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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. BACK TO PREVIOUS MENU ) PAGE 1 OF 4 -& REACTORS: MOVING-BED 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. PAGE 2 OF 4 [Next REACTORS: MOVING- BED 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 BACK TO PREVIOUS MENU)

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