PROCESS FOR CONDUCTING EXOTHERMIC EQUILIBRIUM REACTIONS

A process for conducting exothermic equilibrium reactions, especially for the performance of methanol synthesis by heterogeneously catalysed conversion of synthesis gas, is proposed, which enables readjustment and hence optimization of the reaction conditions along the longitudinal coordinate of the reactor. For this purpose, in the process according to the invention, a reactor is used which is divided into a multitude of series-connected reaction cells, each of which comprises a preheating zone, a cooled reaction zone, one or more cooling zones and a deposition zone for condensable reaction products. In this way, the reaction conditions are adjustable to the respective, local composition of the reaction mixture and variable over the reactor length. 提出了一种用于进行放热平衡反应、特别是用于通过合成气的非均相催化转化来进行甲醇合成的方法，该方法使得能够沿着反应器的纵坐标重新调整并因此优化反应条件。为此目的，在根据本发明的方法中，使用反应器，将该反应器分成多个串联连接的反应池，这些反应池中的每一个包括预热区、冷却反应区、可冷凝反应产物的一个或多个冷却区和沉积区。以这种方式，反应条件可针对反应混合物的各自的局部组成进行调整，并且在反应器长度上是可变的。