Patent ID: 6811147
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: B01J,Y10S

Abstract:
A packing, assembly for a separation column comprisinga cage element which possesses a crush strength sufficient to withstand crushing forces to be encountered when the packing assembly is deployed in a column, and a packing element positioned in the cage element to provide the packing assembly with more than half of its surface area, wherein the packing element comprises a first plurality of parallel plates, said first plurality of parallel plates having peripheries which enable said plates to be accommodated within the cage element, and a second plurality of parallel plates which interconnect the first plurality of parallel plates and are positioned normally to the first plurality of parallel plates, said second plurality of parallel plates having peripheries which enable said second plurality of parallel plates to be accommodated within the cage element, wherein the packing element fits loosely in the cage element and can rotate in the cage element in response to impact by fluid.