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Patent Pending – AFS Packing Arrangement

Patent Pending – AFS Packing Arrangement

UNICAT Catalyst Technologies, LLC is an innovative catalyst and process technology partner that collaborates with businesses to find effective solutions to increase efficiency and sustainability. Our technical expertise is demonstrated through high-quality, award-winning solutions and continuous investment in product development. 

We are pleased to announce that we now have a Patent Pending on our AFS (Advanced Filtration System) Packing Arrangement. This optimizes the packing and flow dynamics to significantly increase particulate filtration capacity..

In the past year we have been awarded patents on our Magcat Textured Sphere for our unique texturing and manufacturing process. These patents not only validate our innovative prowess but also serve as indispensable shields, fortifying our ability to bring groundbreaking inventions to life whilst safeguarding our capacity to pioneer these new technologies.

At the core of our mission are our partners and ongoing investment in innovation. Customers not yet leveraging the superior filtration capabilities of AFS continue to experience shutdowns of hydrotreating process units due to catalyst bed pressure drop caused by suboptimal particulate filtering. In response, we developed a unique AFS design as well as optimized packing solutions to meet these challenges and extend catalyst bed life cycles capitalizing on the valuable catalytic activity remaining.

To further support our customers in finding optimized solutions, we have continued to innovate AFS. Our advancements have optimized particulate capture properties delivering a further 50% increase in catalyst bed lifetime, using proprietary CFD flow and filter modelling software to optimise the bed layering design as well as minimize start of run pressure drop.

Customers who continue to struggle with premature catalyst bed shutdown due to particulate fouling and resulting pressure drop should consider partnering with UNICAT. We have the expertise and tools to model customized solutions for reactor systems and accurately predict the significant improvement in bed lifetime by switching to AFS. Customers who have made the switch have increased their profitability and process sustainability.

Please reach out to our regional technical sales team for your free performance optimisation review.

Americas – sales@unicatcatalyst.com

EMEA – sales.international@unicatcatalyst.com

Asia/India – info@unicatcatalyst.com