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Column contact apparatus and method for operating the same

US9132392B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 2011
Grant dateSep 15, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01J2219/32466
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention is a column contact apparatus for contacting gas with liquid in an upflow in a column container, containing two or more stages of honeycomb structural bodies in the column container in a vertical direction, a space portion formed between the respective stages of the honeycomb structural bodies and a flow-aligning portion as back-flow prevention means provided in the space portion between the respective stages such that the flow-aligning portion is not brought into contact with the honeycomb structural bodies, the flow-aligning portion including a plurality of holes with hole diameters of 0.5 mm to 8 mm.

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