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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2015
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Rene Georges Ernst Barthel, Amsterdam, NL;
Maria Johanna Wilhelmina Van Wieringen, Amsterdam, NL;
Leonardus Maria Van Der Sman, Amsterdam, NL;
László Domokos, Amsterdam, NL;
SHELL OIL COMPANY, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A die is provided for extruding elongate particles suitable for use in catalysis. The die comprises a plurality of channels extending from an inlet to an outlet. From the inlet to the outlet each channel comprises a first section with a helical bore with a non-circular cross-section, and a second section with a cylindrical bore. The cylindrical bore of the second section which has a diameter equal or greater than that of the first section. The second section is at least twice as long as a diameter of the first section.