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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
May. 24, 2019
Ajinomoto Omnichem, Wetteren, BE;
Ecosynth, Deinze, BE;
Bert D F Metten, Lokeren, BE;
Koen Toye, Bissegem, BE;
Koen Jeanne Alfons Van Aken, Kuurne, BE;
Wouter Debrouwer, Beernem, BE;
AJINOMOTO OMNICHEM, Wetteren, BE;
ECOSYNTH, Deinze, BE;
Abstract
A planar flow reactor includes a straight planar process channel, a flow generator, and a plurality of static mixing elements disposed within the process channel. The flow generator is configured to generate a pulsatile flow within the process channel, and the static mixing elements are configured to locally split and recombine the flow. The straight planar process channel enables the generation of a flow pattern that is largely independent of the width of the process channel, meaning that the throughput may be increased by increasing the width without significantly affecting the residence time distribution or the flow behavior. Furthermore, by creating a pulsatile flow within the process channel, turbulence and/or chaotic fluid flows may be generated even at low net flow rates, i.e. low net Reynolds numbers.