Rapid serial experimentation of catalysts and catalyst systems
US7482164B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 13, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/25875
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of testing catalysts and catalyst systems via a plurality of stations in which each station can accommodate a common reactor module in order to accomplish unattended, automated, rapid serial experimentation. The method includes the steps of: providing within a purged chamber a storage station of pre-loaded catalyst reactors, a hydrocarbon reaction station, one or more additional pre-treatment and/or post-treatment stations in series with said hydrocarbon reaction station, and a robotic means for moving catalyst reactors within the purged chamber between stations, pre-treating the pre-loaded catalyst reactor with a treatment gas in the post-treatment station, reacting the pre-loaded catalyst reactor with a hydrocarbon reactant in the hydrocarbon reaction station, post-treating the pre-loaded catalyst reactor with a treatment gas in the post-treatment station, and repeating the foregoing steps such that the pre-treating, reacting and post-treating steps occur simultaneously for two different pre-loaded catalyst reactors. The advantages of the present invention include improved accuracy, reproducibility and quality of test data generated, incr…
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