Technology Unit

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Guard Bed
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UPM Hydroprocessing
Short Name
Guard Bed
Description
The fresh feed 1 is combined with a heavy fraction 12 recirculated from the fractionation 8. The feed is mixed with hydrogen and directed to the guard bed phase of the reactor system 5 . The guard bed phase comprises bed(s) with active catalyst(s) for removal of harmful compounds such as metals and phosphorus. One or more of the guard beds may comprise a catalyst bed in which HDW catalyst is mixed with HDO catalyst. The harmful compounds are retained in the guard bed(s).
Link
https://patents.google.com/patent/US10240095B2/fi
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UserPic  Kokel, Nicolas
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8/5/2022 3:56 AM
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8/4/2022 3:56 PM
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