REACTORS: MOVING-BED
GENERAL INFORMATION
Moving bed reactors are catalytic
reactors in which the catalyst moves
through the reactor along with the
reactants. They are open systems and
operate at steady state.
The animation to the left shows the
operation of a moving-bed reactor
Reactants (green) and catalyst (white)
enter the top of the reactor and move
through the vessel. Once at the bottorn
the catalyst (black) 13 removed and
regenerated. products (blue) are
removed from the reaction system and
the catalyst is regenerated and brought
to the top of the reactor.
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EQUIPMENT
The movie to the left shows-the basic
operation within a moving bed reactor.
Solid catalyst pellets are continuously
introduced at the top of the reactor, as
are the fuid phase reactants. The
catalyst and the Hud flow together
down the reactor. The reaction takes
place along the way, which establishes
a concentration gradient.
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ADVANTAGES
- Easy to regenerate catalyst
- Have plug flow characteristics
- Low catalyst handling cost
- High conversion rate
- Good selectvity
DISADVANTAGES
- Flow of solids not easy to maintamn
- Poor heat transfer characteristics
- Fluid reactant may bypass catalyst bed
- Solid distribution cifficult to maintain
- Stagnation may occur
- Attrition, break-up of catalyst pellets due to impact agamst reactor walls, may occur
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