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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2004
Brian W. Hedrick, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Zhanping Xu, Amherst, NY (US);
Paolo Palmas, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Mitchell J. Kowalczyk, Brookfield, IL (US);
Matthew J. Westby, Chicago, IL (US);
Weikai Gu, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
J. Mark Houdek, Bartlett, IL (US);
Daniel R. Monkelbaan, Amherst, NY (US);
Brian W. Hedrick, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Zhanping Xu, Amherst, NY (US);
Paolo Palmas, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Mitchell J. Kowalczyk, Brookfield, IL (US);
Matthew J. Westby, Chicago, IL (US);
Weikai Gu, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
J. Mark Houdek, Bartlett, IL (US);
Daniel R. Monkelbaan, Amherst, NY (US);
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and process for stripping gases from solids comprises a structured packing in a stripping section of a vessel. The structured packing comprises a plurality of corrugated ribbons with each corrugated ribbon having at least two faces angular to each other. The ribbons at least partially obstruct passage of the solid particles. Edges of adjacent ribbons defining openings for the passage of contacted particles.