Inventors:
Ferdinand le Grand - Gainesville FL
Carlos E. Odio - Clearwater FL
Assignee:
University of Florida - Gainesville FL
International Classification:
B01D 316
Abstract:
A stripping column is comprised of one or more mixing channels situated in parallel arrangement, each channel in the form of a zigzag strip through which liquid cascades in a series of falls alternating with a corresponding series of pools. Simultaneously, vapor travels upwardly in a counter-current manner, intimately mixing with the liquid when forced through each successive pool. The column is especially useful in separating alcohol from fermented mash. The column is preferably employed with three other identical columns in a parallelogram structure to make a distillation unit of greater efficiency and capacity.