Multi-channel distillation column packing

A column packing for a distillation apparatus, the column packing comprising:

• a first open end opposite a second open end:
• a central channel;
• a plurality of perimeter channels;
• and
• a body extending along a central axis between an upper end opposite a lower end, the body formed of polymeric material and comprising:
• an outer wall extending substantially parallel to the central axis between the first and second open ends of the body;
• an inner wall circumscribed by the outer wall and extending substantially parallel to the central axis between the first and second open ends of the body;
• and
• a plurality of rib elements connecting the inner wall to the outer wall;
• wherein the central axis intersects both the first and second open ends, the central channel extending parallel to the central axis and the central channel circumscribed by the inner wall;
• and the plurality of perimeter channels extending parallel to the central axis, each of the plurality of perimeter channels defined by at least a portion of the inner wall, at least a portion of the outer wall, and at least two the plurality of rib elements.