GAS-AND-LIQUID REACTOR Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC B01J10/00 

FIELD: chemical and oil refining industries; gas-and-liquid reactors for hydrocarbon material oxidation process by atmospheric oxygen.

SUBSTANCE: proposed gas-and-liquid reactor has vertical cylindrical housing with partition inside it and device secured on this partition for condensation of heavy hydrocarbons from waste oxidation gases, cavitation vortex apparatus made in form of mixing and foam chambers interconnected by means of convergent nozzle and the following technological branch pipes: branch pipe for introduction of raw material into cavitation vertex apparatus in form of nozzle with cavitation ring located along axis of mixing chamber, air supply branch pipe mounted tangentially, branch pipe for discharge of reaction products and branch pipe for discharge of finished oxidized product which is mounted on side of reactor. Reactor is additionally provided with branch pipe for delivery of 5-10% starting raw material to zone above partition on which blind plate for condensation of heavy hydrocarbons from waste oxidation gases is secured and branch pipe for delivery of heavy hydrocarbons in mixture with 90-95% of starting raw material to cavitation vertex apparatus.

EFFECT: enhanced efficiency of reactor due to effective mass exchange at full use of atmospheric oxygen; improved quality of bitumen.

3 cl, 1 dwg