BASF Catalysts

Technical Bulletin

R 0-20 Bed Loading

Bed support and hold-down illustration

Figure 1

Inert support balls,

Norton Denstone or
equivalent (see Fig. 2)

Catalyst R 0-20

Inert support balls,

Norton Denstone or
equivalent (see Fig. 3)

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Technical Bulletin

R 0-20 Bed Loading

Bed support and hold-down illustration (continued)

Figure 2. Bed hold-down detail

150 mm of 25mm balls

TOP OF CATALYST
floating screen (optional)

Figure 3. Bed support detail

floating screen (optional)

CATALYST

75 mm of 6mm balls

75 mm of 12mm balls

Bottom head filled with

25mm balls, up to 50-75 mm
above the tangent line

Johnson Vee-wire screen with solid top plate

and 0.5mm slot opening, sized to provide at
least the same open area as the exit nozzle.

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