Monolithic postreactor

Structure for gas-phase reactions. In general, efficient deflectors at the inlet and collectors at the outlet of the reactor are needed. A monolithic postreactor seems to be mature technology that requires only a dedicated catalyst. Such a relatively cheap reactor can be installed when retrofitting the plant or designed for new plants. 

The topic monolithic postreactors has dravm much attention in industry. Table 5 shows examples of commercial applications and several applications that have been patented but as far as we know not yet implemented in practice. An example of the latter is the selective oxidation of methanol resulting in high yields at lower pressure drops. 

For many systems involving gas-phase reactants, when the pressure drop is a key parameter, monolithic reactors are state of the art, whereas for the other sectors, industrial application of monoliths, in particular in postreactors, is increasing or is the subject of intense research and... 

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