Chemical looping systems and methods for producing hydrogen gas are described herein that use a fluidized-bed reactor to reduce carrier particles; and a moving-bed hydrogen reactor to oxidize the reduced carrier particles and form hydrogen gas. Also possibly included as a cooler for cooling the oxidized carrier particles; and a silo for storing the oxidized carrier particles and feeding them to the fluidized-bed reactor and other components. Various configurations of these components are disclosed herein.

Systems and methods are provided for conversion of methane and/or other hydrocarbons to hydrogen by pyrolysis while reducing or minimizing production of carbon oxides. The conversion of hydrocarbons to hydrogen is performed in one or more pyrolysis or conversion reactors that contain a plurality of sequential fluidized beds. The fluidized beds are arranged so that the coke particles forming the fluidized bed move in a counter-current direction relative to the gas phase flow of feed (e.g., methane) and/or product (H.sub.2) in the fluidized beds. By using a plurality of sequential fluidized beds, the heat transfer and management benefits of fluidized beds can be realized while also at least partially achieving the improved reaction rates that are associated with a plug flow or moving bed reactor.

A reactor system including a riser operatively connected to a bottom portion of a reactor, the riser being configured to receive a first spent catalyst stream comprising catalyst particles and solid carbon flowing downwards from a reaction zone in a top portion of the reactor and to combust the first spent catalyst stream to produce a mixture of a heated catalyst solid stream and a heated gas effluent, and a separator operatively connected to the top portion of the reactor and a top portion of the riser, the separator being configured to separate the heated catalyst solid stream from the heated gas effluent, wherein the heated catalyst solid stream flows downwards to the reaction zone at a temperature sufficient to crack a light hydrocarbon feed stream in the presence of fresh catalyst to produce a product effluent including hydrogen and a second spent catalyst stream.

A reactor system including a riser operatively connected to a bottom portion of a reactor, the riser being configured to receive a first spent catalyst stream comprising catalyst particles and solid carbon flowing downwards from a reaction zone in a top portion of the reactor and to combust the first spent catalyst stream to produce a mixture of a heated catalyst solid stream and a heated gas effluent, and a separator operatively connected to the top portion of the reactor and a top portion of the riser, the separator being configured to separate the heated catalyst solid stream from the heated gas effluent, wherein the heated catalyst solid stream flows downwards to the reaction zone at a temperature sufficient to crack a light hydrocarbon feed stream in the presence of fresh catalyst to produce a product effluent including hydrogen and a second spent catalyst stream.

A moving packed bed processing plant using medium temperature heating and superheating of process materials to produce gas and solid products is disclosed. A system may include a reactor, a medium temperature heating section, and a superheating temperature section. A particle preheating section of the reactor preheats a moving packed bed of particles; a high temperature section of the reactor transfers energy to the preheated particles; and a decomposition and reaction section provides heat transfer between the moving packed bed of particles and a feed gas such that a reaction occurs that generates a gaseous product and a solid product. The medium temperature heating section heats gases or particles utilizing gaseous product obtained from the reactor and the superheating section further heats the gases or particles from the medium temperature heating section and provides the superheated gases or particles to the high temperature section of the reactor.

The present invention relates to a process for the in situ regeneration of a hydroconversion catalyst. The invention also relates to a hydroconversion process comprising said regeneration process. The invention also relates to a system comprising a reaction section (40) comprising a hydroconversion reactor operating as an ebullating bed or as a moving bed; a regeneration section comprising a regeneration device (100); means for transfer of the hydroconversion catalyst between said reaction section (40) and said regeneration section comprising at least one fluidic connection; means for charging said regeneration device (100) as a fluidized bed or as a moving bed.

The invention relates to an apparatus for analyzing heterogeneously catalyzed reactions comprising at least one reactor (3) through which a particulate catalyst flows and at least one reactant feed, wherein arranged downstream of each reactor (3) is a separation apparatus (17) for separating the particulate catalyst from a reaction product comprising condensable gases and arranged downstream of the separation apparatus (17) is a liquid separator (31) for separating liquid constituents from the reaction product, wherein the liquid separator (31) comprises a metallic tube (103) and a deflection body (119), wherein the metallic tube (103) is closed at its ends and the deflection body (119) is accommodated in the metallic tube (103) and the metallic tube (103) comprises a side feed (135) at a first end (105) and a gas outlet (113) at a second end (107) and the gas outlet (113) is connected to at least one sample vessel (37). The invention further relates to a process for analyzing heterogeneously catalyzed reactions in the apparatus.

The disclosure provides a flushing process for removing polymer fouling from a reactor including a gas distributor proximal to the bottom thereof and an internal condenser proximal to the top thereof, the method including, for a first flushing time period, injecting a flushing solvent into the reactor and withdrawing the flushing solvent from a reactor outlet proximal to the internal condenser to induce an upward movement of flushing solvent, the withdrawn flushing solvent containing a first polymer content. After the first flushing time period is complete, for a second flushing time period, the process includes injecting a flushing solvent into the reactor and withdrawing the flushing solvent from a reactor outlet proximal to the gas distributor to induce a downward movement of flushing solvent, the withdrawn flushing solvent containing a second polymer content.

A process and system for continuously converting anhydrous LiOH into Li2S by reacting with a sulfur containing gas such as H2S using a fluidized bed reactor with one or more internals. The process may include a solids recovery system to recycle fines and excess sulfur containing gas to the reactor. The process may include a side stripper to strip Li2S product of excess sulfur containing gas and moisture that can be recycled to the fluidized bed reactor.

Methods for distributing catalyst in a counter-current reactor may include passing the catalyst from a catalyst hopper to a perforated plate distributor; distributing the catalyst into a reaction zone of the counter-current reactor by passing the catalyst from a catalyst discharge zone, through the perforations of the perforated plate distributor, into the reaction zone, wherein the catalyst enters the perforations of the perforated plate distributor at a superficial velocity from 0.01 m/s to 10 m/s, and the superficial velocity is in a substantially downward direction; and passing a hydrocarbon feed stream into the reaction zone, wherein the catalyst moves in a substantially downward direction through the reaction zone, the hydrocarbon feed stream moves in a substantially upward direction through the reaction zone, and wherein contacting the catalyst with the hydrocarbon feed stream cracks one or more components of the hydrocarbon feed stream and forms a hydrocarbon product stream.