公开(公告)号：US11661553B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-30

申请号：US16918031

申请日：2020-07-01

Applicant: Velocys, Inc.

Inventor： Roger A. Harris ,  Soumitra R. Deshmukh ,  Paul E. Kennedy ,  Robert Dwayne Litt ,  Lucas D. Schrader ,  Andre P. Steynberg ,  Steven T. Perry

IPC: C10G2/00 ,  B01J19/00 ,  C07C29/151 ,  C07C41/01 ,  B01J21/20

CPC classification number: C10G2/332 ,  B01J19/0093 ,  B01J21/20 ,  C07C29/151 ,  C07C41/01 ,  C10G2/30 ,  C10G2/341 ,  B01J2219/0086 ,  B01J2219/00783 ,  B01J2219/00786 ,  B01J2219/00806 ,  B01J2219/00822 ,  B01J2219/00826 ,  B01J2219/00828 ,  B01J2219/00835 ,  B01J2219/00869 ,  B01J2219/00873 ,  B01J2219/00891 ,  C10G2300/1022 ,  C10G2300/4031 ,  C07C41/01 ,  C07C43/043 ,  C07C29/151 ,  C07C31/04

Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to a method for restarting a synthesis gas conversion process which has stopped. The synthesis gas conversion process may be conducted in a conventional reactor or a microchannel reactor. The synthesis gas conversion process may comprise a process for converting synthesis gas to methane, methanol or dimethyl ether. The synthesis gas conversion process may be a Fischer-Tropsch process.

公开(公告)号：US11612874B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-28

申请号：US16418986

申请日：2019-05-21

Applicant: Velocys, Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey J. Ramler ,  Anna Lee Tonkovich ,  Rachid D. Taha ,  Kai T. P. Jarosch ,  Robert J. Luzenski ,  Jeffery D. Slane ,  Thomas D. Hickey ,  Sean D. Fitzgerald ,  Harley D. Freeman ,  Frederick A. Zenz

IPC: B01J19/00

Abstract: The invention providing methods of loading and unloading particulate from micorchannels 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.

公开(公告)号：US09962697B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-08

申请号：US14176976

申请日：2014-02-10

Applicant: Velocys, Inc.

Inventor： Anna Lee Tonkovich ,  Kai Jarosch ,  David J. Hesse ,  Sean P. Fitzgerald

IPC: B01L3/00 ,  B01F5/04 ,  B01F5/06 ,  B01F13/00 ,  B01J19/00

CPC classification number: B01L3/502715 ,  B01F5/0475 ,  B01F5/0682 ,  B01F5/0691 ,  B01F13/0059 ,  B01F2215/0427 ,  B01F2215/0431 ,  B01J19/0093 ,  B01J2219/00783 ,  B01J2219/00822 ,  B01J2219/00824 ,  B01J2219/00835 ,  B01J2219/00844 ,  B01J2219/0086 ,  B01J2219/00873 ,  B01J2219/00889 ,  B01J2219/00891 ,  B01L2400/04 ,  Y10T137/0329

Abstract: The present invention provides methods, systems and apparatus in which one fluid passes through an orifice or orifices and mixes with another fluid as it flows through a microchannel.

公开(公告)号：US20180072643A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：US15817308

申请日：2017-11-20

Applicant: Velocys, Inc.

Inventor： Ivan Phillip GREAGER ,  Steven Claude LeVINESS ,  Roger Allen HARRIS ,  Andre Peter STEYNBERG ,  Jasmeer Jaichland RAMLAL ,  Dennis PARKER ,  John DOLAN

IPC: C07C29/151 ,  B01J8/00 ,  B01J19/00 ,  C10G2/00

CPC classification number: C07C29/1512 ,  B01J8/001 ,  B01J19/0013 ,  B01J2208/00106 ,  B01J2208/00539 ,  B01J2208/00548 ,  B01J2208/00628 ,  B01J2208/00637 ,  B01J2219/0002 ,  B01J2219/00038 ,  B01J2219/0004 ,  B01J2219/00074 ,  B01J2219/00162 ,  B01J2219/00164 ,  B01J2219/00186 ,  C10G2/32 ,  C10G2/34 ,  Y02P20/582

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved process for removing heat from an exothermic reaction. In particular, the present invention provides a process wherein heat can be removed from multiple reaction trains using a common coolant system.

公开(公告)号：US09695368B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-04

申请号：US15041119

申请日：2016-02-11

Applicant: Velocys, Inc.

Inventor： Anna Lee Tonkovich ,  Ravi Arora ,  John Brophy ,  Francis P. Daly ,  Soumitra Deshmukh ,  Maddalena Fanelli ,  Kai Tod Paul Jarosch ,  Timothy J. LaPlante ,  Richard Q. Long ,  Terry Mazanec ,  Daniel Francis Ryan ,  Laura J. Silva ,  Wayne W. Simmons ,  Bruce Stangeland ,  Yong Wang ,  Thomas Yuschak ,  Steven T. Perry ,  Jeffrey Dale Marco ,  Michael Alan Marchiando ,  Robert Lewis Litt

IPC: C10G47/00 ,  C10G45/02 ,  C10G47/02 ,  C10G47/14 ,  B01J19/00 ,  B01J23/42 ,  B01J23/75 ,  B01J23/96 ,  B01J35/02 ,  C10G2/00 ,  B01J21/12

CPC classification number: C10G47/14 ,  B01J19/0093 ,  B01J21/12 ,  B01J23/42 ,  B01J23/75 ,  B01J23/96 ,  B01J35/023 ,  B01J2219/00783 ,  B01J2219/00788 ,  B01J2219/00835 ,  B01J2219/00873 ,  B01J2219/00889 ,  B01J2219/00891 ,  B01J2219/00984 ,  C10G2/32 ,  C10G45/02 ,  C10G47/00 ,  C10G47/02 ,  C10G2300/202 ,  C10G2300/4018 ,  Y02P20/582

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US09453165B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-27

申请号：US14700197

申请日：2015-04-30

Applicant: Velocys, Inc.

Inventor： Yong Wang ,  Anna Lee Tonkovich ,  Terry Mazanec ,  Francis P. Daly ,  Dave VanderWiel ,  Jianli Hu ,  Chunshe Cao ,  Charles Kibby ,  Xiaohong Li ,  Michael D. Briscoe ,  Nathan Gano ,  Ya-Huei Chin

IPC: C10G2/00 ,  B01J23/75 ,  B01J19/00 ,  B01J37/03 ,  B01J38/48 ,  B01J35/04 ,  C10G45/58 ,  C10G47/00 ,  B01J23/94 ,  B01J37/02 ,  B01J23/755 ,  B01J23/83 ,  B01J23/889 ,  B01J23/89 ,  B01J35/00 ,  B01J35/10 ,  C10G21/00 ,  C10L1/08 ,  C10M105/04 ,  B01J38/58

CPC classification number: C10G2/332 ,  B01J19/0093 ,  B01J23/75 ,  B01J23/755 ,  B01J23/83 ,  B01J23/8896 ,  B01J23/8913 ,  B01J23/892 ,  B01J23/894 ,  B01J23/8986 ,  B01J23/94 ,  B01J35/0066 ,  B01J35/04 ,  B01J35/1019 ,  B01J35/1038 ,  B01J37/0201 ,  B01J37/0205 ,  B01J37/038 ,  B01J38/48 ,  B01J38/58 ,  B01J2219/00783 ,  B01J2219/00822 ,  B01J2219/00824 ,  B01J2219/00831 ,  B01J2219/00835 ,  B01J2219/00855 ,  B01J2219/0086 ,  B01J2219/00873 ,  C10G2/331 ,  C10G2/334 ,  C10G2/34 ,  C10G2/341 ,  C10G21/00 ,  C10G45/58 ,  C10G47/00 ,  C10G2300/1022 ,  C10G2400/04 ,  C10G2400/10 ,  C10L1/08 ,  C10L2200/0492 ,  C10L2270/026 ,  C10L2290/42 ,  C10L2290/544 ,  C10M105/04 ,  Y02P20/582

Abstract: A process for converting a reactant composition comprising H2 and CO to a product comprising at least one aliphatic hydrocarbon having at least about 5 carbon atoms comprises: flowing the reactant composition through a microchannel reactor in contact with a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst to convert the reactant composition to the product, the microchannel reactor comprising a plurality of process microchannels containing the catalyst; transferring heat from the process microchannels to a heat exchanger; and removing the product from the microchannel reactor; the process producing at least about 0.5 gram of aliphatic hydrocarbon having at least about 5 carbon atoms per gram of catalyst per hour; the selectivity to methane in the product being less than about 25%. A supported catalyst comprises Co, and a microchannel reactor comprises at least one process microchannel and at least one adjacent heat exchange zone.

Abstract translation: 将包含H 2和CO的反应物组合物转化为包含至少一种具有至少约5个碳原子的脂族烃的产物的方法包括：使反应物组合物流过与费 - 托催化剂接触的微通道反应器，以将反应物组合物 所述微通道反应器包括含有所述催化剂的多个工艺微通道; 将热量从工艺微通道传递到热交换器; 并从微通道反应器中除去产物; 该方法每小时产生至少约0.5克具有至少约5个碳原子的每克催化剂的脂族烃; 产品中甲烷的选择性小于约25％。 载体催化剂包括Co，微通道反应器包括至少一个工艺微通道和至少一个相邻的热交换区域。

公开(公告)号：US20150288000A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-08

申请号：US14742611

申请日：2015-06-17

Applicant: Velocys, Inc.

Inventor： Richard Q. Long ,  Francis Daly ,  Haibiao Chen ,  Terry J. Mazanec

IPC: H01M4/86 ,  H01M4/90 ,  H01M4/88 ,  H01M4/92

CPC classification number: H01M4/8652 ,  C23C18/1662 ,  C23C18/1692 ,  C23C18/44 ,  H01M4/8621 ,  H01M4/8825 ,  H01M4/9016 ,  H01M4/9041 ,  H01M4/92 ,  Y10T428/24612

Abstract: A new electroless plating approach to generate a porous metallic coating is described in which a metal is electrolessly deposited on a surface. Microparticles in the metal are removed to leave pores in the metal coating. Another method of forming electroless coatings is described in which a blocking ligand is attached to the surface, followed by a second coating step. The invention includes coatings and coated apparatus formed by methods of the invention. The invention also includes catalyst structures comprising a dense substrate and a porous metal adhered to the dense substrate, which is further characterized by one or more of the specified features.

公开(公告)号：US20140109976A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-24

申请号：US14145623

申请日：2013-12-31

Applicant: Velocys, Inc.

Inventor： James A. Mathias ,  G. Bradley Chadwell ,  Dongming Qui ,  Anna Lee Y. Tonkovich ,  Steven T. Perry ,  Matthew B. Schmidt ,  Sean P. Fitzgerald ,  David J. Hesse ,  Thomas D. Yuschak ,  Bin Yang

IPC: F16L41/02

CPC classification number: F16L41/02 ,  B01J19/0093 ,  B01J35/04 ,  B01J2219/00869 ,  B01J2219/00891 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  F28D7/0066 ,  F28D9/0093 ,  F28F3/12 ,  F28F7/02 ,  F28F2260/02 ,  Y02P20/128 ,  Y02P20/52 ,  Y10T137/0318 ,  Y10T137/6579 ,  Y10T137/87153 ,  Y10T137/87249

Abstract: Provided is a process and apparatus for exchanging heat energy between three or more streams in a millichannel apparatus, which millichannel apparatus may comprise a heat exchanger which may be integrated with a millichannel reactor to form an integrated millichannel processing unit. The combining of a plurality of integrated millichannel apparatus to provide the benefits of large-scale operation is enabled. In particular, the millichannel heat exchanger enables flexible heat transfer between multiple streams and total heat transfer rates of about 1 Watt or more per core unit volume expressed as W/cc.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于在毫通道装置中在三个或更多个流之间交换热能的方法和装置，该通道装置可以包括热交换器，其可与毫通反应器集成以形成集成的毫通道处理单元。 能够组合多个集成的毫通道装置以提供大规模操作的优点。 特别地，毫通道热交换器使得能够在多个流之间实现柔性热传递，并且以W / cc表示的每单位体积的约1瓦或更高的总传热速率。

公开(公告)号：US20140045954A1

公开(公告)日：2014-02-13

申请号：US13802921

申请日：2013-03-14

Applicant: VELOCYS, INC.

Inventor： Stephen Claude LeViness ,  Francis Daly ,  Laura Richard ,  Sreekala Rugmini

IPC: C07C1/04

CPC classification number: C07C1/043 ,  B01J8/00 ,  B01J19/0093 ,  B01J21/08 ,  B01J23/26 ,  B01J23/34 ,  B01J23/8913 ,  B01J23/8986 ,  B01J23/8993 ,  B01J35/0046 ,  B01J35/0053 ,  B01J35/006 ,  B01J35/0066 ,  B01J35/1014 ,  B01J35/1019 ,  B01J35/1038 ,  B01J35/1042 ,  B01J35/1061 ,  B01J37/0203 ,  B01J37/0205 ,  B01J37/0207 ,  B01J37/0213 ,  B01J37/08 ,  B01J37/088 ,  B01J37/16 ,  B01J37/18 ,  B01J2208/00796 ,  B01J2219/00781 ,  B01J2219/00835 ,  B01J2219/00873 ,  C10G2/33 ,  C10G2/333 ,  C10G2/34

Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to a process for conducting a Fischer-Tropsch reaction, comprising flowing a reactant mixture comprising fresh synthesis gas and tail gas in a microchannel reactor in contact with a catalyst to form at least one hydrocarbon product, the catalyst being derived from a catalyst precursor comprising cobalt and a surface modified catalyst support.

Abstract translation: 所公开的发明涉及进行费 - 托反应的方法，包括使包含新鲜合成气和尾气的反应物混合物在与催化剂接触的微通道反应器中流动以形成至少一种烃产物，所述催化剂衍生自 包含钴和表面改性的催化剂载体的催化剂前体。

公开(公告)号：US20190381474A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-19

申请号：US16418986

申请日：2019-05-21

Applicant: Velocys, Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey J. Ramler ,  Anna Lee Tonkovich ,  Rachid D. Taha ,  Kai D. Jarosch ,  Robert J. Luzenski ,  Jeffery D. Slane ,  Thomas D. Hickey ,  Sean D. Fitzgerald ,  Harley D. Freeman ,  Frederick A. Zenz

IPC: B01J19/00

Abstract: The invention providing methods of loading and unloading particulate from micorchannels 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.