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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2009
Wayne W. Simmons, Dublin, OH (US);
Robert Dwayne Litt, Westerville, OH (US);
Terry Mazanec, Solon, OH (US);
Anna Lee Tonkovich, Dublin, OH (US);
Wayne W. Simmons, Dublin, OH (US);
Robert Dwayne Litt, Westerville, OH (US);
Terry Mazanec, Solon, OH (US);
Anna Lee Tonkovich, Dublin, OH (US);
Velocys, Inc., Plain City, OH (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to a process for converting a carbonaceous material to a desired product comprising methane, methanol and/or dimethyl ether, the process comprising: gasifying the carbonaceous material at a temperature in excess of about 700° C. to form synthesis gas; and flowing the synthesis gas through two or more reaction zones in a microchannel reactor to convert the synthesis gas to the desired product.