Velocys Corp.

Celanese International Corporation

Velocys Technologies Limited

Thomas D Yuschak

Anna Lee Tonkovich

Steven T Perry

Sean P Fitzgerald

Ravi Arora

Bin Yang

Dongming Qiu

Robert J Luzenski

Paul William Neagle

Matthew B Schmidt

Michael Alan Marchiando

Laura J Silva

Richard Q Long

Terry Joseph Mazanec

David John Hesse

Wayne W Simmons

Francis P Daly

G Bradley Chadwell

Kai Tod Paul Jarosch

Barry L Yang

James Allen Mathias

Jeffrey Dale Marco

Kai Jarosch

Soumitra R Deshmukh

Maddalena Fanelli

Yong Wang

Gary L Roberts

David J Kuhlmann

Timothy J LaPlante

Wm Allen Rogers

Daniel Francis Ryan

John H Brophy

Jennifer Lynne Marco

Nathan Philip Gano

Ying Peng

Jeffery D Slane

Lane W Keyes

John Arthur Monahan

Victor J Johnston

Robert Dwayne Litt

Leslie E Wade

Timothy J Sullivan

Timothy M Werner

Thomas Peter Forte

Michael E Huckman

Abhishek Gupta

Terence Andrew Dritz

Robert Jetter

Kristina M Pagnotto

Tony Hammock

James A Foster

Bruce Stangeland

Richard Stevenson

Daniel Lindley

Robert Lewis Litt

Dongming Qui

Annalee Y Tonkovich

Anna Lee Y Tonkovich

Martyn Vincent Twigg

Amanda Smith

Rachid Taha

Eric Daymo

Heinz J Robota

Thomas Hickey

Micheal Jay Lamont

Michael Jay Lamont

Jeffrey J Ramler

Jason Robinson

Haibiao Chen

William Allen Rogers

Tim Sullivan

James A Matthias

Kai Jarosh

Scott Rankin

Dongming Qui (deceased)

Anders Gabrielsson

Franck Letellier

Eric Hans Drescher

Amanda Glass

Bruce Strangeland

Jeff Marco

Mike Marchiando

Brendan R White

Michael Marchiando

Jeffrey Slane

The invention describes methods of welding onto laminated devices using a low temperature welding process. Also described are laminated devices with welds that do not disrupt a brazed core block of sheets in the laminated devices. Novel laminated devices with welded features for servicing the devices are also described.

Welded, laminated apparatus, methods of making, and methods of using the apparatus

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 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

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

This invention relates to a process and an apparatus for conducting simultaneous endothermic and exothermic reactions in a microchannel reactor. A start-up procedure for the microchannel reactor is disclosed.

Process and apparatus for conducting simultaneous endothermic and exothermic reactions

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

Novel manifolds and methods of flow through manifolds are described. Apparatus and techniques are described in which flow from a relatively large volume header is equally distributed to process channels. Methods of making laminated, microchannel devices are also described.

Manifold designs, and flow control in multichannel microchannel devices

Novel methods of making laminated, microchannel devices are described. Examples include: assembly from thin strips rather than sheets; and hot isostatic pressing (HIPing) to form devices with a hermetically sealed wall. Laminated microchannel articles having novel features are also described. The invention includes processes conducted using any of the articles described.

Microchannel apparatus, methods of making microchannel apparatus, and processes of conducting unit operations

Provided is a process and apparatus for exchanging heat energy between three or more streams in a millichannel apparatus, which millichannel apparatus may comprise a heat exchanger which may be integrated with a millichannel reactor to form an integrated millichannel processing unit. The combining of a plurality of integrated millichannel apparatus to provide the benefits of large-scale operation is enabled. In particular, the millichannel heat exchanger enables flexible heat transfer between multiple streams and total heat transfer rates of about 1 Watt or more per core unit volume expressed as W/cc.

Multi-stream multi-channel process and apparatus

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

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Dublin, OH, United States of America

Thomas D Yuschak