GAS-LIQUID REACTOR TO PRODUCE ASPHALTS Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC B01J10/00 C10C3/04 

FIELD: engines and pumps.

SUBSTANCE: heated heavy oil residues are continuously fed through branch pipe 2 to below horizontal separating partition 6. Air is fed through branch pipe 3 and air control valve 15 onto bottom part of housing 1. Aforesaid separating partition 6 fitted inside housing 1 is furnished with regularly spaced holes 7 and sparge tubes representing various-length branch pipes 8 environed by large-diametre cartridges 8 fitted concentrically at the bottom to make an annular gap. The said cartridges have central holes 10 in bottom 11. Right above separating partition 6, additional anti-foaming device 12 is mounted to communicate with inlet of pipeline 14. Aforesaid pipeline communicates top part of cylindrical housing 1 with its lower part where air control valve 15 is fitted.

EFFECT: higher efficiency, better quality of finished products.

4 cl, 3 dwg, 2 tbl