CATALYST SUPPORT AND PROCESS USING THE SAME

摘要

A catalyst support comprising a mounting having a fluid inlet opening, a fluid outlet opening and an engaging surface adapted to engage a porous monolithic structure, and a porous monolithic structure having a first upstream end, a second downstream end and an engaging surface, and to provide substantially fluid-tight sealing engagement thereof by means of a sealing force applied to the monolithic structure at its upstream end, thereby generating a pressure in excess of and substantially proportional to a pressure differential between the upstream and downstream ends thereof, preferably the sealing force comprises fluid flow pressure of a stream of reaction component(s) or substrate(s), and a process for the catalytic conversion of a fluid substrate at elevated space velocity, temperature and pressure by contact with a catalyst supported on the catalyst support as defined, and catalytic conversion products thereof.