Patent ID: 9409137
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: B01J

Claim Text:
1. A reactor, comprising: a reactor vessel having an internal surface, a top and a bottom; a catalyst bed located within the reactor vessel; and a catalyst support grid in communication with the reactor internal surface and supporting the catalyst bed, the catalyst support grid being located at the bottom of the reactor vessel, the catalyst support grid comprising a support center centered over a reactor vessel outlet nozzle at the bottom of the reactor vessel, a peripheral support skirt located at an outer circumference of the catalyst support grid, a plurality of horizontally positioned arms that extend radially from the support center to the support skirt to tie together sections of the support skirt into a rigid frame, and a disc or grid formed of a plurality of support grid sections or wedges, wherein the disc or grid is supported by the support skirt, and wherein an inner diameter and an inner circumferential edge of the disc or grid rest on the support center, and an outer diameter and outer circumferential edge of the disc or grid rest on the support skirt.