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US 2008/0166674 A1Published application
Temperature control method
OwnerWilliam C. Pfefferleinventor
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Abstract
The invention provides a method for limiting the temperature of the catalyst in exothermic mass-transfer-limited reactions by placing a flow-through catalyst in thermal contact with a downstream non-catalytic flow-through structure placed in the flow stream whereby a portion of the heat-of-reaction is transferred to the downstream non-catalytic structure.
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A catalytic reactor comprising a plurality of catalyst and non-catalytic structure assemblies.
A method of limiting the temperature of a catalyst in exothermic mass-transfer-limited reactions comprising:
- a) placing a flow-through catalyst in thermal contact with a downstream non-catalytic flow-through structure placed in the flow stream;
- b) passing a reaction mixture into contact with the catalyst for reaction and generating a reacted mixture and a heat of reaction;
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- c) whereby a portion of heat of reaction is transferred to the downstream non-catalytic structure.
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