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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2009
David James Birdsall, Stockton-on-Tees, GB;
Mileta Babovic, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;
Mikael Per Uno Carlsson, Stockton-on-Tees, GB;
Samuel Arthur French, Neasham, GB;
Michiel Nijemeisland, Darlington, GB;
William Maurice Sengelow, Billingham, GB;
Edmund Hugh Stitt, Billingham, GB;
David James Birdsall, Stockton-on-Tees, GB;
Mileta Babovic, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;
Mikael Per Uno Carlsson, Stockton-on-Tees, GB;
Samuel Arthur French, Neasham, GB;
Michiel Nijemeisland, Darlington, GB;
William Maurice Sengelow, Billingham, GB;
Edmund Hugh Stitt, Billingham, GB;
Johnson Matthey PLC, London, GB;
Abstract
A catalyst unit is described in the form of a cylinder having a length C and diameter D, which has one or more holes extending therethrough, wherein said cylinder has domed ends of lengths A and B, such that (A+B+C)/D is in the range 0.50 to 2.00, and (A+B)/C is in the range 0.40 to 5.00. The catalyst or catalyst unit preferably has one or more flutes miming along its length. The catalyst may be used particularly in steam reforming reactors.