DURANIT® INERT BALLS / CATALYST SUPPORT For decades, VF has supplied DURANIT® Inert Balls worldwide to renowned licensers and end customers for processes in the chemical and petrochemical industries, as well as supporting and covering layers for catalysts and contact masses in other industrial sectors. DURANIT® X00, an upgrade of the well-known and since decades successful URANIT®- quality is characterized by an unprecedented high level of ope rational raliabilty. Compressive strength for the 1” size is well beyond 1,000 kg, offering the system operator unsurpassed operational safety. Another advantage of DURANIT® X500 grade ists very low level of water absorption. Naturally, DURANIT® X500 grade is free of any catalyst toxins, in the same way as our proven original DURANIT® grade. Both types are therefore exceptionally well 8 FF suited for use in the most varied applications. In addition to DURANIT® Inert Balls, we also produce other shapes such as solid cylinders, hollow cylinders and prisms as supporting ‘and covering layers for contact ‘masses in reactors. The processes in which catalyst ‘supports are used in accordance with international specifications ‘encompass the entire spectrum of thermal or catalytic mass conversion: © Alkylation © Dehydrogenation © Desuturization Catalytic eracking Catalytic conversion Catalytic oxidation Catalytic reforming Hydrofning Isomerisation Powerforming ‘Thermal cracking ‘And other processes After filing the reactor, the catalyst supports take up the weight ofthe catalyst bed and are subjected to reaction conditions. The catalyst supports must not tigger any ‘changes in the process. In order to ensure that the upper smaller balls ‘or materials do not "trickle through’ the layer of larger balls directly below, the nominal size ratio between "lager’ and ‘smaller’ balls i, a8 2 rule, between 2:1 and 4:1 All VEF ball grades are suitable for a sudden release of high pressure at higher temperatures. For this reason, VFF only uses selected raw ‘materials from their own sources, For the production of all the DURANIT® inert Balls VFF uses the ‘most modern computer-contrlled production methods and conducts regular, stringent quality inspections.Pay Pry Renner ah Materials are available in each ccase based on the application, for example the DURANIT® grade as well as various special bodies with high ALO, content, VEF covers: ‘nominal sizes of 1/8" through 3” for catalyst supports. Of course, DURANIT® Inert Balls and other shapes can be utilized for other applications, such asin high smperatuefitration for the separa- n of sold or liquid particles from hot exhaust gases. Oona a DURANIT® Porcelain-Inert Balls Prone ener Brochure ,DURANIT™ The brochure can be downloaded under www.vff.com or requested at VF! VFF 8DURANIT® INERT BALLS / CATALYST SUPPORT Physical-chemical properties ‘Average inert Ball values % max, 89 max, 89 max? max, 0,2 hos % min. 20 min. 20 rin. 90 98 Fes + TiO, % max. max. 4 smax.2 max. KO + NaxO_ % max. max, 4 max. 05 max. 04 (Ca0 + MgO % max, 1 max, 1 max, 05 max, 0,2 Roundness ddmax / din <125 < 125 <125 <105 Void Space % 40-45 40-45 40-45 40-45 ‘Compressive Strength kg Exceeds allinterational specifications Materal Density gem 22-25 22-28 30-34 30-36 Water absorption % <3 < 0.25 2-6 2-7 BET-surface mfg 4,6,8, 10, 15, 25, 35, 50, 80 mm Cylindrical Ring Pall®-Ring Novaloxt-Saddle Bor-Saddle Special shapes ete en Cylindrical Ring: the simplest packing shape Lower pressure drop than Novalox®-Saddle, more extensive manufacturing process than Novalox® Saddle Approved for years, very efiient packing material; applicable forall separation processes; very good price / performance ratio Higher mass transfer performance than Novalox®-Saddle, more advantageous geometry than Novalox®-Sadle Upon request and in coordination withthe VEF customer VFF 13RANDOM PACKINGS MADE OF CERAMIC AND TRANSITIONAL GRID LININGS Physical properties Description Nominal size. ‘Spec. weight ‘Spec. surface Free volume. 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