Catalyst bed for use in a catalytic flameless heater device
US4177168A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 1974 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 1994 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E20/34
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A catalyst bed comprising synthetic inorganic polycrystalline fibres, especially alumina or zirconia, having a BET surface area of 5 to 200 m.sup.2 /g and a bulk density of 0.01 to 0.2 g/cc used to support 0.01% to 0.5% by weight of a Group 8 metal, e.g., platinum; used for the catalytic oxidation of a vaporous fuel such as butane in devices such as flameless heaters for use in caravans, hatcheries, greenhouses, etc.
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