Talk:Fluidized bed reactor

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[edit] The first fluid bed

Often, the first application of a technology in petrochem is not necessarily the first in all fields. Fluid beds were first commercialized for coal gasification (Winkler) in the 1920s. It was applied to metallurgical processes by Lurgi in the 1930s. Finally, in the 1940s Esso Research and Engineering came up with FCC. Dorrco came in with a lot of applications starting in the late 40s including calcination, sulfide roasting, sludge incineration and plastics drying. CFB coal combustors came on the scene in the 1980s. I would venture to say that most fluid beds in the world are not FCC units. Yes they are a very economically important application... but not the only one! BSMet94 20:13, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments. I have modified the history section of the article to reflect your information. I changed my previous statement to "one of the first US FBR's" and added a cited sentence stating Winkler as the first to develop the technology. I have not added content about the other individuals, as I am waiting until I find good sources for that information. If anyone can recommend some good sources that I might use, please let me know. Thanks. Hughesy127 22:43, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I'll check it out... I think there's some info in Kunii & Levenspiel mentioning Lurgi and Dorr-Oliver. In the 40s there was some chemical industry developments too, like acrylonitrile production. If I can find a reference, I'll add it.BSMet94 04:35, 28 February 2007 (UTC)