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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wendy D. Bennett, Kennewick, WA (US);
Donald J. Hammerstrom, West Richland, WA (US);
Peter M. Martin, Kennewick, WA (US);
Dean W. Matson, Kennewick, WA (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 ; B01F 1/300 ; B01D 6/500 ; B01D 6/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 ; B01F 1/300 ; B01D 6/500 ; B01D 6/700 ;
Abstract
A laminated microchannel device is described in which there is a unit operation process layer that has longitudinal channel. The longitudinal channel is cut completely through the layer in which the unit process operation resides. Both the device structure and method of making the device provide significant advantages in terms of simplicity and efficiency. A static mixing unit that can be incorporated in the laminated microchannel device is also described.