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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
May. 11, 2018
Intramicron, Inc., Auburn, AL (US);
Hongyun Yang, Auburn, AL (US);
Troy Barron, Auburn, AL (US);
Bruce Tatarchuk, Auburn, AL (US);
Paul Dimick, Waverly, AL (US);
IntraMicron, Inc., Auburn, AL (US);
Abstract
Described is an industrial scale chemical reactor or reactor containing a shell having an inner wall, and at least one channel inside the shell. The shell has a circular, square, or rectangular cross-sectional area. All of the internal dimensions of the channel are greater than 10 mm, and optionally less than 50 mm. The channel has a rectangular cross-sectional area, and contains a catalyst bed containing catalyst particles and/or pieces containing catalyst particles packed inside the channel. The reactor has improved shell volume utilization, catalyst loading capacities, heat exchange efficiency, process intensification, or combinations thereof, compared to currently existing reactors. Exothermic reactions, such as the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis can be performed inside the channels of the reactor. Also described are methods of making the reactor.