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Granted Patent B2
US 12,269,004 · App. 17/420,304 · Granted Apr 8, 2025

Manufacturing facility

Inventor: Jie Xiong Jonathan Yeo (Singapore, SG)
B01J19/0006B01J19/0066E04H1/1205E04H5/02B01J2219/187E04H2001/1283
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Patent No.
US 12,269,004
App. No.
17/420,304
Granted
Apr 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A manufacturing facility ( 12 ) is provided. The manufacturing facility ( 12 ) includes one or more interconnectable modules ( 10 ). At least one of the one or more interconnectable modules ( 10 ) includes a housing ( 14 ) and a reactor ( 16 ) in 5 the housing ( 14 ). The housing ( 14 ) has at least one charging inlet ( 18 ) and at least one discharging outlet ( 20 ). The reactor ( 16 ) has at least one reactor inlet ( 22 ) coupled to the at least one charging inlet ( 18 ) of the housing ( 14 ) and at least one reactor outlet ( 24 ) coupled to the at least one discharging outlet ( 20 ) of the housing ( 14 ).

Claims (20)

1. A manufacturing facility, comprising:

one or more interconnectable modules, wherein at least one of the one or more interconnectable modules comprises:

a housing having at least one charging inlet and at least one discharging outlet, wherein the housing is an intermodal container; and

a reactor in the housing, the reactor having at least one reactor inlet coupled to the at least one charging inlet of the housing and at least one reactor outlet coupled to the at least one discharging outlet of the housing, wherein the at least one reactor inlet is at a higher height than the at least one reactor outlet; and

piping connecting the at least one reactor inlet to the at least one charging inlet of the housing, wherein the piping is arranged to direct flow of reactants entering the reactor along an inner surface of the reactor.

2. The manufacturing facility of claim 1 , wherein the reactor is provided at an incline relative to a horizontal plane of the housing.

3. The manufacturing facility of claim 2 , wherein the incline is between about 0 degrees (°) and about 3° from the horizontal plane of the housing.

4. The manufacturing facility of claim 1 , further comprising an agitator provided in the reactor.

5. The manufacturing facility of claim 1 , further comprising at least one cleaning device provided in the reactor.

6. The manufacturing facility of claim 1 , further comprising a heat tracing system coupled to the reactor.

7. The manufacturing facility of claim 1 , further comprising a pressure relief system coupled to the reactor.

8. The manufacturing facility of claim 1 , further comprising a scrubber system coupled to the reactor.

9. The manufacturing facility of claim 1 , wherein the reactor is provided with one or more of a sight glass, a level indicator, a temperature indicator, a pressure gauge, a sampling point and a drainage outlet.

10. The manufacturing facility of claim 1 , further comprising a circulating pump coupled to the reactor.

11. The manufacturing facility of claim 1 , further comprising one or more transfer pumps coupled between the reactor and at least one of the at least one charging inlet and the at least one discharging outlet of the housing.

12. The manufacturing facility of claim 1 , further comprising a containment system provided in the housing.

13. The manufacturing facility of claim 1 , wherein the reactor is coupled to one or more of a water line, an inert gas line, a plant air line, and an instrument air line.

14. The manufacturing facility of claim 1 , further comprising a filtration unit coupled between the at least one reactor outlet and the at least one discharging outlet of the housing.

15. The manufacturing facility of claim 1 , wherein the housing is provided with one or more of a gas or smoke detector, a lighting system, an alarm system, a control panel unit, and a display screen.

16. The manufacturing facility of claim 1 , further comprising one or more of a weighing scale, a production cabinet, a maintenance cabinet, a spare intermediate bulk container (IBC), a racking system and a fire extinguisher provided in a same or a different interconnectable module than the reactor.

Priority Claims (1)
SG 10201900158P · Jan 8, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220088559A1 · Mar 24, 2022
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