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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2008
Applicants:
James R. Butler, League City, TX (US);
Joseph E. Pelati, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
James R. Butler, League City, TX (US);
Joseph E. Pelati, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 38/64 (2006.01); B01J 38/04 (2006.01); B01J 38/06 (2006.01); B01J 4/00 (2006.01); B01J 23/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 4/001 (2013.01); B01J 4/002 (2013.01); B01J 23/78 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00024 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4973 (2015.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for adding an alkali metal promoter into steam and contacting the solution with a dehydrogenation catalyst during a dehydrogenation reaction is disclosed. The apparatus has a first conduit capable of transporting an alkali metal salt solution and a second conduit in fluid communication with the first conduit, the second conduit capable of transporting steam so that the alkali metal salt is dissipated into the steam prior to entry into a dehydrogenation reaction zone.