Abstract:
The present invention relates to an extraction column (1) comprising, at least in sections, a cylindrical, vertically orientated column body (2), said column body forming a hollow column space (3) having a maximum horizontal extension, wherein within the column body (2) are arranged at least one first inlet (4) for an extractant, at least one second inlet (5) for the fluid to be extracted, and at least one outlet (6) for the extractant mixture and at least one outlet for the raffinate. The extraction column (1) according to the invention is characterized in that a vertically oriented dividing device (7) is arranged within the hollow column space (3) that divides the hollow column space (3) into several vertically oriented and horizontally separated areas, wherein the maximum horizontal extent of each area is smaller than the maximum horizontal extent of the hollow column space (3). The invention further relates to a method for extracting a component from a fluid by means of such an extraction column (1).