Spouted bed apparatus for contacting objects with a fluid
US6936142B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC25D17/16
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A vessel for contacting a plurality of objects with a fluid. An upwardly directed stream of fluid and a portion of the objects are confined in a conduit such that the fluid stream causes the objects to flow upward from a moving bed thereof to a disengaging position from where they fall onto a distribution shield and move downward to a feed position. The vessel may be used for treating electrically conductive objects wherein the fluid is an electrolyte, an electrode is positioned to contact the moving bed, and a counterelectrode is positioned in spaced relation to the moving bed. The vessel may be fixed or portable.
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