Process for treating and/or forming a non-Newtonian fluid using microchannel process technology
US8048383B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/2506
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The disclosed invention relates to a process, comprising: conducting unit operations in at least two process zones in a process microchannel to treat and/or form a non-Newtonian fluid, a different unit operation being conducted in each process zone; and applying an effective amount of shear stress to the non-Newtonian fluid to reduce the viscosity of the non-Newtonian fluid in each process zone, the average shear rate in one process zone differing from the average shear rate in another process zone by a factor of at least about 1.2.
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