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US 7,256,052 B2Granted
Chemical reaction and analysis system
AssigneeExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
InventorsNicolas P. Coute, John K. Pierce
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Abstract
This invention is to a microreactor type of reaction and analysis system. The system includes a chemical reaction chamber having internal conduits through which a chemical reactant, such as a reaction gas, can be fed. The conduits for transporting fluids such as reactant, carrier gas and balance gas are in appropriate communication such that the amount of reactant going directly to a catalyst located in the reaction chamber can be optimally controlled. The system is highly useful for studying the kinetics of a chemical reaction.
Claims8
A process for analyzing a chemical reaction product, comprising:
- flowing a reactant into and out of a reaction gas transport zone through a reaction gas transport zone outlet;
- flowing a balance gas into a reaction zone such that said balance gas prevents said reactant from flowing into said reaction zone, said balance gas flowing through the reaction gas transport zone along with the injected reactant;
- redirecting the reactant and balance gas to go through and out of the reaction zone to contact a catalyst in the reaction zone and form a chemical reaction product;
- flowing a carrier gas through a carrier gas transport zone so as to contact the chemical reaction product and move the chemical reaction product out from the reaction zone and into a chemical analyzer;
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- analyzing the chemical reaction product in the chemical analyzer.
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