Velocys Corp.

Haibiao Chen

Francis P Daly

Anna Lee Tonkovich

Terry Joseph Mazanec

Sean P Fitzgerald

Steven T Perry

Thomas D Yuschak

Bin Yang

Richard Q Long

Kai Tod Paul Jarosch

Jeffrey Dale Marco

A new electroless plating approach to generate a porous metallic coating is described in which a metal is electrolessly deposited on a surface. Microparticles in the metal are removed to leave pores in the metal coating. Another method of forming electroless coatings is described in which a blocking ligand is attached to the surface, followed by a second coating step. The invention includes coatings and coated apparatus formed by methods of the invention. The invention also includes catalyst structures comprising a dense substrate and a porous metal adhered to the dense substrate, which is further characterized by one or more of the specified features.

Porous electrolessly deposited coatings

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.

Support for use in microchannel processing

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Dublin, OH, United States of America

Haibiao Chen