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Device for mixing and distributing a gas and a liquid upstream from a granular bed

US7500658B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 15, 2006
Grant dateMar 10, 2009
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10G49/002
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for mixing and distributing a gas and a liquid, arranged upstream from a granular bed. The device includes a substantially horizontal lower plate, said lower plate being equipped with a plurality of risers evenly distributed over the surface of said plate, each riser having an upper part and a lower end communicating with the underside of said plate, the upper part of the risers being provided with at least one lateral orifice. A substantially horizontal upper plate is provided above which the gas and the liquid are supplied, wherein said upper plate rests on risers extending upwardly from the lower plate.

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