The following paper was  presented at the 5th International Symposium on Gas Cleaning at High Temperatures, Morgantown, West Virginia, September 2002.

FF 03 08 02 "Catalytic Cracking of Gaseous Heavy Hydrocarbons by Ceramic Filters" by Steffen Heidenreich, Astrid Walch and Manfred Nacken, USF Schumacher Umwelt– und Trenntechnik GmbH, Crailsheim, Germany, et al. 2 p.
In this paper the development of ceramic filter elements with an integrated catalytic system for the decomposition of heavy hydrocarbons will be presented. The catalytic filters were tested for different operating conditions, such as filtration velocity, different hydrocarbons and inlet concentrations of the hydrocarbons. The advantages and possibilities of the newly developed filter elements will be shown by results obtained under oxidizing and reducing conditions.
IF 439 CERAMIC FILTERS, S 2991/00 BIOMASS GASIFICATION,
S 2911/01 FLUID CRACKING UNITS