Method and equipment for feeding two gases into and out of a multi-channel monolithic structure

A method for mass and/or heat transfer between two gases, the method comprising feeding the two gases to one or more monolith systems which includes a multi-channel monolith structure defining a plurality of channels, each of said channels having at least one joint wall for the two gases;

• a first manifold head sealingly connected to a first end of said multi-channel monolith structure, said first manifold head including a plurality of dividing plates arranged such that they form adjacent plenum gaps between adjacent ones of the dividing plates;
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• a second manifold head sealingly connected to a second end of said multi-channel monolith structure, said second manifold head including a plurality of dividing plates arranged such that they form adjacent plenum gaps between adjacent ones of the dividing plates;
• wherein the dividing plates of the first and second manifold heads are connected to the channel walls in said monolith structure,
• wherein the distance between the dividing plates corresponds to the size of the channels in said monolith structure,
• wherein the channels communicate with the adjacent plenum gaps so that the two gases are kept separated by the dividing plates in said first and second manifold heads and each of the plenum gaps receives only one of the two gases.

A plant for manufacturing a chemical composition including one or more monolith systems comprising:

• a multi-channel monolith structure defining a plurality of channels, each of said channels having at least one joint wall for two gases;
• and
• a manifold head sealingly connected to an end of said multi-channel monolith structure, said manifold head including a plurality of dividing plates arranged such that they form adjacent plenum gaps between adjacent ones of the dividing plates,
• wherein said dividing plates are connected to the channel walls in the monolith structure,
• wherein the distance between the dividing plates corresponds to the size of the channels in said monolith structure, and
• wherein the channels communicate with the adjacent plenum gaps so that the two gases are kept separated from each other by the dividing plates in said manifold head and each of the plenum gaps receives only one of the two gases.