Oxygen/hydrocarbon rapid (high shear) gas mixer, particularly for the production of ethylene oxide

• Main Authors: LIPP CHARLES W, KLING THOMAS J, FEY VICTOR R, RANGITSCH MICHAEL J, ANDRESEN HARVEY E, MAYER JOHN R, CHRISTENSON CHRISTOPHER P, BRITTON LAURENCE G, HUTCHISON MICHAEL L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.03.2013
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING, DISPERSING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING

A gas mixer is disclosed which includes a vessel (10) (e.g., pipe) containing a stream (12) of a first hydrocarbon-containing gas. The mixer includes a hollow pipe (14) located internal to the vessel containing a stream of a second gas, e.g., an oxygen-containing gas stream such as a stream of pure...