Patent ID: 6187273
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B01D,B01J,F01N,Y02T

Abstract:
A reactor for catalytically processing gaseous fluids, comprising:a plurality of fluid-path forming elements spaced from each other to form a plurality of alternatively arranged first channel means and second channel means, each of said first and second channels means having inlet and outlet regions without catalyst and providing for heat exchange between adjacent first and second channel means, and each of said first channel means having a region other than the inlet and outlet regions thereof provided with a catalyst; andmeans for feeding the gaseous fluid to the inlet region of said first channel means and for discharging the fluid from the outlet region of said first channel means,wherein said second channel means form part of one of a cooling circuit and a heating circuit, and wherein said reactor further comprises means for feeding a cooling or heating medium to the inlet region of said second channel means and for discharging the cooling or heating medium from the outlet region of said second channel means.