Method of, and apparatus for, producing acetylene by partial oxidation of hydrocarbons

    公开(公告)号:GB835676A

    公开(公告)日:1960-05-25

    申请号:GB3236858

    申请日:1958-10-10

    Applicant: BASF AG

    Abstract: In a process for the production of acetylene by partial oxidation of hydrocarbons and rapid cooling of the reaction gas by the introduction of water into the gas stream, the water is sprayed in at the end of the reaction chamber substantially parallel to a flat wall arranged on the reaction chamber perpendicular to the gas stream, the distance between the water spray and the wall being kept so small that the gas present in the intermediate space is carried along in the direction of the water. In a preferred embodiment 800 cu. metres per hour of methane, and 450 cu. metres of oxygen are heated to 640 DEG C. mixed, and fed through the parallel channels of the burner block A, into the reaction chamber B where the gases ignite. The reaction gases are cooled by spraying in water at the outlet opening of the reaction chamber through the ring of jets D, the outlet chamber being provided with an annular plate E having a radial dimension of 125 millimetres. A gas mixture is obtained which contains 8.5% by volume of acetylene and carries with it 1.77 grams of carbon black per cu. metre.

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