6-flow reactor: Catalyst testing in a multiphase-parallel packed-microreactor system

This thesis deals with the design and operation of a multiple-parallel powder-packed reactor with continuous gas and liquid flows for kinetic tests. The reactor design is discussed in detail. Subsequently, axial dispersion in a multiphase packed microreactor is treated. Also, it is described how to minimise segregation during the loading of a catalyst-diluent powder mixture in these reactors.The kinetic tests, used as validation reaction, are hydrotreatment reactions to make fuels more environmentally friendly.Catalysis EngineeringApplied Science