Packed bed reactors can be used in chemical reactions in chemical industries. These reactors are tubular and are filled with solid catalyst particles, most often used to catalyze gas reactions. The chemical reaction takes place on the surface of the catalyst.

What is packed bed reactor used for?

Packed bed reactors are very versatile and are used in many chemical processing applications such as absorption, distillation, stripping, separation processes, and catalytic reactions. Across the diverse applications in which they are used, the physical dimensions of the beds can vary greatly.

What is a packed bed bioreactor?

Packed-bed bioreactors are tubular types of reactors which are packed with immobilized enzyme or microbial cells as biocatalysts. Different techniques such as encapsulation, cross-linking, covalent bonding, and adsorption are generally used for immobilization purposes.