EP 0316234 B1 19920603 - PROCESS AND PLANT FOR THE HYDROPYROLYSIS OF HEAVY HYDROCARBONS BY A PLASMA BEAM, IN PARTICULAR A H2/CH4 PLASMA
Title (en)
PROCESS AND PLANT FOR THE HYDROPYROLYSIS OF HEAVY HYDROCARBONS BY A PLASMA BEAM, IN PARTICULAR A H2/CH4 PLASMA
Publication
Application
Priority
FR 8715546 A 19871110
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0316234A1] The plant enabling this process to be carried out comprises: - a plasma torch (100) for producing and ejecting a jet of plasma under pressure, produced from a plasma-forming gas (210), generating free H<.> radicals, - an intermediate stage (200) comprising means for injecting into this plasma jet a gas (220) generating free radicals, especially H<.>, CH<.>, CH2<.> and CH3<.> radicals, - a venturi (310,320) at the constriction of which the hydrocarbons (320) are injected into the resulting downstream gas stream, - means (400,500) for collecting, downstream, the hydropyrolysis products. The venturi, in particular, makes it possible to ensure an excellent mixing of the two reactive phases, a sufficient cooling of the plasma avoiding coking and, owing to the acceleration of the flow which it provides, a slowing down of the recombination reactions of the free radicals. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
C10G 15/12 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
C10G 15/12 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE CH DE ES GB GR IT LI LU NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0316234 A1 19890517; EP 0316234 B1 19920603; DE 3871723 D1 19920709; DE 3871723 T2 19921224; FR 2622894 A1 19890512; FR 2622894 B1 19900323
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 88402817 A 19881109; DE 3871723 T 19881109; FR 8715546 A 19871110