Patent ID: 6093373
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: B01J,C10G

Abstract:
A reactor, comprising:an enclosure;an inlet provided at an upper part for a two-phase or multiphase mixture having at least one gas phase;at least one bed of granular solids provided at a lower part of the enclosure; andat least one distributor plate provided between the inlet and the at least one bed of granular solids, the at least one distributor plate having a plurality of mixing channels providing flow passages through the at least one distributor plate, each of the mixing channels having an upper passage section and a lower passage section, and being provided on at least part of their height with one or more lateral passage sections, the upper passage section allowing a majority of the gas phase of the mixture to pass and the lateral passage section allowing passage of the liquid phase into the mixing channels, the density of the mixing channels being at least 300 mixing channels per square meter.