SMALL SCALE IDEAL KINETIC REACTOR TO EVALUATE FULL SIZE INDUSTRIAL CATALYSTS

摘要

The present invention is directed to an apparatus (10) and method for obtaining kinetic information for commercial-form catalysts (24) using minimal catalyst material while approximating large-scale reactor hydrodynamics and heat and mass transfer. The present invention relates generally to systems for analysis of materials by contacting a plurality of solid members with a test fluid, and more particularly, to an apparatus (10) and method for evaluating solid catalysts (24) that have a size suitable for industrial scale processes in a laboratory scale reactor having hydrodynamics that perform comparably to a pilot or industrial scale fixed bed reactor. The apparatus (10) comprises a first end (14), a second end (16) and a body (12). The body (12) comprises a surface defining a reaction cavity (18) extending through the body (12). The apparatus (10) further comprises an inlet (20) and an outlet (22).