Methods of making intermediate oxidation products by controlling pre-coalescing temperature and transient temperature difference in an atomized liquid
First Claim
1. A method of preparing an intermediate oxidation product from a first liquid containing a first reactant and a gas containing an oxidant, the method comprising the steps of:
- atomizing the first liquid to form a plurality of droplets in the gas at an atomization temperature and at an atomization distance from a mass of a second liquid;
causing a substantially non-destructive oxidation at an oxidation pressure between the first reactant and the oxidant to form the intermediate oxidation product;
coalescing the droplets into the mass of the second liquid;
controlling a parameter or determinant selected from a group consisting of pre-coalescing temperature of the droplets, transient temperature difference of the droplets, and a combination thereof, to be within respective predetermined ranges, substantially immediately before said droplets coalesce into the second liquid; and
separating the intermediate oxidation product from the second liquid.
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Abstract
Methods of making intermediate oxidation products by atomizing a first liquid (in the form of droplets) containing a reactant into a gas containing an oxidant in a manner to form an intermediate oxidation product different than carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide. The oxidation is controlled by monitoring the pre-coalescing temperature (temperature of the droplets just before they coalesce into a mass of liquid), or transient temperature difference (difference between the pre-coalescing temperature and the temperature of the droplets just before atomized), or transient conversion (conversion taking place in the time interval between the formation of the droplets and their coalescence into a mass of liquid) or a combination thereof.
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1. A method of preparing an intermediate oxidation product from a first liquid containing a first reactant and a gas containing an oxidant, the method comprising the steps of:
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atomizing the first liquid to form a plurality of droplets in the gas at an atomization temperature and at an atomization distance from a mass of a second liquid; causing a substantially non-destructive oxidation at an oxidation pressure between the first reactant and the oxidant to form the intermediate oxidation product; coalescing the droplets into the mass of the second liquid; controlling a parameter or determinant selected from a group consisting of pre-coalescing temperature of the droplets, transient temperature difference of the droplets, and a combination thereof, to be within respective predetermined ranges, substantially immediately before said droplets coalesce into the second liquid; and separating the intermediate oxidation product from the second liquid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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