MATRIX INTEGRATING AT LEAST ONE HEAT EXCHANGE FUNCTION AND ONE DISTILLATION FUNCTION

摘要

A matrix, intended to form at least one part of a material-transfer separation unit, comprising at least two zones, including a first zone (2), referred to as indirect heat transfer zone, defined by a first fraction of the length of the matrix, at least half the total width of the matrix and at least half the total thickness of the matrix, and a second zone (3, 7, 8, 9), referred to as distillation separation zone, defined by a second fraction of the length of the matrix, at least half the total width of the matrix and the total thickness of the matrix, wherein the number of passes (24) through the first zone is strictly greater than the number of passes (22) through the second zone.