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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
May. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Alberto Buchelli, Houston, TX (US);
William G. Todd, Victoria, TX (US);
Jeffrey R. Golden, Pearland, TX (US);
Inventors:
Alberto Buchelli, Houston, TX (US);
William G. Todd, Victoria, TX (US);
Jeffrey R. Golden, Pearland, TX (US);
Assignee:
Equistar Chemicals, LP, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for operating a pressure vessel containing a bed of particulate material comprising substantially leveling the bed and employing a plug-flow inducer in the bed.