PACKED-BED TUBULAR REACTOR FOR HETEROGENEOUS EXOTHERMIC OR ENDOTHERMIC CATALYTIC REACTIONS

摘要

A reactor for Fischer-Tropsch reaction effected in a three-phase system essentially consisting of a gaseous reagent phase, a liquid reacted phase and a solid catalytic phase, wherein the solid catalytic phase is composed of packed bodies encaged in at least one open-cell foam structure with a high thermal conductivity.

主权项

1. A reactor, comprising:
a substantially cylindrical container wherein a feeder and a discharger of a thermoregulation fluid for a chemical reaction are present; a top closing element and a bottom closing element placed at the top and bottom ends of the container, respectively; a feeder of a reagent phase positioned in the top closing element and/or in the bottom closing element; a discharger of a product phase positioned in the top closing element and/or in the bottom closing element; a tubular element, arranged vertically inside the container between the top closing element and the bottom closing element, wherein the tubular element comprises in its interior a body having a structure of an open-cell foam, and the body is suitable to be filled with a catalyst in a form of particles.