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Device and method for transporting catalyst to a reactor vessel

  • US 8,061,524 B2
  • Filed: 10/09/2008
  • Issued: 11/22/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for transporting catalyst particles to a chemical reactor having at least one vertical tube with a top and a bottom, said vertical tube being supported by a top tube sheet, comprising the steps of:

  • providing a plurality of pouches, each containing a plurality of catalyst particles;

    arranging said pouches at intervals along a belt; and

    using drive means to drive said belt along a predetermined fixed path to transport the pouches from a low elevation to an elevation above the top of the vertical tube.

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