Structured packing bed for high pressure mass transfer and/or heat exchange applications

A structured packing bed for a column for at least one of mass transfer and heat exchange between a first fluid phase and a second fluid phase, the structured packing bed comprising:

• at least two layers that are stacked vertically above each other,
• at least two of the at least two layers each comprising at least one structured cross-channel packing element having a specific surface area of 60 to 500 m2/m3 and a height of 50 to less than 150 mm,
• at least 50% of the at least one structured cross-channel packing element being a block,
• each block comprising a plurality of sheets with periodic deformations, the sheets being arranged in a longitudinal direction parallel and in touching contact with each other such that an open space extending from one end to an opposite end of the sheets is provided between them, the open space being defined by the periodic deformations,
• adjacent sheets being oriented such that the periodic deformations of the adjacent sheets intersect in crisscross fashion with each other, and
• at least one of the at least one structured cross-channel packing element of a layer being rotated with regard to at least one of the at least one structured cross-channel packing element of an adjacent layer by 70 to 110°.