Velocys Corp.

Battelle Memorial Institute

Other

Conocophillips Company

Controls Southeast, Inc.

George Bradley Smith

Christopher P. Weil

W. Allen Rogers

Charles R. Miele

Robert D. Litt

Ronald C. Pasadyn

Paul William Neagle

Jimmy Glen Pelham

Michael Alan Marchiando

Thomas P. Forte

Robert Dwayne Litt

Steven T Perry

Wayne W Simmons

Anna Lee Y Tonkovich

William Allen Rogers, Jr

Thomas Peter Forte

Ronald Chester Pasadyn

Charles Robert Miele

Anna Lee Tonkovich

Laura J Silva

Christopher Paul Weil

Ravi Arora

G Bradley Smith

Bin Yang

Roger Allen Harris

Paul Edwin Kennedy

Soumitra R Deshmukh

Andre Peter Steynberg

Timothy M Werner

Maddalena Fanelli

Lucas D Schrader

Terry Joseph Mazanec

Bruce F Monzyk

Thomas D Yuschak

Daniel Francis Ryan

Dongming Qiu

John H Brophy

Micheal Jay Lamont

Scott J Blonigen

Mark A Paisley

Bruce Stangeland

Christopher Paul Well

Qiu Dongming

Richelle Neff

Yong Wang

Francis P Daly

Amanda Smith

Richard Q Long

Kai Tod Paul Jarosch

James J Reuther

Jeffrey S McDaniel

Jeffrey Dale Marco

Timothy J LaPlante

Thomas Hickey

Michael Jay Lamont

Terence Andrew Dritz

Kristina M Pagnotto

Alexander G Fassbender

Alex G Fassbender

William Allen Rogers

Elizabeth A De Lucia

Richard K Bennett

Deshmukh R Soumitra

Ronald C Pasadyn

Thomas P Forte

Christopher P Weil

Jeffrey S Mcdaniel

John Brophy

W Allen Rogers

Richelle L Neff

Andre P Steynberg

The disclosed invention relates to a method for restarting a synthesis gas conversion process which has stopped. The synthesis gas conversion process may be conducted in a conventional reactor or a microchannel reactor. The synthesis gas conversion process may comprise a process for converting synthesis gas to methane, methanol or dimethyl ether. The synthesis gas conversion process may be a Fischer-Tropsch process.

Synthesis gas conversion process

Method for stopping and restarting a Fischer-Tropsch process

This invention relates to a process for converting a carbonaceous material to a desired product comprising methane, methanol and/or dimethyl ether, the process comprising: gasifying the carbonaceous material at a temperature in excess of about 700&#xb0; C. to form synthesis gas; and flowing the synthesis gas through two or more reaction zones in a microchannel reactor to convert the synthesis gas to the desired product.

Process for converting a carbonaceous material to methane, methanol and/or dimethyl ether using microchannel process technology

An integrated microchannel reactor and heat exchanger comprising: (a) a waveform sandwiched between opposing shim sheets and mounted to the shim sheets to form a series of microchannels, where each microchannel includes a pair of substantially straight side walls, and a top wall formed by at least one of the opposing shim sheets, and (b) a first set of microchannels in thermal communication with the waveform, where the waveform has an aspect ratio greater than two.

Integrated microchannel synthesis and separation

A method of starting up one or more units, the method comprising the steps of: (a) starting up a first unit including a microchannel reactor housing a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst by initially feeding a carbon monoxide source and a hydrogen source to the first unit and through the microchannel reactor; (b) processing, within the microchannel reactor, at least a portion of the carbon monoxide source and the hydrogen source; (c) monitoring at least one of internal pressure, temperature, and concentration at least one of within the microchannel reactor and downstream from the microchannel reactor; (d) at least partially containing the microchannel reactor using a wall of a containment device, the wall cooperating with the microchannel reactor to delineate at least one of a first inlet cavity and a first outlet cavity of the microchannel reactor, where at least one of the first inlet cavity and the first outlet cavity is not in fluid communication with at least one of a second inlet cavity and a second outlet cavity; and, (e) using the containment device to reinforce the integrity of the microchannel reactor.

Microchannel compression reactor

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

This invention relates to a process for conducting a hydrocracking or a hydrotreating process in a microchannel reactor. This invention also relates to a process and apparatus for flowing a vapor and liquid into a plurality of microchannels in a microchannel processing unit.

Process and apparatus employing microchannel process technology

A process for carrying out at least two unit operations in series, the process comprising the step of: (a) directing a feed stream into an integrated assembly which comprises a first microchannel unit operation upon at least one chemical of the feed stream to generate a distributed output stream that exits the first microchannel unit operation in a first set of discrete microchannels isolating flow through the discrete microchannels; and (b) directing the distributed output stream of the first microchannel unit operation into a second microchannel unit operation as a distributed input stream, to continue isolating flow between the first set of discrete microchannels, and conducting at least one operation upon at least one chemical of the input stream to generate a product stream that exits the second microchannel unit operation, where the first microchannel unit operation and the second unit operation share a housing.

A process unit comprising: (a) a first microchannel module comprising: (i) a first unit operation including microchannels, in which at least a portion of a unit operation takes place, adapted to be in fluid communication with a first inlet stream and a first outlet stream, and (ii) a second unit operation including microchannels adapted to be in thermal communication with the first unit operation, the second unit operation adapted to be in fluid communication with a second inlet stream and a second outlet stream; and (b) a pressurized vessel at least partially containing the first microchannel module adapted to be concurrently occupied by a compressive medium in thermal communication with the first microchannel module.

Methods of using microchannel separation systems including absorbents to improve thermal efficiency and reduce parasitic power loss. Energy is typically added to desorb a solute and then energy or heat is removed to absorb a solute using a working solution. The working solution or absorbent may comprise an ionic liquid, or other fluids that demonstrate a difference in affinity between a solute and other gases in a solution.

Methods for applying microchannels to separate gases using liquid absorbents, especially ionic liquid (IL) absorbents

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

Methods of using microchannel separation systems including absorbents to improve thermal efficiency and reduce parasitic power loss. Energy is typically added to desorb methane and then energy or heat is removed to absorb methane using a working solution. The working solution or absorbent may comprise an ionic liquid, or other fluids that demonstrate a difference in affinity between methane and nitrogen in a solution.

Methods for applying microchannels to separate methane using liquid absorbents, especially ionic liquid absorbents from a mixture comprising methane and nitrogen

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Robert Dwayne Litt