Abb Lummus Global Inc.

Abb Lummus Crest, Inc.

Herbert E Barner

Chuen Yuan Yeh

Lawrence L Murrell

Glenn T Hong

Rudolf A Overbeek

Robert E Trubac

William R Killilea

Chiung-Yuan Huang

Chiung Yuan Huang

Cemal Ercan

Pal Rylandshom

Nelleke Vander Puil

A process for selectively oxidizing an organic molecule by reacting said organic molecule and oxygen in the presence of a selective oxidation catalyst supported on a mesh-like structure.

Selective oxidation process and catalyst therefor

In a supercritical oxidation process, the oxidized supercritical fluid effluent (46) discharged from the upper region of the reactor vessel (10) is contacted with a cold quench liquid (66) so as to produce a relatively solids free vapor stream (53) and a liquid stream (51) containing the bulk of the precipitates and other solids carried over in the oxidized supercritical fluid effluent (46). The temperature of the resultant liquid stream (51) is maintained at a temperature below the solids solubility inversion temperature, typically below 600.degree. F., so as to dissolve a substantial portion of the precipitates and other solids collected therein.

Supercritical water oxidation with overhead effluent quenching

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Kinnelon, NJ, United States of America

Herbert E Barner