Global Patent Index - EP 2456844 A2

EP 2456844 A2 20120530 - METHOD FOR OPERATING A COUPLING UNIT

Title (en)

METHOD FOR OPERATING A COUPLING UNIT

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINER EINKOPPELEINHEIT

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ POUR FAIRE FONCTIONNER UNE UNITÉ D'INJECTION

Publication

EP 2456844 A2 20120530 (DE)

Application

EP 10702486 A 20100203

Priority

  • DE 102009003441 A 20090205
  • EP 2010051301 W 20100203

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010089323A2] The invention relates to a method for operating a coupling unit (23) for improved coupling of microwaves in a microwave reactor (24) for the pyrolysis of materials comprising carbon, wherein the coupling unit (23) has at least one disc-shaped element (12) that is transparent for microwaves and that separates the interior space (16) from the exterior space (17) of the microwave reactor (24) in an installed state of the coupling unit (23) and that is inserted in a holder (2, 3) designed such that it forms a recess (19) on the side facing the interior space (16) of the microwave reactor (24) together with the disc-shaped (12) element and the coupling unit (23) has a gas supply (8, 9, 10, 13) that leads to the interior space (16) of the microwave reactor (24), wherein gas is released into the recess (19) so that the recess (19) operates as a small reactor in that pyrolysis products from the microwave reactor (24) are converted into innocuous substances that are not deposited on the disc-shaped element(s) (12).

IPC 8 full level

C10J 3/18 (2006.01); H05B 6/80 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C10J 3/18 (2013.01); H05B 6/806 (2013.01); C10J 2200/09 (2013.01); Y02E 50/10 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2010089323A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010089323 A2 20100812; WO 2010089323 A3 20101223; DE 102009003441 A1 20100819; DE 102009003441 B4 20110407; EP 2456844 A2 20120530

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2010051301 W 20100203; DE 102009003441 A 20090205; EP 10702486 A 20100203