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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Bruce Roger Debruin, Lexington, SC (US);
Michael Paul Ekart, Kingsport, TN (US);
Larry Cates Windes, Kingsport, TN (US);
Inventors:
Bruce Roger DeBruin, Lexington, SC (US);
Michael Paul Ekart, Kingsport, TN (US);
Larry Cates Windes, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 63/02 (2006.01); C08G 63/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sloped tubular reactor operable to facilitate a chemical reaction in a reaction medium flowing therethrough. The reactor can include a downwardly sloped tubular member, a flow divider disposed in the tubular member, and one or more internal trays disposed in the tubular member. The flow divider divides flow of the reaction medium among the trays and the bottom of the tubular member.