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Saint-Gobain Accu®
Spheres Technology Fulfills
Industry's Growing Demand for Small Diameter
Spherical Catalyst Carriers
Saint-Gobain NorPro is a leading global supplier of custom
catalyst carriers and bed support media, including the wellknown
Denstone® brand of support media, MacroTrap® guard
bed media, Aludur® and Proware™ ceramic materials.
Saint-Gobain NorPro's latest development is a catalyst carrier
branded as Accu® spheres. Accu® spheres are " microsized " ,
sphere-shaped carriers that meet the industry's growing
demand for small diameter spherical catalyst systems.
Accu® spheres small size (0.3mm to 4.0mm) provides
high geometric surface area, uniform packing and even
flow distribution. Accu®spheres are equally adept for use in
fixed bed reactor as well as slurry or moving bed reactors,
especially where coking and constant catalyst regeneration is
required. The size of the carrier may be optimized to balance
pressure drop and external geometric surface area, while the
internal surface area and porosity are tailored to improve the
performance of a specific catalyst and chemical reaction.
Accu® spheres carriers have been implemented to date
in numerous industries including chemical, petrochemical,
refining and biofuels.
For more information on Accu® spheres or to request a
sample, visit:
https://www.norpro.saint-gobain.com/
catalyst-carrier/shapes/accu-spheres.
Saint-Gobain NorPro's proprietary Accu® sphere
technology allows for highly-uniformed micro-sized
catalyst carrier spheres that can be utilized in a variety of
complex environments to optimize catalytic reactions.
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