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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2024
Applicants:
Ecole Polytechnique Federale DE Lausanne (Epfl), Lausanne, CH;
Gaznat SA, Lausanne, CH;
Inventors:
Andreas Züttel, Sion, CH;
Noris Gallandat, Schwarzsee, CH;
Assignees:
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL), Lausanne, CH;
GAZNAT SA, Lausanne, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/00 (2006.01); B01J 8/02 (2006.01); B01J 21/04 (2006.01); B01J 23/46 (2006.01); B01J 23/755 (2006.01); C10L 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/001 (2013.01); B01J 8/0005 (2013.01); B01J 8/025 (2013.01); B01J 8/0285 (2013.01); B01J 8/0292 (2013.01); B01J 21/04 (2013.01); B01J 23/462 (2013.01); B01J 23/755 (2013.01); C10L 3/08 (2013.01); B01J 2208/00061 (2013.01); B01J 2208/00132 (2013.01); B01J 2208/00407 (2013.01); B01J 2208/0053 (2013.01); B01J 2208/00539 (2013.01); B01J 2208/00557 (2013.01); B01J 2208/00902 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present relates to a chemical reactor comprising a catalyst bed enclosed in a reactor vessel and at least one cooling tube placed in the reactor vessel and passing through the catalyst bed, characterized in that the cooling tubes are disposed within the reactor so as to generate thermal gradients of at least 20° C./cm thereby generating hot spots throughout the reactor upon carrying out a reaction. The invention further relates to a methanation process.