The ROTOBERTY Recycle Reactor

The original recycle reactor developed at Union Carbide Corporation in 1962 (Berty et al 1968) was modified or adapted by several people to different projects. Many recycle reactors were also designed by others for 

The ROTOBERTY internal recycle laboratory reactor was designed to produce experimental results that can be used for developing reaction kinetics and to test catalysts. These results are valid at the conditions of large-scale plant operations. Since internal flow rates contacting the catalyst are known, heat and mass transfer rates can be calculated between the catalyst and the recycling fluid. With these known, their influence on catalyst performance can be evaluated in the experiments as well as in production units. Operating conditions, some construction features, and performance characteristics are given next. 

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