Summary
There are a large number of processes where solid catalysts are employed. The process streams are either gaseous or liquid, or a combination of these. The catalysts usually have a high porosity. Especially in the petroleum and petrochemical industries one encounters catalytic reactors of a great variety. Well known reactor types are: fixed bed, moving bed, fluidized bed, entrained bed, slurry reactor and three phase packed column. The choice between these reactor types is mostly based on the relative requirements for mass transfer, degree of conversion and heat transfer. Heterogeneous catalysis is a well developed science, with its own specific literature. In this chapter some technical acpects will be presented, particularly those related to scale-up.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1994 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Thoenes, D. (1994). Reactors with Solid Catalysts. In: Chemical Reactor Development. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8382-4_12
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8382-4_12
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-90-481-4446-4
Online ISBN: 978-94-015-8382-4
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive