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Device for mixing and distributing a gas phase and a liquid phase supplied to a granular bed

US7182922B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 2, 2004
Grant dateFeb 27, 2007
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01J8/0492
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

For mixing and distributing a gas phase and a liquid phase over a granular bed, employing an annular peripheral zone inside a reactor via which liquid is introduced and which acts as a buffer zone against fluctuations in the flow of the liquid phase. The device is applicable to catalytic bed chemical reactors especially for the hydrotreatment of hydrocarbons.

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