Patent ID: 6748985
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: B01D,B01J

Abstract:
In an inlet device for a reactor vessel (5) for a separation method, which method includes retaining a substance on a separation medium from a liquid passing through the reactor vessel (5) which contains the separation medium, the improvement comprising including in said reactor vessel(a) a distributor block (7) for enabling a liquid flow to pass through the block into the reactor vessel (5), (b) an inlet block (3), (c) a distribution chamber (1) defined by a space between the distributor block (7) and the outlet side (11) of the inlet block (3), (d) at least one conduit (I; 13a,13b . . . ) passing through the inlet block (3) from the inlet side (10) to the outlet side (11) of said inlet block (3) and ending in the distribution chamber (1), said at least one conduit being able to distribute liquid into the distribution chamber (1), (e) a gross liquid flow direction going perpendicular to the plane of the interface between the distribution block (7) and the distribution chamber (1), and wherein one or more of said at least one conduits (13a,13b . . . ) in the chamber (1) are capable of moving selectively the liquid next to the inlet side surface (11) of the distribution chamber (1) along and/or against said surface (11).