Catalytic distillation machine
AssigneeChemical Research & Licensing Company
InventorDennis Hearn
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Abstract
A catalytic distillation structure comprising a tube of open mesh wire containing particulate catalyst and sealed on each end along seams at 15.degree. to 90.degree. relative to each other.
Claims10
A catalytic distillation structure for use in packed beds having low pressure drop therethrough comprising a flexible, semi-rigid open mesh tubular material filled with a particulate catalytic material, said tubular material having two ends and having a length in the range from about one-half to two times the diameter of said tubular material, a first end being sealed together along a first axis to form a first seam and a second end being sealed together along a second axis to form a second seam wherein the plane of the first seam along the axis of said tubular material and the plane of the second seam along the axis of said tubular material bisect each other at an angle of from about 15.degree. to 90.degree..
An array of a plurality of catalytic distillation structures each comprising a flexible, semi-rigid open mesh tubular material filled with a particulate catalytic material, said tubular material having two ends and having a length in the range from about one-half to two times the diameter of said tubular material, a first end being sealed together along a first axis to form a first seam and a second end being sealed together along a second axis to form a second seam wherein the plane of the first seam along the axis of said tubular material and the plane of the second seam along the axis of said tubular material bisect each other at an angle of from about 15.degree. to 9.degree..
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