Patent ID: 9409138
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: B01J

Claim Text:
1. A reactor comprising: a container through which a reactive medium is passed; a plurality of thermal plates in the container each formed by a pair of spaced but joined together metal sheets; spacer bushings braced between the thermal plates; respective fasteners extending through each of the spacer bushings and the respective thermal plates to define between the respective thermal plates respective between-plate reaction spaces through which the reactive medium travels, the thermal plates being self-supporting and fixed in the container; and respective self-contained packings each formed by a support independent of the thermal plates and of the container and a catalyst for the reactive medium carried on the support, each support being flat and completely or almost completely filling the respective between-plate space, each packing being fittable to a variable depth in and removable from a respective one of the spaces, the supports being removable from and insertable with the respective catalyst into the respective spaces such that when the catalyst is exhausted the packings can be replaced with fresh packings.