Berty reactor

A Berty reactor is a chemical reactor developed by Jozsef M. Berty for the kinetic studies of heterogeneous catalytic reactions.

Structure and use

Berty reactors are gradient-free reactors. Gas circulates over a stationary catalyst bed using a paddle fan. The reactor has a low gas to catalyst volume ratio.

The reactor can be used for kinetic studies at high temperatures and pressures. By varying the gas velocity, parameters such as the determination of the rate-determining step , the catalyst activity or the catalyst deactivation can be examined. The Berty reactor is usually for investigation heterogenkatalysierter gas reaction, such as the ethylene - oxidation used.

Individual evidence

^ JM Berty: Testing Commercial Catalysts in Recycle Reactors. In: Catalysis Reviews. 20, 1979, pp. 75-96, doi : 10.1080 / 03602457908065106 .
↑ CO Bennett, MB Cutlip, CC Yang: Grandientless reactors and transient methods in heterogeneous catalysis. In: Chemical Engineering Science. 27, 1972, pp. 2255-2264, doi : 10.1016 / 0009-2509 (72) 85103-0 .
↑ MA Al-Saleh, MS Al-Ahmadi, MA Shalabi: Kinetic study of ethylene oxidation in a Berty reactor. In: The Chemical Engineering Journal. 37, 1988, pp. 35-41, doi : 10.1016 / 0300-9467 (88) 80004-2 .

[1] JM Berty: Testing Commercial Catalysts in Recycle Reactors. In: Catalysis Reviews. 20, 1979, pp. 75-96, doi : 10.1080 / 03602457908065106 .

[2] CO Bennett, MB Cutlip, CC Yang: Grandientless reactors and transient methods in heterogeneous catalysis. In: Chemical Engineering Science. 27, 1972, pp. 2255-2264, doi : 10.1016 / 0009-2509 (72) 85103-0 .

[3] MA Al-Saleh, MS Al-Ahmadi, MA Shalabi: Kinetic study of ethylene oxidation in a Berty reactor. In: The Chemical Engineering Journal. 37, 1988, pp. 35-41, doi : 10.1016 / 0300-9467 (88) 80004-2 .