Continuous acoustic chemical microreactor
US11565234B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2219/24
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A continuous acoustic chemical microreactor system is disclosed. The system includes a continuous process vessel (CPV) and an acoustic agitator coupled to the CPV and configured to agitate the CPV along an oscillation axis. The CPV includes a reactant inlet configured to receive one or more reactants into the CPV, an elongated tube coupled at a first end to the reactant inlet and configured to receive the reactants from the reactant inlet, and a product outlet coupled to a second end of the elongated tube and configured to discharge a product of a chemical reaction among the reactants from the CPV. The acoustic agitator is configured to agitate the CPV along the oscillation axis such that the inner surface of the elongated tube accelerates the one or more reactants in alternating upward and downward directions along the oscillation axis.
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