Annular catalyst carrier container for use in a tubular reactor
View Patent ↗A catalyst carrier for insertion in a reactor tube of a tubular reactor, said catalyst carrier comprising: a container for holding catalyst in use, said container having a bottom surface closing the container, and a top surface; a carrier outer wall extending from the bottom surface to the top surface; a seal extending from the container by a distance which extends beyond the carrier outer wall; said carrier outer wall having apertures located below the seal.
1. A catalyst carrier for insertion in a reactor tube of a tubular reactor, said catalyst carrier comprising:
a container for holding a monolith catalyst in use, said container having a bottom surface closing the container, and a top surface;
a carrier outer wall extending from the bottom surface to the top surface;
a seal extending from the container by a distance which extends beyond the carrier outer wall;
said carrier outer wall having apertures located below the seal.
2. The catalyst carrier according to claim 1 comprising feet on the bottom surface such that, in use, the monolith catalyst is supported on the feet and there is a gap between the bottom of the monolith catalyst and the bottom surface of the container.
3. The catalyst carrier according to claim 1 wherein the top surface is an annulus which extends over at least a portion of the monolith catalyst and to the carrier outer wall.
4. The catalyst carrier according to claim 1 wherein the monolith catalyst has a channel extending longitudinally therethrough.
5. The catalyst carrier according to claim 4 , wherein the channel is located on a central axis of the monolith catalyst such that the monolith catalyst is of annular cross-section.
6. The catalyst carrier according to claim 4 , wherein the top surface extends over the monolith catalyst but leaves the channel uncovered.
7. The catalyst carrier according to claim 1 wherein the carrier outer wall is smooth or shaped.
8. The catalyst carrier according to claim 1 wherein the apertures in the carrier outer wall are slots.
9. The catalyst carrier according to claim 1 wherein carrier outer wall material is left partially attached to the carrier outer wall when the apertures are formed.
10. The catalyst carrier according to claim 9 wherein the attached material is configured to induce direction for the fluid flow.
11. The catalyst carrier according to claim 1 additionally including the monolith catalyst.
12. A reactor tube comprising a plurality of catalyst carriers according to claim 11 .
13. A reactor including one or more reactor tubes according to claim 12 .
14. A process for carrying out a reaction comprising introducing reactants into a catalyst carrier according to claim 11 .
15. A process for carrying out a reaction comprising introducing reactants into a reactor tube of claim 12 .
16. A process for carrying out a reaction comprising introducing reactants into a reactor of claim 13 .