Radial reactor loading of a dehydrogenation catalyst

US7435862B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Sud Chemie, Inc. · US

Inventors

• David L. Williams · Menlo Park, US
• Andrzej Rokicki · Alburtis, US
• Dennis Smith · Minneapolis, US
• Kyle Mankin · Prospect, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 1, 2005
• Grant date: Oct 14, 2008
• Expiry date: Oct 7, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07C2523/745
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A radial reactor for utilization for catalytic reactions of gaseous or liquid feedstreams including an annular catalyst bed, wherein the material contained within the catalyst bed includes an active catalyst material, contained within an outer ring-shaped layer of the catalyst bed, and a generally inert material, contained within an inner ring-shaped layer of the catalyst bed, wherein the generally inert material includes a potassium-containing compound, such as potassium oxide, hydroxide, carbonate or bicarbonate.