Monolithic catalyst support member
AssigneeUniversal Oil Products Company
InventorGeorge L. Hervert
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Abstract
A rigid monolithic catalyst support member is formed by having substantially round pellets of ceramic, or other refractory material, positioned in a staggered or random manner between spaced apart rigid sheetlike members such that there will be a turbulent fluid flow for a stream passing between the layers of such sheet-like members. Typically, the support materials will be of the same type of materials used for making the refractory "honeycomb" members, such as petalite, cordierite, alumina-silicates, alumina-silica-magnesia, zircon-mullite, alpha-alumina, etc.
Claims7
A rigid and monolithic catalyst support member which comprises in combination, a plurality of spaced-apart, rigid ceramic sheet members and a multiplicity of substantially round pellets of rigid refractory material positioned in a layer in a spaced-apart manner between said sheet members in which said refractory material is fused to said spaced ceramic sheet members, with said round pellets being staggeredly positioned in said layer to thereby provide turbulent fluid flow for a stream passing between said sheet members.
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