STIRRED BED REACTOR

• Main Author: Geertsen, Robert J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 30.07.2020
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATIONOR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY IONIMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION INGENERAL; INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THESURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING

An apparatus for producing particles or material-coated particles by decomposition of precursor gas in a stirred or mixed particle bed comprises a reactor vessel, an actuator assembly comprising a shaft disposed at least partially within the reactor vessel, and an actuator element coupled to the shaft and rotatable therewith. The apparatus further comprises a precursor gas supply in fluid communication with the actuator assembly. The actuator assembly is configured to circulate seed particles of a seed particle bed in the reactor vessel with the actuator element, and to introduce precursor gas from the gas supply to the seed particle bed, when seed particles are received in the reactor vessel.