Velocys Corp.

Eric Daymo

Anna Lee Tonkovich

Terry Joseph Mazanec

Wayne W Simmons

Ravi Arora

David Kilanowski

Steven T Perry

Laura J Silva

Kai Tod Paul Jarosch

Jennifer Lynne Marco

Ying Peng

Yong Wang

Sean P Fitzgerald

Thomas D Yuschak

David John Hesse

Francis P Daly

Paul William Neagle

Richard Q Long

Kai Jarosch

Barry L Yang

David J Kuhlmann

Timothy J LaPlante

Scott Rankin

Marc Wagner

The disclosed invention relates to a process, comprising: conducting unit operations in at least two process zones in a process microchannel to treat and/or form a non-Newtonian fluid, a different unit operation being conducted in each process zone; and applying an effective amount of shear stress to the non-Newtonian fluid to reduce the viscosity of the non-Newtonian fluid in each process zone, the average shear rate in one process zone differing from the average shear rate in another process zone by a factor of at least about 1.2.

Process for treating and/or forming a non-Newtonian fluid using microchannel process technology

Process for treating and/or forming a non-newtonian fluid using microchannel process technology

The disclosed invention relates to a process for converting a feed composition comprising one or more hydrocarbons to a product comprising one or more unsaturated hydrocarbons, the process comprising: flowing the feed composition and steam in contact with each other in a microchannel reactor at a temperature in the range from about 200&#xb0; C. to about 1200&#xb0; C. to convert the feed composition to the product, the process being characterized by the absence of catalyst for converting the one or more hydrocarbons to one or more unsaturated hydrocarbons. Hydrogen and/or oxygen may be combined with the feed composition and steam.

Process for making unsaturated hydrocarbons using microchannel process technology

This invention describes gas-solid, liquid-solid and gas-solid-liquid processes in microchannels devices including such processes as heterogeneous catalysis, particle formation, particle attrition, particle separation and adsorption or desorption of selected species. Various processes can be enhanced by the unique properties of microchannels such as the predominance of laminar flow, high rates of shear, high rates of heat transfer and high rates of mass transfer. Also encompassed by this invention are methods for the introduction to and removal from microchannels of particle containing fluid streams.

Fluidization and solids processing in microchannel devices

A method for determining the maximum allowable working pressure of a microchannel device, particularly a diffusion-bonded, shim-based microchannel device operating at a temperature greater to or equal to a base material threshold temperature where significant creep may predominate, and when employing non-traditional materials of construction, when non-traditional fabrication or joining methods are used, or when spurious artifacts arise.

Pressure vessel testing

This invention relates to a process for conducting an equilibrium limited chemical reaction in a single stage process channel. A process for conducting a water shift reaction is disclosed. A multichannel reactor with cross flow heat exchange is disclosed.

Process for conducting an equilibrium limited chemical reaction in a single stage process channel

A process is disclosed for converting a hydrocarbon reactant to a product comprising CO and H. The process comprises: (A) flowing a reactant composition comprising the hydrocarbon reactant and oxygen or a source of oxygen through a microchannel reactor in contact with a catalyst under reaction conditions to form the product, the microchannel reactor comprising at least one process microchannel with the catalyst positioned within the process microchannel, the hydrocarbon reactant comprising methane, the contact time for the reactant composition within the process microchannel being up to about 500 milliseconds, the temperature of the reactant composition and product within the process microchannel being up to about 1150&#xb0; C., the conversion of the hydrocarbon reactant to carbon oxide being at least about 50%. The product formed in step (A) may be converted to a product comprising COand HO in a microchannel reactor.

Oxidation process using microchannel technology and novel catalyst useful in same

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