Reverse-flow Reactor

 

Reverse-flow reactors operate in the temporal regime and combine the functions of heat exchange and reaction in a single vessel. The periodic operation causes an effective counter-current heat exchange, without the need to install heat exchangers at the front and the back of the reactor. Reverse-flow reactors are used in dilute gas systems with a limited adiabatic temperature rise. They are used in SO2 oxidation, NOx reduction, N2O decomposition and VOC oxidation.