Kerr-mcgee Chemical, LLC

Tronox LLC

Johnny Balcom Perkins

Harry Eugene Flynn

Alan J Morris

Leslie E Crowder

Donald Theodore Turnbaugh, Jr

Joe Bert Maker

A method to determine the concentration ratio of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide in the gaseous product of a fluidized bed reactor for producing titanium tetrachloride. The hot fluidized bed of the reactor is used as the source of infrared radiation which radiation is directed through the gaseous products in upper portion of the reactor through a window in the reactor to an infrared spectrometer. The concentration ratio can be used to control the temperature of the fluidized bed reactor by controlling the amount of cool titanium tetrachloride that is introduced into the reactor.

Method for the analysis of gas produced by a titanium tetrachloride fluidized bed reactor

A novel air knife. The novel air knife is circumferential. That is, the novel air knife injects a gas stream along the inside walls of the air knife. The air knife can be advantageously placed at or near the entrance to a suspension vessel to reduce buildup of solid materials transported to the suspension vessel. The gas stream is injected at a rate sufficient to reduce the buildup of solid materials on the walls of the air knife (and thus at the entrance to the suspension vessel). The air circumferential air knife is particularly useful in a TiCl production process for reducing buildup of hygroscopic cyclone dust at the entrance to a suspension vessel.

Circumferential air knife and applications

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Hamilton, MS, United States of America

Johnny Balcom Perkins