Multilayer reactor with multiple structural layers

A reactor with multilayer structure comprising

• an upper fluid-tight cover layer,
• a lower fluid-tight cover layer,
• fluid-tight side walls
• and at least one reaction space located therebetween, which is defined by several superimposed structural layers parallel to the cover layers, wherein
• individual ones of the structural layers each have a structure of parallelograms arranged periodically in several rows, each arranged edge-to-edge, and wherein a respective area of the parallelograms is designed as openings having edges and said edges comprise webs,
• each structural layer is offset by a factor of 0.5±0.2 and 0.5±0.2 in an x direction and a y direction relative to the layer above and below the respective structural layer respectively, wherein a largest edge length of the parallelograms is standardised as 1 and specifies the x direction and the y direction is orthogonal to this in a plane of the structural layer,
• the side edges of the parallelogram structures in the structure layers are arranged rotated by 30 to 60° in relation to a front side and a rear side of the reactor, resulting in incomplete parallelogram structures with openings not completely surrounded by webs at the front and rear sides of the reactor,
• the reaction space is laminary flowed against from the front side of the reactor, wherein a flowed-against fluid flows into the openings that are not completely surrounded by webs,
• the front and the rear sides of the reactor are configured for an inflow and an outflow of reaction medium,
• the cover and structural layers are made of material with good thermal conductivity,
• a number of contact points and areas of the webs of the superimposed structural layers are fully connected to each other,
• a catalyst bed is arrangeable in the openings between the webs of the structural layers,
• and wherein an overlap of the openings of one of the structural layers by the webs of an overlying one of the structural layers is 30-60%.