Patents Assigned to Chemical Research & Licening Company
  • Catalytic distillation distribution structure
    Patent number: 5523062
    Abstract: A distribution element is provided which may be used in packed columns to redistribute the gas and liquid flow evenly across the column. Most simply the element comprises a corrugated plate having openings only at the peaks and valleys of the corrugation. There are no openings in the sloped sides of the corrugations. The distribution element is spaced within the packing to most advantageously utilize the redistribution characteristics of the element for a given system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Chemical Research & Licening Company
    Inventors: Dennis Hearn, Gary R. Gildert, Edward M. Jones, Jr.