Inventors:
Frank Hershkowitz - Basking Ridge NJ, US
Richard John Basile - Rockaway NJ, US
Jeffrey William Frederick - Centreville VA, US
John William Fulton - Annandale VA, US
Paul F. Keusenkothen - Houston TX, US
Bryan A. Patel - Arlington VA, US
Andrew Richard Szafran - League City TX, US
International Classification:
B01J 8/02
C01B 3/38
B01J 19/00
US Classification:
252373, 422129, 422211, 422198
Abstract:
A reactor with minimal dead volume especially suited to reverse-flow applications comprises: a) a reactor body; b) a first head engaged with said reactor body; c) a first conduit extending from outside said head to at least partially through said head; and d) a first valve in flow communication with said first conduit controlling fluid flow along a flow path extending from the first valve and through the reactor body. The reactor is especially suited for use in a process for rapid stream-switching of at least two streams in a reverse-flow reactor.