Velocys Corp.

Teledyne Princeton, Inc.

Velocys Technologies Limited

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Battelle Memorial Institute

Terex Corporation

Conocophillips Company

Controls Southeast, Inc.

Thomas P. Forte

Michael Alan Marchiando

Jimmy Glen Pelham

Paul William Neagle

Ronald C. Pasadyn

Robert D. Litt

Charles R. Miele

Anna Lee Tonkovich

Thomas D Yuschak

Ravi Arora

Robert J Luzenski

Sean P Fitzgerald

Dongming Qiu

Steven T Perry

David John Hesse

Thomas Peter Forte

Bin Yang

Robert Dwayne Litt

Richard Q Long

Matthew B Schmidt

Barry L Yang

William Allen Rogers, Jr

William R Dubosh

John R Mauck

Laura J Silva

Wayne W Simmons

Gary L Roberts

Kai Tod Paul Jarosch

G Bradley Chadwell

Soumitra R Deshmukh

Ying Peng

Charles Robert Miele

David J Kuhlmann

Ronald Chester Pasadyn

Lonnie A Wilson

G Bradley Smith

Yong Wang

Francis P Daly

Jennifer Lynne Marco

James Allen Mathias

Nathan Philip Gano

Jeffrey Dale Marco

Wm Allen Rogers

Jeffery D Slane

John Arthur Monahan

Robert Jetter

Lane W Keyes

Terry Joseph Mazanec

Anna Lee Y Tonkovich

Heinz J Robota

Michael Jay Lamont

Micheal Jay Lamont

Thomas Hickey

Christopher Paul Weil

Jason Robinson

Christopher Paul Well

Amanda Smith

Rachid Taha

Andre Peter Steynberg

Eric Daymo

Timothy J Sullivan

Timothy J LaPlante

Jeffrey J Ramler

Terence Andrew Dritz

Kristina M Pagnotto

Richard Stevenson

William Allen Rogers

Dongming Qui

Paul Schubert

Brendan R White

Marc Wagner

Amanda Glass

Mike Marchiando

Jeff Marco

Kai Jarosh

James A Matthias

Steven Perry

Ronald C Pasadyn

Thomas P Forte

Christopher P Weil

George Bradley Smith

Jason R Robinson

Jeffrey Slane

Michael Marchiando

W Allen Rogers

Kai Tod Jarosch

Spent catalyst () is removed from process microchannels () of a Fischer-Tropsch reactor by directing a jet of air () from an air knife () through slots of a protecting member (). The air knife is traversed across successive rows of process microchannels () in direction A. The spacer member () protects an internal microchannel architecture () of the process microchannels against damage by the air jet () which may approach or exceed sonic velocity as it is directed into the process microchannels.

Process and apparatus for removing solid catalyst

The present technology is directed to processes for conversion of synthesis gas in a tubular reactor to produce a synthetic product that utilizes high activity carbon monoxide hydrogenation catalysts and a heat transfer structure that surprisingly provides for higher per pass conversion with high selectivity for the desired synthetic product without thermal runaway.

Process for operating a highly productive tubular reactor

The invention provides methods of making laminated devices (especially microchannel devices) in which plates are assembled and welded together. Unlike conventional microchannel devices, the inventive laminated devices can be made without brazing or diffusion bonding; thus providing significant advantages for manufacturing. Features such as expansion joints and external welded supports are also described. Laminated devices and methods of conducting unit operations in laminated devices are also described.

Laminated, leak-resistant chemical processors, methods of making, and methods of operating

A method of loading material within a microchannel device, the method comprising: (a) loading particulates into a plurality of microchannels; and, (b) ultrasonically packing the particulates into the plurality of microchannels using a portable, compact ultrasonic densification unit.

Microchannel reactors and fabrication processes

Laminated, leak-resistant chemical processors; methods of making, and methods of operating

The present invention includes a removable microchannel unit including an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice in fluid communication with a plurality of microchannels distributed throughout the removable microchannel unit, and a pressurized vessel adapted have the removable microchannel unit mounted thereto, the pressurized vessel adapted to contain a pressurized fluid exerting a positive gauge pressure upon at least a portion of the exterior of the removable microchannel unit. The invention also includes a microchannel unit assembly comprising a microchannel unit operation carried out within a pressurized vessel, where pressurized vessel includes a pressurized fluid exerting a positive gauge pressure upon an exterior of the microchannel unit operation, and where the microchannel unit operation includes an outlet orifice in fluid communication with an interior of the pressurized vessel.

Microchannel compression reactor assembly

Integrated Combustion Reactors (ICRs) and methods of making ICRs are described in which combustion chambers (or channels) are in direct thermal contact to reaction chambers for an endothermic reaction. Particular reactor designs are also described. Processes of conducting reactions in integrated combustion reactors are described and results presented. Some of these processes are characterized by unexpected and superior results, and/or results that can not be achieved with any prior art devices.

Integrated combustion reactor and methods of conducting simultaneous endothermic and exothermic reactions

The disclosed invention relates to a process, comprising: flowing a first reactant feed stream comprising a reactant substrate and a second reactant feed stream comprising an alkylating agent, an acylating agent or a mixture thereof, in a process microchannel in contact with each other to form a product comprising at least one alkylation product, at least one acylation product, or a mixture thereof; transferring heat from the process microchannel to a heat sink; and removing the product from the process microchannel.

Process using microchannel technology for conducting alkylation or acylation reaction

Novel designs for microchannel apparatus are described in which microchannels are shaped to reduce the amount of material needed to build an apparatus. In these designs, some microchannels are shaped, in cross-section, to provide relatively more structural material in areas of greatest stress, while leaving greater area for unit operations in areas of the apparatus that are subjected to relatively less stress.

Microchannel technology having structures with reduced material and enhanced volumetric productivity

Microchannel compression reactor

Integrated combustion reactors and methods of conducting simultaneous endothermic and exothermic reactions

The disclosed invention relates to a process for conducting a multiphase reaction in a microchannel. The process comprises: forming a multiphase reaction mixture comprising a first reactant and a second reactant; the first reactant comprising at least one liquid; the second reactant comprising at least one gas, at least one liquid, or a combination of at least one gas and at least one liquid; the first reactant forming a continuous phase in the multiphase reaction mixture; the second reactant forming gas bubbles and/or liquid droplets dispersed in the continuous phase; and reacting the first reactant with the second reactant in a process microchannel in the presence of at least one catalyst to form at least one product.

Multiphase reaction process using microchannel technology

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Plain City, OH, United States of America

Paul William Neagle