Extraction tower
US9687755B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J19/32
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An extraction tower includes a housing defining a light phase outlet at a top thereof, a heavy phase inlet at an upper portion thereof, a light phase inlet at a lower portion thereof and a heavy phase outlet at a bottom thereof; a heavy phase distributor disposed in the housing and communicated with the heavy phase inlet; a light phase distributor disposed in the housing and communicated with the light phase inlet; a packing layer disposed in the housing and located between the heavy phase distributor and the light phase distributor; and at least one layer of vertical plates disposed in at least one of the packing layers, each layer of the vertical plates comprising at least two vertical plates parallel or cross to each other, each vertical plate disposed in an axial direction.
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