Reflux condenser method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10471371
APP PUB NO 20170239590A1
SERIAL NO

15590407

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Methods, apparatus, and processes are provided for a condenser including flowing a vapor stream including formaldehyde into a tube bundle in a vertical upflow reflux condenser, where a tube in the tube bundle has a length to outside diameter ratio of greater than about 170:1, flowing a cooling fluid on a shell-side of the vertical upflow reflux condenser to condense at least a portion of the vapor stream, where the condensed portion of the vapor stream forms a wetted tube internal surface area on each tube in the generally upright tube bundle; and maintaining the vapor stream velocity at a rate that provides a liquid residence time where formaldehyde condensed on the wetted internal surface area of each tube can react with water to form methylene glycol, removing at least sixty percent (60%) of formaldehyde from the vapor stream fed to the condenser.

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UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY LLC2020 DOW CENTER MIDLAND MI 48674

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Conneway, Fred A Chonburi, TH 4 6
Rhodes,, II Clyde L Scott Depot, US 1 1
Szul, John F Hurricane, US 73 1003

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