Fixed catalyst bed comprising metal foam bodies

US11090637B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Evonik Operations GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Stefan Wieland · Offenbach, DE
• Meike Roos · Büdingen, DE
• René Poss · Karlsruhe, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 27, 2017
• Grant date: Aug 17, 2021
• Expiry date: Sep 27, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B01J2219/30491
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fixed bed of catalytically active metal foam bodies having a volume of not more than 500 mL which consist to an extent of at least 95 wt % of metals. The fixed bed is used for catalytic reactions in a three-phase reaction mixture.