Analisi sperimentale e modellazione di riempimenti catalitici strutturati di nuova generazione per processi di separazione reattiva

The final goal of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding and development of multifunctional reactor technologies. The present investigation is focused on the fluid dynamics of the new catalytic structured packing Katapak-SP developed by Sulzer Chemtech, which combines the advantages of fixed catalytic bed reactors and structured separation internals. The application field of these heterogeneous reactive internals is continuously spreading because reactive separation is demonstrating to be an advantageous feasible alternative to traditional systems for an increasing number of processes.