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Apparatus and methods for treating exhaust gases

US8329126B2 · kind B2 · utility

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42Claims

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Assignee

CORMETECH, INC. · US

Inventors

Jeremy Thomas Freeman · Durham, US
Eric Baker Howell · Durham, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 9, 2011
Grant date	Dec 11, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 4, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01J2219/2481
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention, in some embodiments, provides catalyst modules and/or catalytic reactors having increased effective catalyst cross-sectional areas. In some embodiments, a catalyst module comprises a fluid stream inlet side comprising a plurality of first catalyst bodies and a plurality of first ducts and a fluid stream outlet side comprising a plurality of second catalyst bodies and a plurality of second ducts, wherein the first ducts are a fluid stream inlet to the second catalyst bodies and the second ducts are a fluid stream outlet for the first catalyst bodies.

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