Support for use in microchannel processing
AssigneeVelocys, Inc.
InventorsAnna Lee Tonkovich, Kai Tod Paul Jarosch, Jeffrey D. Marco, Bin Yang, Sean Patrick Fitzgerald, Steven T. Perry, Thomas Yuschak, Francis P. Daly, Haibiao Chen
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Abstract
The disclosed technology relates to an apparatus, comprising: at least one microchannel, the microchannel comprising at least one heat transfer wall; a porous thermally conductive support in the microchannel in contact with the heat transfer wall; a catalyst or a sorption medium supported by the porous support; and a heat source and/or heat sink in thermal contact with the heat transfer wall.
Claims45
A process for conducting a chemical reaction in a microchannel reactor, the microchannel reactor comprising:
- at least one microchannel, the microchannel comprising at least one heat transfer wall;
- a porous catalyst in the microchannel on the heat transfer wall, the porous catalyst comprising a porous support and an active catalyst, the porous support comprising primary pores and secondary pores, the primary pores being larger than the secondary pores;
- the active catalyst being in the secondary pores;
- a bulk flow region adjacent to the porous catalyst;
- a heat source and/or heat sink in thermal contact with the heat transfer wall;
- the process comprising flowing a first reactant and a second reactant in the microchannel through the bulk flow region in contact with the catalyst to form a product, and exchanging heat between the heat source and/or heat sink and the heat transfer wall.
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