Circulation of gas/liquid mixtures
US4183787A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 1997 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W10/10
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and apparatus for continuously circulating a mixture comprising a liquid and a gas around a system comprising a riser and a downcomer and a gas disengagement section in which liquid flows downwardly at a velocity which does not exceed 0.2 meters per second and is being injected into a lower section of the riser. The method and apparatus are particularly useful for conducting aerobic fermentations.
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