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Reactor column
Assignee: Munters Corp
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Filing: 1981-01-08
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Granted: 1981-12-01
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Expires: 2001-01-08
Abstract
Abstract A reactor column is disclosed which consists of a plurality of blocks of contact body material formed of cross-corrugated sheets, with the blocks being stacked one upon the other in superimposed relation to define a column having sides and upper and lower ends. A plastic film is wrapped about the sides of the column and tightly engaged therewith to form a self-supporting reactor column suitable for use in distillation processes.
Inventors
- 👤 Sheldon F. Roe, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 10:59
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J19/00; B01J19/32; B01D; B01D3/00; B01D3/009; B01J2219/00; B01J2219/32; B01J2219/322; B01J2219/32203; B01J2219/3221; B01J2219/32213; B01J2219/3222; B01J2219/32224; B01J2219/32227; B01J2219/324; B01J2219/32408; B01J2219/32441; B01J2219/32483; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/72
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A reactor column comprising a plurality of blocks of contact body material positioned in superimposed stacked relationship with each of said blocks formed of a plurality of corrugated sheets of material wherein all of the corrugations of each sheet are disposed at an angle to the horizontal and extend continuously in substantially straight lines from one edge of the sheets to another edge thereof with the corrugations in alternate sheets crossing the corrugations in the sheets disposed between the alternate sheets; and a plastic film wrapped about and tightly engaged with said blocks to form a self-supporting reactor column.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
A reactor column comprising a plurality of blocks of contact body material positioned in superimposed stacked relationship with each of said blocks formed of a plurality of corrugated sheets of material wherein all of the corrugations of each sheet are disposed at an angle to the horizontal and extend continuously in substantially straight lines from one edge of the sheets to another edge thereof with the corrugations in alternate sheets crossing the corrugations in the sheets disposed between the alternate sheets; and a plastic film wrapped about and tightly engaged with said blocks to form a self-supporting reactor column.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A reactor column as defined in claim 1 wherein said plastic wrap is spirally wound about said stack of blocks.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A reactor column as defined in claim 1 wherein said spirally wound wrap has a plurality of convolutions with adjacent convolutions slightly overlapping.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A reactor column as defined in claim 3 wherein said convolutions are adhered to each other at said overlappings.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A reactor column as defined in claim 1 wherein said plastic wrap is adhesively secured to said blocks.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A reactor column as defined in claim 1 wherein said plastic wrap is heat shrunk about said stack.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A reactor column as defined in claim 1 wherein said sheets of said blocks and said wrap are formed of Noryl 265 plastic.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A reactor column as defined in claim 1 wherein said plastic wrap is extruded directly on the surfaces of said blocks.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A reactor column as defined in claim 8 including liquid impervious liquid distribution rings between adjacent blocks of said contact body material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A reactor column as defined in claim 1 wherein adjacent blocks in said stack are positioned with the sheets therein at right angles to each other.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
58 words
A reactor column comprising a plurality of blocks of contact body material formed of cross corrugated sheets stacked one upon another in superimposed relation to define a column having sides and upper and lower ends; and a plastic film wrapped about the sides of said column and tightly engaged with said blocks to form a self-supporting distillation column.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
58 words
A reactor column comprising a plurality of blocks of contact body material formed of cross corrugated sheets stacked one upon another in superimposed relation to define a column having sides and upper and lower ends; and a plastic film wrapped about the sides of said column and tightly engaged with said blocks to form a self-supporting distillation column.
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