Patent ID: 7279138

Claim:
Horizontal chemical reactor, comprising: at least one catalytic bed ( 5 a - 5 d ) arranged horizontally in said reactor and comprising a lower gas-permeable wall ( 6 ) for gas outlet, a holding element ( 2 ) of said at least one catalytic bed ( 5 a - 5 d ), characterized in that it further comprises catalyst sealing means ( 20 ) comprising a support element ( 21 ) fixed to said holding element ( 2 ) below said lower gas-permeable wall ( 6 ), a connecting element ( 22 ) fixed at one end ( 22 a ) to said support element ( 21 ) and supporting at an intermediate portion ( 22 b ) thereof a side end of the lower gas-permeable wall ( 6 ), a plurality of filling elements ( 23 ) of predetermined size, which are arranged between the side end of the lower gas-permeable wall ( 6 ) and an inner wall of said holding element ( 2 ) and supported by said connecting element ( 22 ) at a portion ( 22 c ) thereof protruding from said intermediate portion ( 22 b ) towards said inner wall of the holding element ( 2 ).