Microcomponent chemical process sheet architecture
US5811062A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S366/03
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention is a microcomponent sheet architecture wherein macroscale unit processes are performed by microscale components. The sheet architecture may be a single laminate with a plurality of separate microcomponent sections or the sheet architecture may be a plurality of laminates with one or more microcomponent sections on each laminate. Each microcomponent or plurality of like microcomponents perform at least one chemical process unit operation. A first laminate having a plurality of like first microcomponents is combined with at least a second laminate having a plurality of like second microcomponents thereby combining at least two unit operations to achieve a system operation.
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