Method for grading cylindrical catalyst particles in a bed to reduce pressure drop
US5837128A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2208/00539
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method is disclosed for optimizing the pressure drop in the catalytic conversion of a feed in a bed of catalyst particles in a vertically arranged reactor by grading the catalyst particles within the bed by pressure drop.
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