Process for accelerating fast reactions using high intensity plug flow tubular reactors

摘要

A process for accelerating the rate of reacting between a gas phase and a liquid phase in plug flow tubular reactors (102), by intensifying the rate of transfer between the gas and the liquid phase. The process is based on supersonic two-phase flow principles under high pressure and comprises passing the gas phase and the liquid phase into a high intensity tubular reactor, accelerating the two phases to supersonic velocity, reducing the velocity of the two phases to subsonic velocity at a pressure higher than about 1atm., breaking the gas phase into bubbles and dispersing the bubbles into the liquid phase.