In chemical processing, a packed bed is a hollow tube, pipe, or vessel that is filled with packing material. The packing can be randomly filled or else it can be a specifically designed structured packing. The major purpose of a packed bed is to improve contact between two phases in Read more…
Reactive distillation is an integrated operation that combines the catalytic chemical reactions and the distillation in a single unit. This type of distillation is the ideal method for the reactions that are problematic to drive to completion without the continuous separation of one of the products. Such reactions are referred Read more…
Trays columns are widely used in the process industry for separation purposes. Trayed columns utilize pressure and temperature differential to separate the different products from the feed stream. In the tray columns, the weir holds a liquid level of each tray. The vapor coming from the lower tray must overcome Read more…