Patent ID: 9457336
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: B01J

Claim Text:
1. A reactor comprising: a) a reactor tube having an inner wall surface; b) a reactor component, the reactor component having an outer circumferential face, a top surface and a bottom surface, the reactor component being positioned in the reactor tube such that the outer circumferential face of the reactor component faces the inner wall of the reactor tube and a gap exists between the outer circumferential face of the reactor component and the inner wall of the reactor tube; c) a flexible seal in direct contact with the inner wall surface of the reactor tube and the outer circumferential face, wherein the flexible seal is in contact with the top surface and the bottom surface of the reactor component, a portion of the flexible seal being positioned to block fluid flow through the reactor between the outer circumferential face of the reactor component and the inner wall of the reactor tube.