Rotating Zigzag Bed: Industrial Applications

This lecture covers the design and operation of Rotating Zigzag Bed (RZB) contactors, focusing on features, advantages over Rotating Packing Bed (RPB), phase contacting mechanisms, and industrial applications such as distillation, absorption, and reaction. It also discusses the Two-stage Counter-Current Rotating Packed Bed (TSCC-RPB) contactors, their structure, and gas and liquid flow trajectories. The lecture explores the comparison between RZB and RPB in terms of characteristics, performance, and applications. Additionally, it delves into the characterization of Higee contactors, including mass transfer rate, residence time distribution, and segregation index. The potential applications of RZB technology, such as SO2 removal, seawater de-aeration, and nanoparticle production, are also discussed.