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CONVERTING FROM BATCH TO CONTINUOUS INTENSIFIED PROCESSING IN THE STT? REACTOR
Citation:
Gulliver, E., J. Cihonski, AND M A. Gonzalez*. CONVERTING FROM BATCH TO CONTINUOUS INTENSIFIED PROCESSING IN THE STT? REACTOR. Presented at AIChE Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, November 07 - 12, 2004.
Impact/Purpose:
To inform the public
Description:
The fluid dynamics, the physical dimensions and characteristics of the reaction zones of continuous process intensification reactors are often quite different from those of the batch reactors they replace. Understanding these differences is critical to the successful transition from batch to continuous intensified processing. Kriedo Laboratories patented and proprietary STT? reactor is a continuous process intensification reactor. It has been used to perform a wide range of reactions, including esterifications, oxidations, hydrogenations and polymerizations. Rate enhancements of one and two orders of magnitude are common and rate enhancements up to three orders of magnitude have been seen for some reactions. In collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency we have learned valuable lessons from intensifying traditionally inefficient green chemistries in the STT? reactor. Lessons learned from converting one, two and three phase batch process for use in the STT? reactor will be presented.