Inventors:
Louis Maynard La Clair - Grand Island NY
John Ruben McWhirter - Westport CT
William Lawrence Ross - Charleston WV
Assignee:
Union Carbide Corporation - New York NY
International Classification:
C02C 106
Abstract:
The plant includes circular outer and inner walls, first and second radial partitions across the intermediate volume spaced to form a first arcuate clarifier portion and a second arcuate portion, first and second covered aeration zones with gas and liquor passages therebetween, and means for uniformly distributing oxygenated liquor around the clarifier inner wall for radial flow toward the outer wall.