Filtering medium and method for contacting solids-containing...

Liquid purification or separation – Particulate material type separator – e.g. – ion exchange or... – Spaced beds

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C502S527170, C502S527190, C502S527210

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08062521

ABSTRACT:
A filtering medium and method for removing contaminants from an organic-based feed stream which includes the use of a layer of ceramic filter units having a plurality of elliptical or trisoidal openings extending therethrough to filter organic-based feed streams and to provide liquid distribution upstream of the catalyst beds.

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