Porous stainless steel filter tubes for catalyst recovery is a cylindrical filtration device manufactured from sintered stainless steel powder, creating a rigid structure with interconnected micropores. These tubes function as precision sieves, trapping contaminants while allowing fluids or gases to pass through uniformly across their surface‌.

Porous stainless steel filter tubes for catalyst recovery are specialized filtration components designed to aid in the recovery and separation of catalyst particles in various industrial processes. These filter tubes are constructed from 316L stainless steel with a porous structure that allows for the efficient filtration of fluids while capturing and retaining catalyst particles.

Products Specifications

Material: 316L
Pore size: 40 microns
Diameter: 30mm
Length: 500mm
Technique: Sintering

Products Features

High-Temperature Resilience‌: Withstands temperatures without structural degradation, enabling recovery from exothermic reactions like hydrogenation or polymerization‌.

Chemical Inertness‌: Resists acidic/alkaline media, protecting catalysts during processes involving HCl, NaOH, or organic solvents‌.

Mechanical Stability‌: Maintains pore integrity under specific pressure and cyclic stress during backflushing regeneration‌.

The principle of using porous stainless steel filter tubes for catalyst recovery

Input of Slurry: The process starts as the solution containing used catalyst enters via the slurry inlet.

Filtration Process: During filtration, catalyst particles accumulate on the filter while contaminants of a specific size are trapped on the outer surface. Purified fluid passes through the inner core and exits via the outlet.

Pressure Monitoring: As time progresses, the trapped particles lead to a gradual rise in pressure.

Automated Cleaning: Upon reaching a predetermined pressure threshold, an automated cleaning cycle is activated. This cycle involves opening the drain valve and initiating a backwash procedure.

Backwash Methods: Various methods such as compressed air, nitrogen, gas, solvents, or steam can be employed for backwashing based on the application, effectively dislodging the collected particles.

Catalyst Retrieval: Following the cleaning cycle, the retrieved catalyst is either gathered through a dedicated drain valve or reintroduced directly into the reaction vessel for reuse.