Patent ID: 9339808
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B01J,F04C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A catalytic reactor system comprising: at least two non-porous catalytic objects, each object having at least one surface complementary in shape and/or contour to at least one surface on another of the catalytic objects such that a projected contact area between two of the catalytic objects is capable of being greater than 1% of a catalytically active total external contact surface area of the two contacting catalytic objects, wherein the at least two non-porous catalytic objects comprise discrete particles or pellets, and wherein the discrete particles or pellets have a shape that is essentially a truncated icosahedron; a reactor comprising an inlet in fluid communication with a source of a reactant flowing into the reactor through the inlet, and an outlet through which a product of a reaction catalyzed by the at least two non-porous catalytic objects flows out of the reactor, wherein the at least two non-porous catalytic objects are contained within the reactor such that the at least two non-porous catalytic objects are exposed to the reactant; and a contact-inducing device comprising or contained in the reactor and acting on the at least two catalytic objects to repeatedly bring complementary surfaces of the at least two catalytic objects into contact with each other, such that a projected contact area between two of the contacting catalytic objects is on average greater than 1% of the catalytically active total external contact surface area of such two contacting catalytic objects.