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Apparatus for contacting liquid and gaseous reactants

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-12-06
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Granted: 1966-01-18
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Expires: 1980-12-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Wolfrom Ulrich

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 17:38
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01F; B01F23/00; B01F23/20; B01F23/23; B01F23/232; B01F23/2323; B01F23/234; B01F23/2341; B01F23/23412; B01F23/2366; B01F23/2368; B01F35/00; B01F35/90; B01F35/92

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 133 words
APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY CONTACTING A GAS AND A LIQUID IN PREDETERMINED PROPORTIONS COMPRISING A VESSEL CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL OPEN ENDED REACTION TUBES, A PAIR OF SPACED BULKHEADS THROUGH WHICH THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE TUBES EXTND FOR SUPPORTING SAID TUBES AND FOR DIVIDING SAID VESSEL INTO AN UPPER, AN INTERMEDIATE, AND A LOWER CHAMBER, CLSURE MEANS FOR THE LOWER ENDS OF EACH SAID TUBES CONTAINING A RESTRICTED ORIFICE THROUGH WHICH THE INTERIOR OF SAID TUBES COMMUNICATES WITH SAID LOWER CHAMBER, MEANS FOR INTRODUCING SAID GAS UNDER PRESSURE INTO SAID LOWER CHAMBER FOR FLOW THROUGH SAID RESTRICTED ORIFICES INTO SAID REACTION TUBES, RESERVOIR MEANS IN SAID UPPER CHAMBER FOR HOLDING LIQUID, SAID RESERVOIR MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF ORIFICES IN ITS BOTTOM FOR DISPENSING LIQUID AT A UNIFORM RATE, A PLURALITY
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 133 words
APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY CONTACTING A GAS AND A LIQUID IN PREDETERMINED PROPORTIONS COMPRISING A VESSEL CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL OPEN ENDED REACTION TUBES, A PAIR OF SPACED BULKHEADS THROUGH WHICH THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE TUBES EXTND FOR SUPPORTING SAID TUBES AND FOR DIVIDING SAID VESSEL INTO AN UPPER, AN INTERMEDIATE, AND A LOWER CHAMBER, CLSURE MEANS FOR THE LOWER ENDS OF EACH SAID TUBES CONTAINING A RESTRICTED ORIFICE THROUGH WHICH THE INTERIOR OF SAID TUBES COMMUNICATES WITH SAID LOWER CHAMBER, MEANS FOR INTRODUCING SAID GAS UNDER PRESSURE INTO SAID LOWER CHAMBER FOR FLOW THROUGH SAID RESTRICTED ORIFICES INTO SAID REACTION TUBES, RESERVOIR MEANS IN SAID UPPER CHAMBER FOR HOLDING LIQUID, SAID RESERVOIR MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF ORIFICES IN ITS BOTTOM FOR DISPENSING LIQUID AT A UNIFORM RATE, A PLURALITY

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