Inert Ceramic Ball Support Media

Definition: Inert ceramic balls are small spherical support media made from various ceramic materials, typically oxides, nitrides, or carbides. They are characterized by their high strength, hardness, and excellent wear and corrosion resistance. In industrial applications, they serve as support and covering materials and are widely used in industries such as petroleum, chemical engineering, fertilizers, natural gas, and environmental protection.
Characteristics:
High strength: It can withstand the high pressure and high temperature environment inside the reactor without easily breaking or deforming. For example, in the hydrogenation reactor of petrochemical industry, it can bear the high pressure brought by hydrogen and other media.
High chemical stability: It has strong resistance to acids, alkalis, salts and other chemical substances, and can maintain its original performance in highly corrosive environments. It can be used in various acid-base catalytic reaction environments.
Good thermal stability: It can withstand sudden temperature changes without cracking or deforming, and can adapt to temperature fluctuations during the production process. For example, it can stably function in the high-temperature and high-pressure reaction of fertilizer production.
Low water absorption: The surface is smooth, the density is uniform, and it is not easy to absorb water. It can maintain long-term stability and reliability during use.

Function
Supporting the catalyst: As a support material for the catalyst inside the reactor, it fixes the catalyst particles in a certain position, preventing them from moving, accumulating or being lost during the reaction process. This ensures that the catalyst can uniformly contact the reaction medium, improving the efficiency and stability of the catalytic reaction.
Buffering impact: It buffers the impact of liquids and gases entering the reactor on the catalyst, reducing the erosion and wear of the catalyst by the fluid, and extending the service life of the catalyst.
Improving distribution: It improves the distribution of liquids and gases inside the reactor, allowing the reaction medium to pass through the catalyst bed more evenly, enhancing the uniformity and conversion rate of the reaction, and avoiding problems such as local overheating or incomplete reaction.
Increasing distribution points: It increases the distribution points of gases or liquids, allowing the reaction materials to disperse better and fully contact the catalyst, which is conducive to increasing the reaction rate and the completeness of the reaction.
Application fields
Petroleum and chemical industry: Widely used in various reactors such as hydrogenation reactors and reforming reactors, it supports and protects the catalysts, ensuring the efficient and stable operation of the reactions.
Environmental protection field: As a filler or support material, it is used in wastewater treatment and air purification equipment, such as in the biological filters of wastewater treatment, where it can support microbial membranes and improve the wastewater treatment effect.
Natural gas processing: In natural gas processing equipment, it serves as a catalyst carrier or support material, helping to enhance the processing efficiency of natural gas, such as in the desulfurization and decarbonization processes of natural gas.
Fertilizer production: It is used in the production processes of synthetic ammonia and urea in fertilizers, supporting the catalysts in high-temperature and high-pressure reaction environments to ensure the smooth progress of the fertilizer production process.