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| 20080214884 | Electroless plating in microchannels - Novel methods of electroless plating are described. Catalyst coatings can be applied within microchannel apparatus. Various reactions, including combustion and steam reforming, can be conducted over electroless catalyst coatings. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090214404 | Process and Apparatus for Improved Methods for Making Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) - The invention provides methods, apparatus and chemical systems for making vinyl acetate from ethylene, oxygen, and acetic acid. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090326279 | Support for use in microchannel processing - The disclosed technology relates to an apparatus, comprising: at least one microchannel, the microchannel comprising at least one heat transfer wall; a porous thermally conductive support in the microchannel in contact with the heat transfer wall; a catalyst or a sorption medium supported by the porous support; and a heat source and/or heat sink in thermal contact with the heat transfer wall. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100160463 | FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS USING MICROCHANNEL TECHNOLOGY AND NOVEL CATALYST AND MICROCHANNEL REACOTR - The disclosed invention relates to a process for converting a reactant composition comprising H | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100174124 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS EMPLOYING MICROCHANNEL PROCESS TECHNOLOGY - This invention relates to a process for conducting a hydrocracking or a hydrotreating process in a microchannel reactor. This invention also relates to a process and apparatus for flowing a vapor and liquid into a plurality of microchannels in a microchannel processing unit. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100196226 | STEAM REFORMING METHODS AND CATALYSTS - The present invention provides catalysts, reactors, and methods of steam reforming over a catalyst. Surprisingly superior results and properties obtained in methods and catalysts of the present invention are also described. For example, a coated catalyst was demonstrated to be highly stable under steam reforming conditions (high temperature and high pressure of steam). Methods of making steam reforming catalysts are also described. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110112348 | PROCESS FOR MAKING STYRENE USING MIRCOHANNEL PROCESS TECHNOLOGY - The disclosed invention relates to a process for converting ethylbenzene to styrene, comprising: flowing a feed composition comprising ethylbenzene in at least one process microchannel in contact with at least one catalyst to dehydrogenate the ethylbenzene and form a product comprising styrene; exchanging heat between the process microchannel and at least one heat exchange channel in thermal contact with the process microchannel; and removing product from the process microchannel. Also disclosed is an apparatus comprising a process microchannel, a heat exchange channel, and a heat transfer wall positioned between the process microchannel and heat exchange channel wherein the heat transfer wall comprises a thermal resistance layer. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110182804 | Protected Alloy Surfaces In Microchannel Apparatus and Catalysts, Alumina Supported Catalysts, Catalyst Intermediates, and Methods of Forming Catalysts and Microchannel Apparatus - The invention describes microchannel apparatus and catalysts that contain a layer of a metal aluminide or are made in a process in which a metal aluminide layer is formed as an intermediate. Certain processing conditions have surprisingly been found to result in superior coatings. The invention includes chemical processes conducted through apparatus described in the specification. Other catalysts and catalyst synthesis techniques are also described. | 07-28-2011 |
