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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
May. 08, 2015
Hatch Ltd., Mississauga, CA;
Kamal Adham, Toronto, CA;
Christopher Thomas Harris, Toronto, CA;
Alexandre Kokourine, Mississauga, CA;
HATCH LTD., Mississauga, CA;
Abstract
A reactor comprises an outer sidewall and a bottom wall enclosing a hollow chamber comprising a lower fluidized bed zone and an upper freeboard zone. A plurality of inlets is provided for injecting at least one fluidizing medium into the fluidized bed zone and creating a swirling flow. At least one feed inlet communicates with the fluidized bed zone; and at least one product outlet is provided for removing a product from the chamber, the outlet(s) communicating with either the fluidized bed zone or the freeboard zone. The reactor has at least one internal barrier located inside the hollow chamber, and at least partly located in the fluidized bed zone. The internal barrier(s) have at least one opening within the fluidized bed zone, such as an underflow opening, to permit internal recirculation of material from the product zone to the feed zone, thereby simplifying reactor structure.