Velocys Corp.

Battelle Memorial Institute

Jeffrey S McDaniel

Wayne W Simmons

Anna Lee Tonkovich

Steven T Perry

Yong Wang

Sean P Fitzgerald

Bruce F Monzyk

Anna Lee Y Tonkovich

Laura J Silva

Albert E Weller, Iii

David P VanderWiel

Ravi Arora

John H Brophy

Frederick A Pesa

Dongming Qiu

Kai Tod Paul Jarosch

Chad M Cucksey

James Allen Mathias

William A Krause

Daniel Francis Ryan

Robert Dwayne Litt

G Bradley Chadwell

William Allen Rogers, Jr

Michael Jay Lamont

Terence Andrew Dritz

Bruce Stangeland

Daniel J Weidert

Deanna Burwell

Albert E Weller Jr

This invention relates to a process for converting a hydrocarbon reactant to a product comprising an oxygenate or a nitrile, the process comprising: (A) flowing a reactant composition comprising the hydrocarbon reactant, and oxygen or a source of oxygen, and optionally ammonia, through a microchannel reactor in contact with a catalyst to convert the hydrocarbon reactant to the product, the hydrocarbon reactant undergoing an exothermic reaction in the microchannel reactor; (B) transferring heat from the microchannel reactor to a heat exchanger during step (A); and (C) quenching the product from step (A).

Process for converting a hydrocarbon to an oxygenate or a nitrile

This invention relates to a process for converting a carbonaceous material to a desired product comprising one or more hydrocarbons or one or more alcohols, the process comprising: (A) gasifying the carbonaceous material at a temperature in excess of about 700&#xb0; C. to form synthesis gas; and (B) flowing the synthesis gas in a microchannel reactor in contact with a catalyst to convert the synthesis gas to the desired product.

Process for upgrading a carbonaceous material using microchannel process technology

The disclosed invention relates to a process and apparatus for separating a first fluid from a fluid mixture comprising the first fluid. The process comprises: (A) flowing the fluid mixture into a microchannel separator in contact with a sorption medium, the fluid mixture being maintained in the microchannel separator until at least part of the first fluid is sorbed by the sorption medium, removing non-sorbed parts of the fluid mixture from the microchannel separator; and (B) desorbing first fluid from the sorption medium and removing desorbed first fluid from the microchannel separator. The process and apparatus are suitable for separating nitrogen or methane from a fluid mixture comprising nitrogen and methane. The process and apparatus may be used for rejecting nitrogen in the upgrading of sub-quality methane.

Separation process using microchannel technology

This invention relates to a process for cooling or liquefying a fluid product (e.g., natural gas) in a heat exchanger, the process comprising: flowing a fluid refrigerant through a set of refrigerant microchannels in the heat exchanger; and flowing the product through a set of product microchannels in the heat exchanger, the product flowing through the product microchannels exchanging heat with the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant microchannels, the product exiting the set of product microchannels being cooler than the product entering the set of product microchannels. The process has a wide range of applications, including liquefying natural gas.

Process for cooling a product in a heat exchanger employing microchannels

The present invention provides apparatus and methods for separating hydrogen. In preferred embodiments, the apparatus and methods utilize microchannel devices with small distances for heat and mass transfer to achieve rapid cycle times and surprisingly large volumes of hydrogen separated in short times using relatively compact hardware.

Apparatus for hydrogen separation/purification using rapidly cycled thermal swing sorption

The present invention provides apparatus and methods for separating fluid components. In preferred embodiments, the apparatus and methods utilize microchannel devices with small distances for heat and mass transfer to achieve rapid cycle times and surprisingly large volumes of fluid components separated in short times using relatively compact hardware.

Methods for separation/purification utilizing rapidly cycled thermal swing sorption

This invention relates to a process for cooling a product in a heat exchanger, the process comprising: flowing a refrigerant through a set of first microchannels in the heat exchanger; flowing a refrigerant through a set of second microchannels in the heat exchanger, the refrigerant flowing through the set of second microchannels being at a lower temperature, a lower pressure or both a lower temperature and a lower pressure than the refrigerant flowing through the set of first microchannels; and flowing a product through a set of third microchannels in the heat exchanger, the product exiting the set of third microchannels having a cooler temperature than the product entering the set of third microchannels. This process is suitable for liquefying gaseous products including natural gas.

Process for cooling a product in a heat exchanger employing microchannels for the flow of refrigerant and product

Apparatus and methods for separation/purification utilizing rapidly cycled thermal swing sorption

Apparatus and methods for hydrogen separation/purification utilizing rapidly cycled thermal swing sorption

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Jeffrey S McDaniel