Structured Packing –

Types : Metal, Ceramic or Plastic in Plate and Wire Gauze

Use in distillation columns
Advantages of structured packing

 Low pressure drop.

 Lower energy consumption
 Large contacting surface area.
 High separation and filtering efficiency.
 Reduced liquid hold-up performance.
 Corrosion and high temperature resistance.

Applications of structured packing

 Fine chemicals.
 Solvent recovery.
 Chemical product refining.