Appeal 2006-2359
Application 09/931,177
Claims 1, 3 through 10, and 25 through 35 on appeal define a heat
exchanger-type reactor having catalysts. Details of the catalytic reactor are
set forth in representative independent claims 1, 32, and 34 which read as
follows:
1. A reactor for performing a heat-conditioned catalytic reaction in a
process fluid, said reactor comprising: plates that are arranged parallel to
one another at a distance and that form flat channels with lateral boundary
areas that face one another, wherein a portion of said channels contain a
solid catalyst and carry a process fluid, and another portion of said channels
carry a heat transfer medium in indirect heat contact with the process fluid,
wherein said plates are flat or are provided with grooves or ribs and are
coated at least partially with a catalyst on the surface that faces the process
fluid, and
wherein said lateral boundary areas are jacket pieces, which form a
pressure-resistant cuboid block with said channels, plates, and with
collectors for the process fluid and for the heat transfer medium, and said
reactor is capable of operating at process fluid and heat transfer medium
pressures of more than 25 bar.
32. A reactor for performing a heat-conditioned catalytic reaction in a
process fluid, said reactor comprising: plates that are arranged parallel to one
another at a distance and that form flat channels with lateral boundary areas
that face one another, wherein a portion of said channels contain a solid
catalyst and carry a process fluid, and another portion of said channels carry
a heat transfer medium in indirect heat contact with the process fluid,
wherein said lateral boundary areas are jacket pieces, which form a pressure-
resistant cuboid block with said channels, plates, and with collectors for the
process fluid and for the heat transfer medium, and
said reactor is capable of operating at process fluid and heat transfer
medium pressures of more than 25 bar.
34. A reactor for performing a heat-conditioned catalytic reaction in a
process fluid, said reactor comprising: plates that are arranged parallel to one
another at a distance and that form flat channels with lateral boundary areas
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