Fixed catalyst bed comprising metal foam bodies
AssigneeEvonik Operations GmbH
InventorsStefan Wieland, Meike Roos, René Poss
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a fixed bed of catalytically active metal foam bodies having a volume of not more than 500 mL which consist to an extent of at least 95 wt % of metals. The fixed bed is used for catalytic reactions in a three-phase reaction mixture.
Claims17
A fixed bed comprising catalytically active metal foam bodies for catalytic reaction of at least one reactant component in a liquid phase and at least one gaseous component, wherein the catalytically active metal foam bodies have a volume of not more than 500 millilitres, comprise at least 95 wt % of metals and are arranged as bulk goods in a packed bed and wherein the catalytically active metal foam bodies have a BET surface area of 1 to 200 m2/g and an oxygen content of not more than 7500 ppm.
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