US Patent Issued to UOP on March 25 for "Processes for changing catalytic activity in a radial flow reforming reactor, and a radial flow reforming reactor with a modified catalytic activity" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,575, issued on March 25, was assigned to UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.).

"Processes for changing catalytic activity in a radial flow reforming reactor, and a radial flow reforming reactor with a modified catalytic activity" was invented by Guy B. Woodle (Mount Prospect, Ill.) and Fariha Avais (Mount Prospect, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fixed bed, radial flow reforming reactor having an inner catalyst zone between an inlet fluid zone and an outlet fluid zone. The catalyst zone is separated into two concentric, annular zones, a first annular zone having a first solid particle material having a first catalytic activity for refo...