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Microchannel apparatus comprising structured walls, chemical processes, methods of making formaldehyde

US7745667B2 · kind B2 · utility

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31References

39Claims

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Assignee

Velocys, Inc. · US

Inventors

Soumitra Deshmukh · Dublin, US
Anna Lee Tonkovich · Dublin, US
Terry Manzanec · Solon, US
Bin Yang · San Diego, US
Kai Jarosch · Bexley, US
Richard Q. Long · New Albany, US
Francis P. Daly · Delaware, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 7, 2008
Grant date	Jun 29, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 7, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01J2229/18
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Methods for controlling series or series-parallel reactions are described. Novel microchannel apparatus having mesoporous structures adjacent to bulk flow paths are described. Methods of synthesizing formaldehyde from methanol are also described.

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