Packed Periodic Open Cellular Structures - an Option for the Intensification of Non-Adiabatic Catalytic Processes

摘要

Conductive structured catalysts offer significant potential for the intensification of gas-solid catalytic processes owing to their enhanced heat transfer properties. A major drawback is the limited catalyst inventory. Recently, packed foams were proposed to overcome the catalyst inventory limitation. The effectiveness of this concept was proven at lab-scale for intensified reactors filled with small catalyst particles. When adopting commercial foams and industrial-scale catalyst pellets, however, poor packing efficiencies are expected, limiting the potential of this concept.