The invention is directed to a chemical reactor (100) having (a) two or more gas reactor elements (12) with each gas reactor element (12) having (i) a first reaction chamber (38), and (ii) a feed assembly unit (36), (b) a second reaction chamber (20) coupled with each of the two or more gas reactor elements (12) and configured to independently receive two or more product streams from the two or more gas reactor elements (12); and optionally, (c) a gas converging section (40) located downstream to the second reaction chamber (20). The invention is further directed to a method of producing chemical products using the chemical reactor (100) of the present invention.

A process for producing para-xylene (PX) comprises supplying a hydrocarbon feed comprising xylenes and ethylbenzene (EB) to a PX recovery unit, where a PX-rich stream and at least one PX-depleted stream are recovered from the feed. The PX-depleted stream is then separated into an EB-rich stream and an EB-depleted stream in a divided wall column. The EB-depleted stream is then isomerized under at least partial liquid phase conditions to produce a first isomerized stream having a higher PX concentration than the PX-depleted stream, and the EB-rich stream is isomerized under at least partial vapor phase conditions to produce a second isomerized stream having a higher PX concentration than the PX-depleted stream. The first and second isomerized streams are then recycled to the PX recovery unit to recover additional PX and the process is repeated to define a so-called xylene isomerization loop.

The present invention is an improved process and apparatus for producing para-xylene, particularly with respect to a process that involves the methylation of toluene and/or benzene to selectively produce para-xylene, wherein streams having differing amounts of ethylbenzene are separately treated in the recovery of para-xylene. A first hydrocarbon feed comprising xylenes and ethylbenzene is provided to a first para-xylene adsorption section, and a second hydrocarbon feed comprising xylenes and less EB than the first hydrocarbon feed is provided to a second para-xylene adsorption section. Segregating the feeds with differing ethylbenzene contents increases the overall efficiency of the adsorption of para-xylene by the adsorption units. Efficiency and energy savings may be further improved by subjecting the lower-content ethylbenzene stream to liquid phase isomerization.

In an example, a method of butadiene sequestration includes receiving an input stream that includes butadiene. The method includes directing the input stream to a first sulfur dioxide charged zeolite bed for butadiene sequestration via a first chemical reaction of butadiene and sulfur dioxide to form sulfolene.

A system and method are presented for the large scale synthesis of metal cyanometallates (MCMs). First and second precursor solutions are added to a main reactor, where the first precursor includes M1 metal cations. The second precursor solution includes A.sub.XM2(CN).sub.Z, where M1 and M2 are from a first group of metals and A is from a second group of metals including alkali or alkaline earth metals. In response to stirring the first and second precursors, MCM particles are formed with the formula A.sub.XM1.sub.NM2.sub.M(CN).sub.Z.d[H.sub.2O].sub.ZEO.e[H.sub.2O].sub.BND, in solution. In response to aging in the secondary reactor, the size of the MCM particles is increases. The aged MCM particles in solution are then transferred to a separation tank, where the aged MCM particles are filtered from the solution and collected. The solution reclaimed from the separation tank back is added back into the main reactor.

An oxidative treatment system, e.g., oxidative desulfurization or denitrification, is provided in which the oxidant is produced in-situ using an aromatic-rich portion of the original liquid hydrocarbon feedstock. The process reduces or replaces the need for the separate introduction of liquid oxidants such as hydrogen peroxide, organic peroxide and organic hydroperoxide in an oxidative treatment process.

A hydrocarbon production equipment includes: a first reaction device that receives a source gas and causes the source gas to react by using a catalyst to generate a first intermediate gas; a second reaction device that causes the first intermediate gas to react by using a catalyst to generate a second intermediate gas; a heat supplier that can supply heat for heating the catalyst to a reactor and can supply heat for heating the catalyst to the reactor; and a controller that controls an operation of the heat supplier. The controller selectively outputs a first control signal for supplying heat to each of the first reaction device and the second reaction device and a second control signal for supplying heat to only one of the first reaction device and the second reaction device to the heat supplier. The controller selects any one of the first control signal and the second control signal based on the amount of hydrogen included in the source gas.

A production process for continuously producing 5-hydroxymethylfurfural uses sugar biomass, a solvent, an auxiliary agent, and an acid catalyst as raw materials, and mixes them uniformly to obtain a water phase material flow. The water phase material flow is preheated and enters a multi-stage reaction apparatus. The product obtained from the reaction is cooled and separated to obtain 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. The device of the present invention takes into account both pure water phase and two-phase system, adopts fully automated program to control the production process, is provided with an online monitoring apparatus, and can monitor the production status of HMF in real time; At the same time, it can effectively solve the problem of the black rot easily blocking pipes caused by the generation of a large amount of humins in the process of producing 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, and the production efficiency is high.

The current invention relates to a reactor module for converting chemical compounds into materials, gases or energy, wherein the reactor module is suitable for contiguous radial stacking, comprising: a reaction chamber and at least one inlet pressure chamber, wherein at least one tangential flow channel, connected to said inlet pressure chamber, wherein said tangential flow channel is further connected to the reaction chamber tangentially to its circular cross-section, wherein said tangential channel is suitable for directing the flow of reactant gas into the reaction chamber. The invention also relates to a reactor stack comprising two or more reactor modules contiguously stacked in the radial plane. The invention also relates to the use of aforementioned module or a stack of modules for gas conversion.

An integrated process and associated system for naphtha reforming and benzyl toluene production. The process includes providing a first toluene stream and a chlorine gas stream to a halogenation reactor to generate a benzyl chloride stream and a first HCl effluent stream then providing the benzyl chloride stream, a second toluene stream, and a Lewis acid stream to an alkylation reactor to generate a benzyl toluene stream and a second HCl effluent stream through a Friedel-Crafts reaction. The process further includes providing naphtha to a catalytic reforming unit to generate a reformate stream and a spent catalyst stream and then providing the spent catalyst stream and at least one of the first HCl effluent stream and the second HCl effluent stream to a catalyst regenerator to regenerate the spent catalyst stream.