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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Blue Cube Ip Llc, Midland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Max M. Tirtowidjojo, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Hua Bai, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Edward M. Calverley, Midland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Blue Cube IP LLC, Clayton, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 19/24 (2006.01); C07C 17/04 (2006.01); B01F 5/06 (2006.01); B01J 4/00 (2006.01); B01F 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 5/0653 (2013.01); B01F 5/0652 (2013.01); B01J 4/002 (2013.01); B01J 19/24 (2013.01); C07C 17/04 (2013.01); B01F 5/0062 (2013.01); B01J 2219/1943 (2013.01); B01J 2219/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a mixer, an apparatus comprising the mixer and a reactor, and processes incorporating the same. The mixer comprises an inlet () to a chamber (), wherein the chamber inlet angle is less than 90°. The mixer further comprises an expander zone () that expands outwardly at an expander angle of less than 90°. The mixer may be coupled to a reactor at its outlet, which may closely approximate the size of the reactor inlet due to the expander ().