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Catalyst change-out in tubular reactors '

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<strong>in</strong> <strong>tubular</strong> <strong>reactors</strong><br />

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This operation r~uirei the emptylng<br />

of thousands of vertJcal tubes filled<br />

witil catalyrt and <strong>in</strong>erts.<br />

The operation mU$tbe carried <strong>out</strong> not<br />

only iSSquldcly 85 posslble. but also<br />

with considerabJe technlcal skilI, In<br />

order to achieve a maximum recovery<br />

of $pent catal)l$t. The catalyst, catalyst.<br />

dust and <strong>in</strong>erts do not dump freely<br />

from the tube.but need to be<br />

removed by physical ml!ans.<br />

Depend<strong>in</strong>g on the age of the c.1talyst<br />

"nd its opei"at<strong>in</strong>g h<strong>in</strong>ory. unload<strong>in</strong>g<br />

can be a time-consum<strong>in</strong>g operation.<br />

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