Patent ID: 9447901
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: B01J,F16L

Claim Text:
1. A system for radial flow contact of a reactant stream with catalyst particles, the system comprising: a reactor vessel; a flow connector having a wall defining a flow path of the flow connector, the flow path terminating in a first end opening and a second end opening, the first end opening in fluid communication with an axial flow path of the reactor vessel, the second end opening in fluid communication with a first port in a wall of the reactor, the flow connector including a passageway extending through the wall of the flow connector to provide access to the flow path of the flow connector wherein the first port is an inlet nozzle that is in fluid communication with a source of a reactant stream; and a cover dimensioned for sealing the passageway wherein said cover separates a product stream from a feed stream; a catalyst retainer disposed in the reactor vessel, the catalyst retainer including an inner particle retention device and an outer particle retention device, the inner particle retention device and the outer particle retention device being spaced apart to define a catalyst retaining space of the catalyst retainer, the inner particle retention device defining the axial flow path of the reactor vessel, the outer particle retention device and an inner surface of a wall of the reactor vessel defining an annular flow path of the reactor vessel and a base plate separating the reactants from a catalyst collection space.