Shell Oil Comapny

Geert Van Der Honing

Arend Hoek

Frank Hsian Hok Khouw

Johannes Gerardus Laurijssen

Dirk Coenraad Engel

Mathijs Maria Gerardus Senden

Willem Machiel Van Poelje

The present invention relates to a process for carrying out an exothermic reaction in the presence of a solid catalyst in a three-phase slurry reactor which includes a slurry zone and a freeboard zone. In the slurry zone, the catalyst is kept in suspension in a slurry liquid and in the freeboard zone, a liquid reflux is maintained to remove catalyst from the freeboard zone and, preferably, recycling the catalyst to the slurry zone. The present invention also relates to a three-phase slurry reactor adapted to the process.

Reactor for carrying out an exothermic reaction

Process for radial distribution of fluid into a fluid mass wherein fluid is radially conveyed within and isolated from the fluid mass and discharged via a plurality of distribution points located radially in the fluid mass.

Process and apparatus for distributing fluids in a container

The present invention relates to a method for separating liquid from a slurry of solid particles and liquid contained in a vessel in the presence of a gas, which comprises degasifying the slurry and passing the degasified slurry through a cross-flow filter, and separating the degasified slurry into the liquid and a concentrated slurry. The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation of heavy hydrocarbons, which process comprises contacting a synthesis gas in a reactor vessel with a slurry of solid catalyst particles and a liquid, thereby producing heavy hydrocarbons, and separating the liquid containing heavy hydrocarbons from the slurry by the said method.

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Geert Van Der Honing