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US 8,061,524 B2Granted
Device and method for transporting catalyst to a reactor vessel
AssigneeExtundo Incorporated
InventorsGuillermo Camoriano, Clifford L. Johns
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Abstract
A device and method for transporting and handling catalyst for a chemical reactor.
Claims17
A method for transporting catalyst particles to a chemical reactor having at least one vertical tube with a top and a bottom, said vertical tube being supported by a top tube sheet, comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of pouches, each containing a plurality of catalyst particles;
- arranging said pouches at intervals along a belt;
- and
- using drive means to drive said belt along a predetermined fixed path to transport the pouches from a low elevation to an elevation above the top of the vertical tube.
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