ABSTRACT
Monolithic reactors (MRs) have found many applications in combustion and environmental processes. A monolithic reactor consists of one or several stacked pieces of catalyst containing a large number of narrow, parallel channels. The wall acts as a catalyst support and may be porous itself or coated with a thin layer of a porous material called a washcoat. The catalytically active species are typically deposited as a thin layer in this washcoat. A key advantage of this reactor is that it allows a large catalytic surface to be exposed to a large volumetric gas flow with a minimum of pressure drop.
