SHAPED CATALYST UNITS

摘要

A catalyst unit suitable for loading into a tube in a reactor is described comprising a plurality of catalyst particles incorporated within a removable solid matrix, said unit in the form of an elongate body in which the particles are packed together such that the volume shrinkage upon removal of the removable matrix is =20%. The catalyst particles preferably comprise one or more metals selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co and Cu in oxidic or reduced form. The units are particularly suitable for loading catalyst into tubes in a Fischer-Tropsch reactor.