A trickle bed reactor is the one, which
(A) Has altogether three streams either entering or leaving
(B) Processes three reactants at different flow rates
(C) Processes three reactants with same flow rate
(D) Employs all the three phases (i.e. solid, liquid and gas)

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Answer :

(D) Employs all the three phases (i.e. solid, liquid and gas)

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