reactor system to contact a catalyst under reaction conditions and produce an effluent comprising ethylene.
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