Patent ID: 6503403
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: C02F

Abstract:
An apparatus for increasing contact efficiency between a gas and a liquid, the apparatus comprising:a. a reaction vessel having a top, a bottom, and one or more sides; b. one or more inlets for fluid being treated in said reaction vessel; c. one or more outlets for fluid being treated in said reaction vessel; d. an outlet for gas to be recovered from said reaction vessel; e. a gas (or gas-liquid mixture) inlet pipe or tube suitable for carrying the gas (or gas-liquid mixture), attached at its first end to one of the inlets of the reaction vessel; and f. a gas-liquid distributor attached to the second end of the gas (or gas-liquid mixture) inlet pipe or tube, the gas-liquid distributor comprising; i a manifold for receiving receiving a gas (or gas-liquid mixture); and ii a plurality of nozzles attached to the manifold, said nozzles being sized to form very fine bubbles; wherein the contact efficiency between the gas and the liquid is enhanced.