CATALYST TESTING PROCESS AND APPARATUS

摘要

A multicell holder (10) e.g. a honeycomb or plate, or a collection of individual support particles, is treated with solutions/suspensions of catalyst ingredients to produce a plurality of cells, spots, or pellets (12) each having a different composition. The plurality of cells, spots, or pellets are dried, calcined or treated to stabilize the ingredients and contacted with a potentially reactive feed stream or batch of reactants. The reaction occurring in each cell (12) is measured or analyzed to determine the relative efficacy of the catalysts in each combination. The measurement or analysis is done through a number of different methods including infrared thermography (14), spectroscopy of products or residual reactants or sampling for further analysis. Robotic techniques can be employed in producing the cells, spots or pellets (12).