Patent ID: 6447733
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: B01F,B01J,C02F,Y10S

Abstract:
A fluid contact chamber comprising:a container for a first fluid having first and second sides separated by a space therebetween; at least one inlet for introducing a flow of a second fluid; a means for directing the flow of said first fluid such that at least one eddy is formed, said means for directing comprising: (a) at least one first baffle extending from said first side toward said second side, forming a first gap between said first baffle and said second side, said first baffle inclining upwardly at a first angle; and (b) at least one second baffle extending from said second side toward said first side, forming a second gap between said second baffle and said first side, and inclining upwardly at a second angle; and an outlet for passage of at least one of the first and second fluid.