Patent ID: 6019951
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: B01J

Abstract:
Catalytic reactor for reaction of a gas with a liquid including(a) at least one monolithic catalytic element having at least one longitudinal finned channel extending therethrough, the walls of said finned channel having at least one convex portion and at least one concave portion, the surface of said at least one longitudinal finned channel forming catalyst material for said reaction;(b) a supply channel and a discharge channel for liquid positioned at the top and bottom of the reactor, respectively, and a supply channel and a discharge channel for gas positioned at the bottom and top of the reactor, respectively, such that the gas flows through the central portion of said at least one longitudinal finned channel and the liquid flows countercurrently through cavities surrounding the central portion, said cavities defined by the at least one convex portion and said at least one concave portion along the channel walls.