Catalytic reactor including a cell-like structure and elements optimizing the contact thereof with the inner wall of the reactor

US8747769B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude · FR

Inventors

• Pascal Del-Gallo · Étampes, FR
• Daniel Gary · Montigny-le-Bretonneux, FR
• Aude Cuni · Frankfurt, DE
• Mathieu Cornillac · Saint-Gilles-les-Bains, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 24, 2010
• Grant date: Jun 10, 2014
• Expiry date: Nov 24, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P20/52
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a catalytic reactor including: a reaction chamber; at least one catalytic structure made up of at least one catalytic cell-like architecture having outer dimensions at most 10% smaller than the inner dimensions of the reaction chamber; an annular space between the inner wall of the reaction chamber and the cell-like architectures; and at least one second structure positioned in the annular space, selected from among: a) a fibrous structure, or b) a structure including at least one metal collar clasping at least one portion of the cell-like architectures and supporting metal fins.