http://www.denstone.com/rss/currentnewsrss.aspxCurrent Newsen-US5Saint-Gobain.comhttp://www.denstone.com/news_detail.aspx?id=256198http://www.denstone.com/news_detail.aspx?id=256198Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:55:34 GMTSaint-Gobain NorPro Launches New Fixed Bed Catalyst MediaSaint-Gobain NorPro is proud to launch two new products for fixed bed catalyst applications.   We continue to provide the widest range of catalyst carriers, ceramic bed supports, bed topping and guard bed media in the industry.  MacroTrap® XPore 80 Guard Bed MediaSaint-Gobain NorPro's guard bed technology removes scale and organic iron.  Use of MacroTrap® media leads to improved pressure drop stability when processing iron contaminant feeds.  MacroTrap XPore 80 is the latest innovation of guard bed media protection.  The "XPore 80" naming indicates that macropores account for ~80% of total pore volume.  This is significant as it permits filtering an extended range of particulate contaminant sizes. Macropores trap larger particulate matterMicropores trap smaller particulatesTortuous path improves trapping performance of contaminantsRetains high strength and low attrition » View MacroTrap® XPore 80 guard bed media data sheet (.pdf)   Next Generation Bed (NGBT) MediaSaint-Gobain is an industry leader in developing ceramic media that optimize reactor performance.  Our newest advancement in bed topping media is the Next Generation Bed Topping (NGBT) media -- engineered for use as a hold-down media at the top of graded reactor beds. The NGBT media's shape offers substantial gains in void fraction and surface area when compared to conventional sphere-shaped media, Raschig rings or other competing media.   » View Next Generation Bed Topping (NGBT) Media data sheet (.pdf)