The present disclosure relates to a reactor containing of catalyst particles, a layer of fibrous catalyst particles support below said catalyst particles and a lower means of structural support below said catalyst particles with the associated benefit of such a reactor having increased space for catalyst particles, compared to a reactor with inert particles supporting the catalyst particles.

An apparatus for use in radial flow reactors is presented. The apparatus includes a first partition and a second partition with supports coupled therebetween. The first partition includes a first opening and a second opening to allow the passage of fluid therethrough. A baffle extends into a flow channel formed by adjacent support members to completely obstruct the first opening to interrupt a portion of the fluid flow therethrough. The baffle extends upwardly from one of the supports.

The present invention relates to a removable basket for a catalytic reactor comprising a horizontal base (1) and a plurality of vertical side walls (2) and/or at least one ellipsoidal side wall, and a plurality of vertical chimneys (3, 4) that are open at their lower (5) and upper (6) ends, each chimney comprising a lower part (7) comprising the lower end fastened to the base and extending between the side walls, in which a first chimney comprises an upper part (8) extending above the side walls, and the upper part of the first chimney is suitable for being inserted into a lower part of a chimney of another removable basket. The present invention also relates to a filtration and distribution device comprising said removable basket, a reactor comprising said device, and a hydrotreating and/or hydrocracking process using said reactor.

The invention involves a scale collection device that is located within downflow reactor head for removing solids from feed streams to increase reactor operating cycle time without impact on effective reactor space for catalyst loading. More particularly, a filtering zone is located in an upper portion of a reactor vessel above a rough liquid distribution tray and a distribution tray.

A method for producing an oligosilane including a reaction step of introducing a fluid containing a hydrosilane into a continuous reactor provided with a catalyst layer inside to produce an oligosilane from the hydrosilane and discharging a fluid containing the oligosilane from the reactor. The reaction step satisfies all of the following conditions (i) to (iii): (i) a temperature of the hydrosilane-containing fluid at an inlet of the catalyst layer is higher than a temperature of the oligosilane-containing fluid at an outlet of the catalyst layer; (ii) the temperature of the hydrosilane-containing fluid at the inlet of the catalyst layer is from 200 to 400 C.; and (iii) the temperature of the oligosilane-containing fluid at the outlet of the catalyst layer is from 50 to 300 C.

The invention involves a scale collection device that is located within downflow reactor head for removing solids from feed streams to increase reactor operating cycle time without impact on effective reactor space for catalyst loading and reactor pressure drop. More particularly, a scale collection device is located in an upper portion of a reactor vessel above a rough liquid distribution tray and a vapor-liquid distribution tray.

The invention involves a scale collection device that is located within downflow reactor head for removing solids from feed streams to increase reactor operating cycle time without impact on effective reactor space for catalyst loading. More particularly, a filtering zone is located in an upper portion of a reactor vessel above a rough liquid distribution tray and a distribution tray.

Described herein are improved chemical reactors for carrying out partial oxidation reactions. The chemical reactor permits the use of levels of oxygen above the lower explosion limit (LEL) typically used in partial oxidation reactions, which increases both volumetric reactivity and conversion per pass, resulting in reduced separation and reactant recycle costs. Also described are methods of using the reactors.

The invention involves a scale collection device that is located within downflow reactor head for removing solids from feed streams to increase reactor operating cycle time without impact on effective reactor space for catalyst loading. More particularly, a filtering zone is located in an upper portion of a reactor vessel above a rough liquid distribution tray and a distribution tray.

The present disclosure relates to the aromatization of hydrocarbons with an aromatization catalyst, including methods of aromatization comprising the use of a continuous catalyst regeneration type reformer.