Improvements in or related to catalyst carriers for tubular reactors

Abstract

A catalyst carrier (1) for insertion into a reactor tube of a tubular reactor, the catalyst carrier (1) comprising an outer container (10) and a removable basket (30) for containing the catalyst (50). The outer container (10) comprises a side wall (11), a base (12), and a removable lid (13). The side wall (11) and the base (12) define a receptacle (14) that can be closed and opened by coupling and uncoupling the removable lid (13). The removable basket (30) can be inserted into and removed from the receptacle (14) when the removable lid (13) is uncoupled.