US 7,320,778 B2
High-performance catalyst support
William A. Whittenberger, Leavittsburg, Ohio (US)
Assigned to Catacel Corp., Garrettsville, Ohio (US)
Filed on Jul. 21, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/896,302.
Prior Publication US 2006/0019827 A1, Jan. 26, 2006
Int. Cl. B01D 50/00 (2006.01); B01D 53/34 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 422—177  [422/180; 422/181] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A catalyst support comprising a plurality of monoliths arranged within a generally cylindrical pipe, each of said monoliths having an exterior region, in a vicinity of said pipe, and an interior region, each of said monoliths comprising a plurality of corrugated metal leaves, each leaf being coated with a catalyst effective to catalyze a catalytic reaction, said corrugated leaves defining a plurality of gas flow channels, some channels adapted to lead gas from the exterior region to the interior region and other channels adapted to lead gas from the interior region to the exterior region.