Chemical reactors systems and methods for multi-phase reactions
US10589248B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2219/0877
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
One embodiment provides a chemical reactor, which can comprise a substrate for facilitating chemical reactions occurring at triple-phase boundaries. One possible substrate may further comprise a set of dynamically controllable sites and/or pixels upon which control signals may affect a desired formation of gas bubbles over an active catalytic (or other desired) solid surface in a liquid flow—wherein a chemical reaction in two or more phase boundaries may occur. In yet another embodiment, a control algorithm may send control signals to controllable sites/pixels to maximize the operation of the reactor according to a desired metric (e.g., product formation) that may input a set of sensor data to affect its control.
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