Micro-reactor and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneesDai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corp.
InventorsTakeshi Kihara, Hiroshi Yagi, Koichi Suzuki, Yoshiaki Ogiwara, Junji Ninomiya, Kazunori Ishikawa
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Abstract
A structure of a microreactor includes a joined body having a pair of substrates joined together, a flow path formed by a microchannel portion formed on a joining surface of at least one of the substrates, and a catalyst carrying member disposed in the flow path. In the production of such a microreactor, the catalyst carrying member is produced separately from formation of the joined body and the catalyst carrying member is disposed in the flow path at the time of forming the joined body.
Claims29
A microreactor for producing hydrogen by reforming a feed material, characterized by comprising:
- a joined body having a pair of substrates joined together, a flow path formed by a microchannel portion formed on a joining surface of at least one of said substrates, and a catalyst carrying member disposed in said flow path.
A production method of a microreactor for producing hydrogen by reforming a feed material, characterized by comprising:
- a channel forming step of forming a microchannel portion on one surface of at least one of a pair of substrates for forming a joined body;
- a catalyst applying step of forming a catalyst carrying member carrying a catalyst on the surface thereof;
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- a joining step of disposing said catalyst carrying member in said microchannel portion and joining together said pair of substrates so as to confront each other, thereby forming the joined body having a flow path formed by said microchannel portion and having said catalyst carrying member in said flow path.
A production method of a microreactor for producing hydrogen by reforming a feed material, characterized by comprising:
- a channel forming step of forming a plurality of microchannel portions on one surface of at least one of a pair of substrates for forming a joined body;
- a catalyst applying step of forming catalyst carrying members each carrying a catalyst on the surface thereof;
- a first joining step of disposing said catalyst carrying members in said microchannel portions and joining together said pair of substrates so as to confront each other, thereby forming the joined body having a plurality of flow paths formed by said plurality of microchannel portions, having said catalyst carrying member in each flow path, and having two end surfaces where both end opening portions of each flow path are exposed, respectively, and
- a second joining step of joining terminating members comprising turnback flow paths to said two end surfaces where the opening portions of the flow paths of said joined body are exposed, thereby forming a single continuous flow path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.