Patent · US Active

Device for loading particles of catalyst into tubes having an annular zone

US8578978B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by
24References
15Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 1, 2010
Grant dateNov 12, 2013
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 1, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01J2208/00778
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A device and method to load particles of catalyst on the order of cm in the principal dimension into an annular zone of reaction tubes which may reach a height of more than 10 meters, while satisfying the strict conditions of homogeneity and density of loading.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.