Velocys Corp.

Terence Andrew Dritz

Anna Lee Tonkovich

Ravi Arora

Dongming Qiu

Steven T Perry

Laura J Silva

Michael Jay Lamont

Kristina M Pagnotto

Sean P Fitzgerald

Thomas D Yuschak

Bin Yang

David John Hesse

Kai Tod Paul Jarosch

Michael Alan Marchiando

Maddalena Fanelli

Timothy J Sullivan

Richard Stevenson

Wayne W Simmons

Paul William Neagle

Robert Dwayne Litt

G Bradley Chadwell

William Allen Rogers, Jr

Jeffrey S McDaniel

Micheal Jay Lamont

Deanna Burwell

Daniel J Weidert

The disclosed invention relates to a process for making a multiphase mixture, comprising: flowing a first fluid stream through a process microchannel, the first fluid stream comprising at least one liquid and/or at least one gas, the process microchannel having an apertured section; flowing a second fluid stream through the apertured section into the process microchannel in contact with the first fluid stream to form the multiphase mixture, the second fluid stream comprising at least one gas and/or at least one microbody-forming material, the first fluid stream forming a continuous phase in the multiphase mixture, the second fluid stream forming a discontinuous phase dispersed in the continuous phase.

Multiphase mixing process 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

The disclosed invention relates to a process for separating methane or nitrogen from a fluid mixture comprising methane and nitrogen, the process comprising: (A) flowing the fluid mixture into a microchannel separator, the microchannel separator comprising a plurality of process microchannels containing a sorption medium, the fluid mixture being maintained in the microchannel separator until at least part of the methane or nitrogen is sorbed by the sorption medium, and removing non-sorbed parts of the fluid mixture from the microchannel separator; and (B) desorbing the methane or nitrogen from the sorption medium and removing the desorbed methane or nitrogen from the microchannel separator. The process is suitable for upgrading methane from coal mines, landfills, and other sub-quality sources.

Process for separating nitrogen from methane using microchannel process technology

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Worthington, OH, United States of America

Terence Andrew Dritz