Velocys Corp.

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Thomas Peter Forte

Paul William Neagle

Robert Dwayne Litt

Ronald Chester Pasadyn

Charles Robert Miele

Jimmy Glen Pelham

William Allen Rogers, Jr

Michael Alan Marchiando

Christopher Paul Weil

G Bradley Smith

Anna Lee Tonkovich

Yong Wang

Sean P Fitzgerald

Steven T Perry

Wayne W Simmons

Ravi Arora

David John Hesse

Richard Q Long

Matthew B Schmidt

Robert J Luzenski

G Bradley Chadwell

Barry L Yang

Ying Peng

Wm Allen Rogers

Robert Jetter

Thomas D Yuschak

Dongming Qiu

Gary L Roberts

James Allen Mathias

Nathan Philip Gano

David J Kuhlmann

John Arthur Monahan

George Bradley Smith

Christopher Paul Well

Dongming Qui

William Allen Rogers

James A Matthias

W Allen Rogers

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

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

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.

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

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.

Methods of conducting simultaneous endothermic and exothermic reactions

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Columbus, OH, United States of America

Thomas Peter Forte