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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2004
Applicants:
Paul Michael Mcallister, Houston, TX (US);
Alouisius Nicolaas Renee Bos, Amsterdam, NL;
Michael Alan Richard, Houston, TX (US);
Dominicus Maria Rekers, The Hague, NL;
Inventors:
Paul Michael McAllister, Houston, TX (US);
Alouisius Nicolaas Renee Bos, Amsterdam, NL;
Michael Alan Richard, Houston, TX (US);
Dominicus Maria Rekers, The Hague, NL;
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/02 (2006.01); B01J 35/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A reactor system for the oxidation of ethylene to ethylene oxide. The reactor system includes a reactor tube that contains a packed bed of shaped support material that can include a catalytic component. The shaped support material has a hollow cylinder geometric configuration. The reactor system has specific combinations of reactor tube and catalyst system geometries.