公开(公告)号：EP2212019A2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-04

申请号：EP08848457.1

申请日：2008-11-05

申请人： Velocys, Inc.

发明人： RAMLER, Jeffrey, J. ,  TONKOVICH, Anna, Lee ,  FITZGERALD, Sean ,  JAROSCH, Kai ,  KILANOWSKI, David ,  TAHA, Rachid

IPC分类号： B01J19/30

CPC分类号： B01J19/0093 ,  B01J2219/00788 ,  B01J2219/00822 ,  B01J2219/00824 ,  B01J2219/00835 ,  B01J2219/0086 ,  B01J2219/00867 ,  B01J2219/00873 ,  B01J2219/00891 ,  B01J2219/00932

摘要： The invention providing methods of loading and unloading particulate from microchannels in apparatus that contains multiple microchannels, typically apparatus that is designed to operate with hundreds or thousands of particulate-containing microchannels. Aligning a sonicating head at one end of a set of microchannels provides a particularly effective mode for densifying particulate in microchannels. The particles may also be loaded using fluidization cycles or a sliding door.

公开(公告)号：EP2024078A2

公开(公告)日：2009-02-18

申请号：EP07760995.6

申请日：2007-04-20

申请人： Velocys, Inc. ,  Tonkovich, Anna Lee

发明人： TONKOVICH, Anna Lee ,  ARORA, Ravi ,  KILANOWSKI, David ,  DAYMO, Eric

IPC分类号： B01J19/00

CPC分类号： B01J19/0093 ,  B01F3/0807 ,  B01F5/0475 ,  B01F13/0059 ,  B01F15/065 ,  B01J2219/00835 ,  B01J2219/00837 ,  B01J2219/00844 ,  B01J2219/0086 ,  B01J2219/00873 ,  B01J2219/00889 ,  B01J2219/00891 ,  F28D7/0025 ,  F28D9/0081 ,  F28F3/086 ,  F28F2260/02 ,  Y10T137/0335 ,  Y10T137/2506

摘要： The disclosed invention relates to a process, comprising: conducting unit operations in at least two process zones in a process micro channel 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. The shear stress may be applied to the non-Newtonian fluid by flowing it through a microchannel having a converging cross-sectional area. The shear stress may also be applied by flowing the said fluid in contact with microchannel surface features, structures, obstructions or coatings.