Fluidized bed reactor, reaction regeneration apparatus, process for preparing olefins, and process for preparing aromatic hydrocarbons

Abstract

A fluidized bed reactor is provided, comprising an inlet zone at a lower position, an outlet zone at an upper position, and a reaction zone between the inlet zone and the outlet zone. A guide plate with through holes is disposed in the reaction zone, comprising a dense channel region in an intermediate region thereof and a sparse channel region disposed on a periphery thereof and encompassing the dense channel region. Catalysts in said fluidized bed reactor can be homogeneously distributed in the reaction zone thereof, whereby the reaction efficiency can be improved. A reaction regeneration apparatus comprising said fluidized bed reactor, and a process for preparing olefins from oxygenates and a process for preparing aromatic hydrocarbons from oxygenates using the reaction regeneration apparatus.

Claims

1. A fluidized bed reactor, comprising an inlet zone at a lower position, an outlet zone at an upper position, and a reaction zone between the inlet zone and the outlet zone, wherein a guide plate is disposed in the reaction zone, comprising a dense channel region in an intermediate region thereof and a sparse channel region disposed on a periphery thereof encompassing the dense channel region, an inlet for accelerating gas is disposed in the outlet zone of the fluidized bed reactor.

2. The fluidized bed reactor according to claim 1, wherein the dense channel region and the sparse channel region each comprise a circular plate having evenly distributed pores, or a plurality of concentric ring shaped sloping panels spaced apart, or a plurality of straight panels spaced apart in parallel.

3. The fluidized bed reactor according to claim 1, wherein a dimension of a channel in the dense channel region is smaller than that of a channel in the sparse channel region.

4. The fluidized bed reactor according to claim 3, where a ratio of the dimension of the channel in the dense channel region to that of the channel in the sparse channel region is in a range of 1:4 to 2:3.

5. The fluidized bed reactor according to claim 4, wherein the dimension of the channel in the dense channel region is in a range of 0.01m to 0.08m.

6. The fluidized bed reactor according to claim 1, wherein the dense channel region is round shaped and the sparse channel region is annular ring shaped, and a ratio of a diameter of the dense channel region to a width of the sparse channel region is in a range of 2:1 to 9:1.

7. The fluidized bed reactor according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of guide plates is provided, which are distributed along an axial direction of the fluidized bed reactor.

8. The fluidized bed reactor according to claim 1, wherein the inlet for accelerating gas is configured to extend obliquely from a lower position to an upper position.

9. A reaction regeneration apparatus, comprising (i) a fluidized bed reactor comprising an inlet zone at a lower position, an outlet zone at an upper position, and a reaction zone between the inlet zone and the outlet zone, wherein a guide plate is disposed in the reaction zone, comprising a dense channel region in an intermediate region thereof and a sparse channel region disposed on a periphery thereof encompassing the dense channel region, and (ii) separation device and a catalyst regeneration device respectively connected with the fluidized bed reactor, wherein the separation device comprises a preliminary gas-solid separator communicated with an outlet zone of the fluidized bed reactor; a vertically arranged damper, a lower region of the damper being communicated with a solid outlet of the preliminary gas-solid separator for collecting catalyst particles, and an upper region of the damper being communicated with a gas outlet of the preliminary gas-solid separator; and a fine gas-solid separator, an inlet of the fine gas-solid separator being communicated with the upper region of the damper and a solid outlet thereof being communicated with the lower region of the damper, and the catalyst regeneration device comprises a feed zone at a lower position and a discharge zone at an upper position, the feed zone being arranged lower than the lower region of the damper, and the discharge zone being arranged higher than the inlet zone of the fluidized bed reactor, wherein the lower region of the damper is communicated with the feed zone of the catalyst regeneration device through a second pipe, and the discharge zone of the catalyst regeneration device is communicated with the inlet zone of the fluidized bed reactor through a third pipe.

10. The reaction regeneration apparatus according to claim 9, wherein a diameter of the upper region of the damper is smaller than that of the lower region thereof.

11. The reaction regeneration apparatus according to claim 9, wherein both the preliminary gas-solid separator and the fine gas-solid separator are cyclone separators.

12. The reaction regeneration apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the preliminary gas-solid separator is a cyclone separator, and the fine gas-solid separator comprises two- or multi-stage series cyclone separators, wherein the two or multi-stage series cyclone separators are configured so that an inlet of a first stage cyclone separator is communicated with the upper region of the damper, gas product being obtained from a gas outlet of a last stage cyclone separator, a gas outlet of an upstream cyclone separator is communicated with an inlet of an adjacent downstream cyclone separator, and solid outlets of all the cyclone separators are communicated with the lower region of the damper.

13. The reaction regeneration apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the lower region of the damper is configured and arranged so that it performs a stream stripping operation.

14. The reaction regeneration apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the third pipe is provided with a flow blocking member at a top of an inner wall thereof.

15. The reaction regeneration apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the flow blocking member is a baffle tilting towards the fluidized bed reactor.

16. The reaction regeneration apparatus according to claim 15, wherein a plurality of baffles is provided, which is arranged in parallel with respect to one another.

17. The reaction regeneration apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the flow blocking member is a stop pawl protruding radially inward.

18. The reaction regeneration apparatus according to claim 17, wherein a plurality of stop pawls is provided, which is arranged in a row along an axis of the third pipe.

19. The reaction regeneration apparatus according to claim 18, wherein a ratio of a length of each stop pawl to a diameter of the third pipe is in a range of 0.1 to 0.5.

20. The reaction regeneration apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the inlet zone of the fluidized bed reactor is disposed lower than the lower region of the damper of the separation device, and the lower region of the damper is communicated with the inlet zone of the fluidized bed reactor through a first pipe.

21. A process for preparing olefins, using a reaction regeneration apparatus according to claim 9, wherein an inlet zone of a fluidized bed reactor is disposed lower than a lower region of a damper of a separation device, and the lower region of the damper is communicated with the inlet zone of the fluidized bed reactor through a first pipe, wherein the process comprises: reacting gaseous raw material containing oxygenates with catalysts in a reaction zone of the fluidized bed reactor, feeding product obtained and entrained catalysts into the separation device through an outlet zone of the fluidized bed reactor, separating the product from the entrained catalysts through the separation device, feeding a portion of catalysts obtained from the separation directly into the inlet zone of the fluidized bed reactor, subsequently regenerating rest catalysts, wherein the rest catalysts are the portion of catalysts obtained from the separation which are regenerated and fed into the inlet zone of the fluidized bed reactor, and feeding regenerated catalysts into the inlet zone of the fluidized bed reactor, and mixing non-regenerated catalysts and the regenerated catalysts in the inlet zone of the fluidized bed reactor, and then feeding mixed catalysts into the reaction zone of the fluidized bed reactor.

22. The process according to claim 21, wherein a weight ratio of the non-regenerated catalysts to the regenerated catalysts is in a range of 0.3 to 1.5.

23. The process according to claim 21, wherein an operation of the separation device comprises: preliminarily separating product from the fluidized bed reactor having catalysts entrained therein through a preliminary gas-solid separator, feeding product obtained from the preliminary separation entraining the rest catalysts into an upper region of the damper, leading the gas product out of the damper, and feeding it into a fine gas-solid separator for fine separation, and obtaining the final gas product from a gas outlet of the fine gas-solid separator, and gathering catalysts from the preliminary gas-solid separator and the fine gas-solid separator into the lower region of the damper.

24. The process according to claim 23, wherein water vapor is fed into the damper from a lower end thereof, so that product entrained in the catalysts is separated from the catalysts.

25. The process according to claim 21, wherein a pressure in the fluidized bed reactor by gage pressure is in a range of 0-0.4 MPa, an average temperature therein is in a range of 380-550? C., and a mean density in the reaction zone is in a range of 40-200 KG/m.sup.3, and the catalyst used therein is SAPO-34, wherein a catalyst regeneration medium is air and a regeneration temperature is in a range of 600-700? C.

26. The process according to claim 25, wherein an inlet for accelerating gas is disposed in the outlet zone of the fluidized bed reactor, and gas flowing into the outlet zone of the fluidized bed reactor through the inlet for accelerating gas is water vapor or nitrogen, a linear speed of the gas being in a range of 1.0-10.0m/s.

27. The process according to claim 21, wherein a ratio of a pressure drop generated when the gaseous raw material flows through the dense channel region to that generated when the gaseous raw material flows through the sparse channel region is in a range of 1.2:1 to 10:1.

28. The process according to claim 21, wherein the oxygenates comprise one or more selected from a group consisting of methanol, ethanol, n-propyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, C4-C20 alcohol, ethyl methyl ether, dimethyl ether, diethyl ether, diisopropyl ether, methanal, dimethyl carbonate, acetone, and acetic acid, and a weight of the oxygenates accounts for 10% to 100% of the raw material.

29. A process for preparing aromatic hydrocarbons, using a reaction regeneration apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the process comprises: reacting raw material containing oxygenates with catalysts in a reaction zone of a fluidized bed reactor, feeding product obtained and catalysts entrained therein into a separation device through an outlet zone of the fluidized bed reactor, and separating the product from the catalysts entrained therein in the separation device, regenerating, the catalysts obtained from the separation, and feeding regenerated catalysts into the inlet zone of the fluidized bed reactor, and subsequently into the reaction zone of the fluidized bed reactor.

30. The process according to claim 29, wherein an operation of the separation device comprises: preliminarily separating product from the fluidized bed reactor having catalysts entrained therein through a preliminary gas-solid separator, feeding product obtained from the preliminary separation entraining rest catalysts into an upper region of the damper, wherein the rest catalysts are the portion of catalysts obtained from the separation which are regenerated and fed into the inlet zone of the fluidized bed reactor, leading the product out of the damper, and feeding the product into a fine gas-solid separator for fine separation, and obtaining the final product from a gas outlet of the fine gas-solid separator, and gathering catalysts from the preliminary gas-solid separator and the fine gas-solid separator into the lower region of the damper.

31. The process according to claim 30, wherein water vapor is fed into the damper from a lower end thereof, so that product entrained in the catalysts is separated from the catalysts.

32. The process according to claim 29, wherein a pressure in the fluidized bed reactor by gage pressure is in a range of 0-0.6 MPa, an average temperature therein is in a range of 440-550? C., a space velocity in the reaction zone is in a range of 0.3-5 h.sup.?1, and a mean density in the reaction zone is in a range of 200-450 kg/m.sup.3, and the catalyst used therein is ZSM-5, wherein a catalyst regeneration medium being air and a regeneration temperature being in a range of 550-650? C.

33. The process according to claim 32, wherein an inlet for accelerating gas is disposed in the outlet zone of the fluidized bed reactor, and gas flowing into the outlet zone of the fluidized bed reactor through the inlet for accelerating gas is water vapor or nitrogen, a linear speed of the gas being in a range of 1.0-10.0 m/s.

34. The process according to claim 29, wherein a ratio of a pressure drop generated when the gaseous raw material flows through the dense channel region to that generated when the gaseous raw material flows through the sparse channel region is in a range of 1.2:1 to 10:1.

35. The process according to claim 29, wherein the oxygenates comprise one or more selected from a group consisting of methanol, ethanol, n-propyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, C4-C20 alcohol, ethyl methyl ether, dimethyl ether, diethyl ether, diisopropyl ether, methanal, dimethyl carbonate, acetone, and acetic acid, and a weight of the oxygenates accounts for 10% to 100% of the raw material.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The present disclosure will be further described in detail based on the examples in view of the accompanying drawings. In the drawings:

(2) FIG. 1 schematically shows a structure of a fluidized bed reactor according to an example of the present disclosure,

(3) FIG. 2 shows a space diagram of a guide plate according to example 1 of the present disclosure,

(4) FIG. 3 shows a section view of A-A in FIG. 2,

(5) FIG. 4 shows a space diagram of a guide plate according to example 2 of the present disclosure,

(6) FIG. 5 shows a space diagram of a guide plate according to example 3 of the present disclosure,

(7) FIG. 6 schematically shows a structure of a fluidized bed reactor comprising a plurality of guide plates according to an example of the present disclosure,

(8) FIG. 7 schematically shows a reaction regeneration apparatus according to example 1 of the present disclosure,

(9) FIG. 8 schematically shows a separation device for use in the fluidized bed reactor according to example 1 of the present disclosure,

(10) FIG. 9 schematically shows a separation device for use in the fluidized bed reactor according to example 2 of the present disclosure,

(11) FIG. 10 shows an enlarged view of section A in FIG. 7 according to an example of the present disclosure,

(12) FIG. 11 shows an enlarged view of section A in FIG. 7 according to another example of the present disclosure, and

(13) FIG. 12 schematically shows a reaction regeneration apparatus according to example 2 of the present disclosure.

(14) In the drawings, the same components are indicated with the same reference sign. The drawings are not drawn to actual scale.

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(15) The present disclosure will be further described in view of the accompanying drawings.

(16) FIG. 1 schematically shows a fluidized bed reactor 4 according to an example of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, the fluidized bed reactor 4 comprises an inlet zone 70 at a lower position, an outlet zone 42 at an upper position, and a reaction zone 41 between the inlet zone 70 and the outlet zone 42. A guide plate 48 is disposed in the reaction zone 41.

(17) Provided can be a plurality of guide plates 48 distributed along an axial direction of the fluidized bed reactor 4, as shown in FIG. 6. It should be understood that FIG. 6 merely schematically shows the reaction zone 41 of the fluidized bed reactor 4 and two guide plates 48 disposed in the reaction zone 41. As a matter of fact, the number of guide plates 48 can be one, two, or more based on actual situation.

(18) The guide plate 48 can be used in the reaction zone 41 of the fluidized bed reactor, so that catalyst particles can be more homogeneously distributed in a radial direction. The guide plate 48 comprises a dense channel region 61 disposed in an intermediate region thereof and a sparse channel region 62 disposed on a periphery thereof encompassing the dense channel region 61. The dense channel region 61 has relatively large hindrance on material from moving upwards, while the sparse channel region 62 has relatively small hindrance thereon. Under the guide plate 48 in the fluidized bed reactor 4, the gas in the intermediate region will be forced to flow towards surrounding regions, so that a velocity of gas flowing through the sparse channel region 62 can be increased. In this case, above the guide plate 48, a velocity of gas in circumferential marginal regions of the fluidized bed reactor 4 will be increased, whereby catalyst particles in the circumferential marginal regions can be blown up. Under the influence of a wall of the fluidized bed reactor 4 and an overall material flow in the fluidized bed reactor 4, the blown up catalyst particles flow towards an intermediate section of the reaction zone 41 of the fluidized bed reactor 4 (FIG. 6 schematically shows flow directions of gas with arrows). As a result, the catalyst particles in the reaction zone 41 of the fluidized bed reactor 4 can be more homogeneously distributed in the radial direction, rather than dilute in the middle while thick in the surrounding regions.

(19) The guide plate 48 is normally round shaped. The dense channel region 61 is round shaped and the sparse channel region 62 is annular ring shaped. A ratio of a diameter of the dense channel region 61 to a width of the sparse channel region 62 is in a range of 2:1 to 9:1, which can facilitate mounting the guide plate 48 to the fluidized bed reactor 4. Because it is required that the sparse channel region 62 is engaged with a wall of the fluidized bed reactor 4, a proper width of the sparse channel region 62 can make the mounting operation easier.

(20) A dimension of a channel in the dense channel region 61 is smaller than a dimension of a channel in the sparse channel region 62. For example, a ratio of the dimension of the channel in the dense channel region 61 to that of the channel in the sparse channel region 62 is in a range of 1:4 to 2:3. Preferably, the dimension of the channel in the dense channel region 61 is in a range of 0.01 to 0.08 m. In this case, reaction mass bubbles and catalyst particle aggregates in the fluidized bed reactor 4 will be broken. Therefore, a homogeneousness of a mixing between the reaction mass and catalysts can be increased, and a contact area between the reaction mass and the catalysts can be enlarged, whereby the reaction efficiency can be further improved.

(21) FIGS. 2, 3, 4, and 5 respectively show multiple forms of the guide plate 48. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the dense channel region 61 comprises a plurality of concentric ring shaped plates 65 spaced apart. A space 66 between adjacent concentric ring shaped plates 65 forms a channel. The sparse channel region 62 comprises straight panels 67 which are spaced apart and arranged substantially along radial directions of the guide plate 48 in parallel. A space 68 between adjacent straight panels 67 forms a channel. In an example, the plurality of concentric ring shaped plates 65 each are configured to tilt outward with respect to a horizontal direction from a center of a circle, and the plurality of straight panels 67 each are configured to tilt with respect to the horizontal direction. For example, a tilt angle can be in a range of 45 to 85 degrees.

(22) As shown in FIG. 4, both the channel in the dense channel region 61 and the channel in the sparse channel region 62 are square holes, and a dimension of the square hole in the dense channel region 61 is smaller than that of the square hole in the sparse channel region 62. For example, the ratio of the dimension of the square hole in the dense channel region 61 to that of the square hole in the sparse channel region 62 can be in a range of 1:4 to 2:3. It should be understood that the shape of the channel is not limited to square hole, it can also be a round hole, an elliptical hole, or a hole of any other type.

(23) As shown in FIG. 5, the dense channel region 61 comprises a plurality of straight panels 69 spaced apart in parallel, and a space 80 between adjacent straight panels forms a channel. The sparse channel region 62 comprises straight panels 81 which are spaced apart and arranged substantially along radial directions of the guide plate 48 in parallel, and a space 82 between adjacent straight panels forms a channel. In an example, the plurality of straight panels 69 each are configured to tilt outward with respect to a horizontal direction from a center of a circle, and the plurality of straight panels 81 each are configured to tilt with respect to the horizontal direction. For example, a tilt angle can be in a range of 45 to 85 degrees.

(24) An inlet 49 for accelerating gas is disposed in the outlet zone 42 of the fluidized bed reactor 4. Preferably, the inlet 49 for accelerating gas is configured to extend obliquely from a lower position to an upper position. In this case, gas having high velocity can be injected into the outlet zone 42 of the fluidized bed reactor 4 through the inlet 49 for accelerating gas, so that a pressure in the fluidized bed reactor 4 can be more uniform, and the catalysts can be more homogeneously distributed in the fluidized bed reactor 4. As a result, the yield of product can also be higher. The inlet 49 for accelerating gas forms an angle in a range of 5 to 39 degrees relative to a vertical direction (i.e., a longitudinal axis of the fluidized bed reactor 4), for example, the angle can be 10 or 15 degrees. A diameter of the inlet 49 for accelerating gas is smaller than that of the outlet zone 42. For example, a ratio of the diameter of the inlet 49 for accelerating gas to that of the outlet zone 42 can be 0.05 or 0.1. A ratio of a length L1 of a part of the outlet zone 42 of the fluidized bed reactor 4 that is above the inlet 49 for accelerating gas to an overall length L2 of the outlet zone 42 of the fluidized bed reactor 4 is in a range of 0.1 to 0.8. For example, the ratio can be 0.1 or 0.4.

(25) FIG. 7 schematically shows a reaction regeneration apparatus 30 according to example 1 of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 7, the reaction regeneration apparatus 30 comprises a separation device 10, the fluidized bed reactor 4, and a catalyst regeneration device 50, as well as pipes for connecting the separation device 10, the fluidized bed reactor 4, and the catalyst regeneration device 50.

(26) The outlet zone 42 of the fluidized bed reactor 4 is communicated with the preliminary gas-solid separator 7 of the separation device 10. Raw material and catalysts react in the reaction zone 41 and generate product. The product entrains partial catalysts and leaves the fluidized bed reactor 4 from the outlet zone 42.

(27) The catalyst regeneration device 50 comprises a feed zone 51 at a lower position and a discharge zone 52 at an upper position. The catalyst regeneration device 50 is used to reactivate the catalysts which are spent in the fluidized bed reactor 4 and have lost activity.

(28) As shown in FIG. 8, the separation device 10 according to example 1 of the present disclosure is usually used together with the fluidized bed reactor 4. Specifically, the separation device 10 is configured to receive product having catalysts entrained therein from a product outlet 12 of the fluidized bed reactor 4. After the product flows through the separation device 10, the catalysts entrained therein are separated therefrom. The separation device 10 will be described in detail.

(29) As shown in FIG. 8, the separation device 10 comprises a preliminary gas-solid separator 7, a damper 15, and a fine gas-solid separator 9 disposed in an order according to a flow direction of the product. The preliminary gas-solid separator 7 is directly communicated with the fluidized bed reactor 4 for receiving the product from the fluidized bed reactor 4. The damper 15 is vertically arranged, and an inlet port 16 is arranged in an upper region 8 of the damper 15. A gas outlet 18 of the preliminary gas-solid separator 7 is communicated with the inlet port 16, and a solid outlet 19 of the preliminary gas-solid separator 7 is communicated with a lower region 6 of the damper 15. An outlet port 14 is further disposed in the upper region 8 of the damper 15 in a position deviated from the inlet port 16. An inlet 20 of the fine gas-solid separator 9 is communicated with the outlet port 14 in the upper region 8 of the damper 15, and a solid outlet 21 of the fine gas-solid separator 9 is communicated with the lower region 6 of the damper 15.

(30) In an example as shown in FIG. 8, the preliminary gas-solid separator 7 is a cyclone separator, and the fine gas-solid separator 9 can also be a cyclone separator. The cyclone separator 7 and the cyclone separator 9 can have a same specification or different specifications. In an example, if the cyclone separator 9 has different specification from the cyclone separator 7, the cyclone separator 9 may be selected to be able to separate particles of smaller particle size as compared with the cyclone separator 7.

(31) During an operation of the separation device 10, product from the fluidized bed reactor 4 having catalysts entrained therein is fed into the preliminary gas-solid separator 7 first. Most catalyst particles are separated from the product in the preliminary gas-solid separator 7, and fed into the lower region 6 of the damper 15. The product carries the rest small amount of catalysts into the upper region 8 of the damper 15. The product properly slows down in the upper region 8, and enters into the fine gas-solid separator 9. The rest catalysts are separated from the product, and fed into the lower region 6 of the damper 15. Product is obtained from a gas outlet 22 of the fine gas-solid separator 9.

(32) Because the preliminary gas-solid separator 7 and the fine gas-solid separator 9 can both be cyclone separators, the separation rate of catalysts from the product can be greatly increased. As a result, the product will not experience a secondary reaction, and the final product can contain very few impurities.

(33) Preferably, a position where the gas outlet 18 of the preliminary gas-solid separator 7 is connected with the damper 15 is below a position where the inlet 20 of the fine gas-solid separator 9 is connected with the damper 15. As a whole, the preliminary gas-solid separator 7 is disposed at a lower position, and the fine gas-solid separator 9 is disposed at a higher position. In this case, product from the preliminary gas-solid separator 7 can move only upwards in the upper region 8 of the damper 15, so as to go out of the damper 15 and into the fine gas-solid separator 9. During the movement of the product, the rest catalysts entrained therein can be precipitated. As a result, the gas-solid separation efficiency can be improved.

(34) Preferably, the inlet port 16 in the upper region 8 of the damper 15 is configured to be tangent to a side wall of the upper region 8. In this case, product from the fluidized bed reactor 4 can be fed into the upper region 8 in a path that is tangent to the side wall of the upper region 8. As a result, the impact of the product on the damper 15 and the upper region 8 can be reduced, so that the vibration of the damper 15 can be alleviated.

(35) The damper 15 can be a variable diameter container. As shown in FIG. 8, a diameter of the upper region 8 of the damper 15 is smaller than that of the lower region 6 thereof. A ratio of the diameter of the upper region 8 to that of the lower region 6 is in a range of 0.05 to 0.5. For example, the ratio can be 0.08, 0.1, 0.12, or 0.3. As a whole, the upper region 8 looks like a tubular piece vertically arranged on the lower region 6. The reason for configuring the above structure for the damper 15 is that the upper region 8 can actually function as a gas flow passage rather than a container for accommodating substances, while the lower region 6 can function as a container for accommodating catalysts. A damper 15 with such structure can have a far smaller sized settler than a damper in the prior art, whereby the production cost of the apparatus can be reduced.

(36) In a preferred example, a steam inlet 5 is disposed at a lower end of the damper 15, and structure or component (not shown in the drawings) for use in a steam stripping operation can be disposed in an interior of the lower region 6 of the damper 15. The structure or component is well known to the person skilled in the art, thus will not be described in detail herein. In this case, the lower region 6 of the damper 15 can form a stripper, so that a steam stripping can be performed on the product entrained in the catalysts in the lower region 6 in the process of the gas-solid separation, thereby further improving the yield of product. In a specific example, water vapor can be used in the steam stripping.

(37) FIG. 9 shows a separation device 10 according to example 2 of the present disclosure. FIG. 9 does not show a fluidized bed reactor coordinating with the separation device 10. However, it is easy to understand that a connection mode between the separation device 10 and the fluidized bed reactor is the same as that between the separation device 10 and the fluidized bed reactor as shown in FIG. 8, which will not be described in detail.

(38) The separation device 10 is different from the separation device 10 only in a fine gas-solid separator thereof. In the separation device 10 as shown in FIG. 9, a fine gas-solid separator 9 thereof comprises two or multi-stage series cyclone separators (FIG. 9 merely schematically shows two stages 91 and 92). These separators can all be cyclone separators, or a combination of multiple types of separators.

(39) The two or more stages of cyclone separators in series connection are configured so that an inlet of a first stage cyclone separator 91 is communicated with the upper region 8 of the damper 15, product being obtained from a gas outlet of a second cyclone separator 92. In addition, a gas outlet of the first stage cyclone separator 91 is communicated with an inlet of the second stage cyclone separator 92. Solid outlets of both the first stage cyclone separator 91 and the second stage cyclone separator 92 are communicated with the lower region 6 of the damper 15. It should be noted that the first stage cyclone separator 91 is selected to separate catalysts with relatively large mass, and the second stage cyclone separator 92 is selected to separate catalysts with relatively small mass. Multiple stages of cyclone separators in series connection have similar structure as the two stages of cyclone separators in series connection, thus will not be described in detail herein.

(40) The separation effect of catalysts from the product can be improved through said fine gas-solid separator 9, whereby catalyst recovery efficiency can be further improved. In the meantime, product obtained contains fewer impurities.

(41) In order to save energy, the feed zone 51 of the catalyst regeneration device 50 is arranged lower than the lower region 6 of the damper 15 and the discharge zone 52 thereof is arranged higher than the inlet zone 70 of the fluidized bed reactor 4, so that gravity can be taken full advantage of to drive catalysts to flow among the separation device 10, the fluidized bed reactor 4, and the catalyst regeneration device 50. In addition, the lower region 6 of the damper 15 is communicated with the feed zone 51 of the catalyst regeneration device 50 through a second pipe 43, and the discharge zone 52 of the catalyst regeneration device 50 is communicated with the inlet zone 70 of the fluidized bed reactor 4 through a third pipe 44. In this case, inactivated catalysts can enter into the catalyst regeneration device 50 from the damper 15 through the second pipe 43 under gravity and be regenerated therein. The regenerated catalysts automatically enter into the fluidized bed reactor 4 from the catalyst regeneration device 50 through the third pipe 44. In the entire process, the catalysts need to be elevated only in the catalyst regeneration device 50. Since the catalysts are light weighted, it merely takes high pressure gas from a bottom of the catalyst regeneration device 50 to elevate the catalysts. Hence, power consumption for driving the flow of catalysts can be greatly reduced, and the device can be simplified. Although the second pipe 43 and the third pipe 44 seem to be crossed as shown in FIG. 7, in the actual apparatus, the second pipe 43 and the third pipe 44 are not crossed, but rather two straight lines in different planes.

(42) It should be understood that the second pipe 43 is provided with a control valve 46, and the third pipe 44 is provided with a control valve 45, so that the flow of the catalysts can be controlled.

(43) As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the third pipe 44 is provided with a flow blocking member 47 tilting towards the fluidized bed reactor 4 at a top of an inner wall thereof. FIG. 10 shows an example of the flow blocking member 47. According to the example as shown in FIG. 10, the flow blocking member 47 is in form of a baffle 47. The baffle 47 can effectively block the gas and catalysts flowing backwards into the third pipe 44 caused by strong reaction in the fluidized bed reactor 4, so that a circulating rate of catalysts can be increased, thereby further increasing the yield of product. In a specific example, a ratio of an area of the baffle 47 to an area of a cross section of the third pipe 44 is in a range of 0.1 to 1, for example, the ratio can be 0.3, 0.45, or 0.8. In addition, the baffle 47 is sector shaped or rectangular, or even semicircular. A ratio of a distance between the baffle 47 and the fluidized bed reactor 4 to a length of the third pipe 44 is in a range of 0.01 to 0.5, for example, the ratio can be 0.2, 0.3, or 0.4. An angle formed between the baffle 47 and an axis of the third pipe 44 is in a range of 10 to 75 degrees, for example, the angle can be 15 degrees, 10, degrees, 30 degrees, or 45 degrees. It should be understood that there can also be a plurality of baffles 47 arranged in parallel as shown by the dashed line in FIG. 10.

(44) FIG. 11 shows a flow blocking member 47 according to another example. As shown in FIG. 11, the flow blocking member 47 can be configured as a stop pawl protruding radially inward from a top of an inner wall of the third pipe 44. There can be a plurality of stop pawls 47 arranged in a row along the axis of the third pipe 44. In order to effectively block the gas and catalysts flowing backwards from the fluidized bed reactor 4 to the third pipe 44, a ratio of a length of each stop pawl 47 to a diameter of the third pipe 44 is configured in a range of 0.1 to 0.5, and a cross section of each of the stop pawls 47 is in a shape of a triangle, a rectangle, or a sector.

(45) The reaction regeneration apparatus 30 as shown in FIG. 7 can be used for preparing aromatic hydrocarbons from oxygenates. Because preparation of aromatic hydrocarbons requires catalysts with high activity, the catalysts fed into the fluidized bed reactor 4 must be completely regenerated. A process for preparing aromatic hydrocarbons from oxygenates using the reaction regeneration apparatus 30 will be described in detail.

(46) FIG. 12 schematically shows a reaction regeneration apparatus 30 according to example 2 of the present disclosure. The reaction regeneration apparatus 30 is similar to the reaction regeneration apparatus 30 as shown in FIG. 7 in structure. The difference only lines in that the inlet zone 70 of the fluidized bed reactor 4 is disposed lower than the lower region 6 of the damper 15 of the separation device 10, and the lower region 6 of the damper 15 is communicated with the inlet zone 70 of the fluidized bed reactor 4 through a first pipe 53. The first pipe 53 is also provided with a control valve 54.

(47) The reaction regeneration apparatus 30 as shown in FIG. 12 can be used for preparing olefins from oxygenates. Because preparation of olefins requires catalysts with moderate activity, the catalysts fed into the fluidized bed reactor 4 should comprise non-regenerated catalysts, so that the overall activity of the catalysts can be reduced. A process for preparing olefins from methanol using the reaction regeneration apparatus 30 will be described in detail.

(48) The process for preparing aromatic hydrocarbons will be described based on the reaction regeneration apparatus as shown in FIG. 7. Aromatic hydrocarbons are usually prepared from raw material containing oxygenates. For example, the oxygenates can comprise one or more selected from a group consisting of methanol, ethanol, n-propyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, C4-C20 alcohol, ethyl methyl ether, dimethyl ether, diethyl ether, diisopropyl ether, methanal, dimethyl carbonate, acetone, and acetic acid. A weight of the oxygenates accounts for 10 to 100% of the raw material.

(49) Raw material containing oxygenates and catalysts react in the reaction zone 41 of the fluidized bed reactor 4. In an example, the catalysts are ZSM-5. A pressure in the fluidized bed reactor 4 indicated by gage pressure is in a range of 0-0.6 MPa, an average temperature therein is in a range of 440-550? C., a space velocity in the reaction zone is in a range of 0.3-5 h.sup.?1, and a mean density in the reaction zone is in a range of 200-450 kg/m.sup.3. A ratio of a pressure drop generated when the raw material flows through the dense channel region 61 to that generated when the raw material flows through the sparse channel region 62 is in a range of 1.2:1-10:1.

(50) Product obtained and catalysts entrained in the product are fed into the separation device 10 through the outlet zone 42 of the fluidized bed reactor 4. An operation of the separation device 10 comprises the following steps. First, product from the fluidized bed reactor 4 having catalysts entrained therein is preliminarily separated through the preliminary gas-solid separator 7. Next, the product obtained from the preliminary separation entraining the rest catalysts is fed into the upper region 8 of the damper 15. Subsequently, the product is drawn from the damper 15, and fed into the fine gas-solid separator 9 for fine separation. The product is obtained from the gas outlet of the fine gas-solid separator 9, and catalysts from the preliminary gas-solid separator 7 and the fine gas-solid separator 9 are gathered into the lower region 6 of the damper 15.

(51) Catalysts in the lower region 6 of the damper 15 are fed into the catalyst regeneration device 50 through the second pipe 43 to be regenerated. In an example, a catalyst regeneration medium is air, and a regeneration temperature is in a range of 550-650? C.

(52) Regenerated catalysts are fed into the inlet zone 70 of the fluidized bed reactor 4 through the third pipe 44. Subsequently, the regenerated catalysts can be pushed by feed gas, such as methanol, into the reaction zone 41 of the fluidized bed reactor 4 again for reaction.

(53) In a preferred example, an inlet 49 for accelerating gas is disposed in the outlet zone 42 of the fluidized bed reactor 4. Gas flowing into the outlet zone 42 of the fluidized bed reactor 4 through the inlet 49 for accelerating gas is water vapor or nitrogen, a linear speed of the gas being in a range of 1.0-10.0 m/s.

(54) In another preferred example, water vapor is fed into the damper 15 from the lower end thereof, so that product entrained in the catalysts is separated from the catalysts.

(55) The process for preparing olefins from methanol will be described based on the reaction regeneration apparatus as shown in FIG. 12. In the reaction regeneration apparatus as shown in FIG. 12, the inlet zone 70 of the fluidized bed reactor 4 is disposed lower than the lower region 6 of the damper 15, and the lower region 6 of the damper 15 is communicated with the inlet zone 70 of the fluidized bed reactor 4 through the first pipe 53.

(56) Methanol and catalysts react in the reaction zone 41 of the fluidized bed reactor 4. In an example, the catalysts are molecular sieve, such as SAPO-34. A pressure in the fluidized bed reactor 4 by gage pressure is in a range of 0-0.4 MPa, an average temperature therein is in a range of 380-550? C., and a mean density in the reaction zone is in a range of 40-200 KG/m.sup.3. A ratio of a pressure drop generated when the raw material flows through the dense channel region 61 to that generated when the raw material flows through the sparse channel region 62 is in a range of 1.2:1 to 10:1.

(57) Product obtained and catalysts entrained in the product are fed into the separation device 10 through the outlet zone 42 of the fluidized bed reactor 4. An operation of the separation device 10 comprises the following steps. First, product from the fluidized bed reactor 4 having catalysts entrained therein is preliminarily separated through the preliminary gas-solid separator 7. Next, the product obtained from the preliminary separation entraining the rest catalysts is fed into the upper region 8 of the damper 15. Subsequently, the product is drawn from the damper 15, and fed into the fine gas-solid separator 9 for fine separation. The product is obtained from the gas outlet of the fine gas-solid separator 9, and catalysts from the preliminary gas-solid separator 7 and the fine gas-solid separator 9 are gathered into the lower region 6 of the damper 15.

(58) A portion of the catalysts in the lower region 6 of the damper 15 is fed directly into the inlet zone 70 of the fluidized bed reactor 4 through the first pipe 53. The rest catalysts are fed into the catalyst regeneration device 50 through the second pipe 43 to be regenerated. Regenerated catalysts are fed into the inlet zone 70 of the fluidized bed reactor 4 through the third pipe 44 and mixed with non-regenerated catalysts. In an example, a catalyst regeneration medium is air and a regeneration temperature is in a range of 600-700? C.

(59) Subsequently, the catalysts in the inlet zone 70 can be pushed by feed gas, such as methanol, into the reaction zone 41 of the fluidized bed reactor 4 again for reaction.

(60) In a preferred example, an inlet 49 for accelerating gas is disposed in the outlet zone 42 of the fluidized bed reactor 4. Gas flowing into the outlet zone 42 of the fluidized bed reactor 4 through the inlet 49 for accelerating gas is water vapor or nitrogen, a linear speed of the gas being in a range of 1.0-10.0 m/s.

(61) In another preferred example, water vapor is fed into the damper 15 from the lower end thereof, so that product entrained in the catalysts can be separated from the catalysts.

(62) The inventor implemented the example for preparing aromatic hydrocarbons using the process according to the present disclosure and the reaction regeneration apparatus as shown in FIG. 12, and made comparison with the process for preparing aromatic hydrocarbons in the prior art. In the examples, raw materials and catalysts for each experiment are the same, and experiment parameters are conventional parameters for the reaction. Data relevant to the reaction regeneration apparatus and the yield of the product are indicated in Table I.

(63) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE I Ratio of channel dimension of the dense channel Fine Types of Number region to that Inlet 49 for Preliminary gas-solid guide of guide of the sparse accelerating Baffle Damper gas-solid separator plate 48 plate 48 channel region gas 47 15 separator 7 9 Yield Examples 1 Shown in 1 2/3 4 Yes Variable Yes Yes 53.8% FIG. 2 diameter 2 Shown in 3 1/3 4 Yes Variable Yes Yes 56.6% FIG. 4 diameter 3 Shown in 3 1/4 4 Yes Variable Yes Yes 55.1% FIG. 5 diameter Comparison example 1 0 0 No Settler No No 51.2%

(64) As shown in Table I, according to the reaction regeneration apparatus and the process of the present disclosure, the yield of aromatic hydrocarbons can be remarkably increased. For example, the yield of aromatic hydrocarbons can be increased by 5% at most, which is a huge improvement to chemical enterprises with large output.

(65) Although the present disclosure has been described in view of preferred embodiments, various modifications and variants to the present disclosure may be made by anyone skilled in the art, without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. In particular, as long as there is no structural conflict, various embodiments as well as the respective technical features mentioned herein may be combined with one another in any manner. The present disclosure is not limited to the specific examples disclosed herein, but rather includes all the technical solutions falling within the scope of the claims.