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Use of microchannel reactors in combinatorial chemistry
Assignee: Chevron USA Inc
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Filing: 2002-05-28
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Granted: 2004-10-19
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Expires: 2022-05-28
Abstract
Abstract Methods for discovering optimum catalysts and/or reaction conditions for performing endo-or exothermic reactions, in particular gas-to-liquid reactions, are disclosed. A combinatorial approach is used to identify optimum catalysts and/or reaction conditions for performing the reactions. The reactions are performed in the channels of a microchannel reactor. These results can be used directly to optimize large scale reactions performed in a plurality of microchannel reactors, or can be correlated to useful catalysts and reaction conditions for use in large scale reactors by taking into consideration the heat transfer effects in the microchannel reactor and the large scale reactor. The method can advantageously be used to generate a database of combinations of catalyst systems and/or reaction conditions which provide various product streams, such that as market conditions vary and/or product requirements change, conditions suitable for forming desired products can be identified with little or no downtime. The catalysts can be evaluated using varied reaction conditions, which can provide a) a combinatorial library of product streams and a database including the combination of catalysts and reaction conditions to provide each product stream and/or b) the optimum combination of catalysts and reaction conditions for obtaining a desired product stream.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles L. Kibby
- 👤 Dennis J. O'Rear
- 👤 Georgieanna L. Scheuerman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:06
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N31/00; G01N31/10; B; B01; B01J; B01J19/00; B01J19/0046; B01J19/0093; B01J2219/00; B01J2219/00274; B01J2219/00277; B01J2219/00279; B01J2219/00583; B01J2219/00585; B01J2219/0068; B01J2219/00698; B01J2219/00702; B01J2219/00718; B01J2219/00745; B01J2219/00747; B01J2219/00781; B01J2219/00819; B01J2219/00835; B01J2219/00851; B01J2219/00858; B01J2219/0086; B01J2219/00891; B01J2219/0095; B01J2219/00952; C; C40; C40B; C40B30/00; C40B30/08; C40B40/00; C40B40/18; C40B60/00; C40B60/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A method for discovering optimum systems and/or reaction conditions for carrying out endo- or exothermic reactions, which comprises: a) preparing a library of catalysts for carrying out the desired reaction, b) placing a catalyst from the library in a microchannel chemical reactor of a microchannel device containing a plurality of microchannel chemical reactors, said microchannel device further having a microchannel heat exchanger which is so disposed to provide means for controlling the temperature and establishing a pre-determined temperature gradient within each microchannel chemical reactor, c) repeating step b until a desired number of catalysts have been placed in a desired number of microchannel chemical reactors, d) feeding reactants to the microchannel chemical reactors containing catalysts under conditions which cause the reactants to be converted into products, e) analyzing the products in order to collect data on the performance of each catalyst under the reaction conditions in each microchannel chemical reactor, and f) evaluating the data to identify the optimal catalyst and reaction conditions.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
163 words
A method for discovering optimum systems and/or reaction conditions for carrying out endo- or exothermic reactions, which comprises: a) preparing a library of catalysts for carrying out the desired reaction, b) placing a catalyst from the library in a microchannel chemical reactor of a microchannel device containing a plurality of microchannel chemical reactors, said microchannel device further having a microchannel heat exchanger which is so disposed to provide means for controlling the temperature and establishing a pre-determined temperature gradient within each microchannel chemical reactor, c) repeating step b until a desired number of catalysts have been placed in a desired number of microchannel chemical reactors, d) feeding reactants to the microchannel chemical reactors containing catalysts under conditions which cause the reactants to be converted into products, e) analyzing the products in order to collect data on the performance of each catalyst under the reaction conditions in each microchannel chemical reactor, and f) evaluating the data to identify the optimal catalyst and reaction conditions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the catalyst comprise Fischer-Tropsch catalysts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the catalysts zeolite catalysts.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the catalysts dehydrogenation catalysts.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing information regarding the identity of the catalysts and their position in the microchannel reactor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing information regarding the analysis of the reaction products in a database.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein step d is repeated at least one time using different reaction conditions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 7 , wherein the reaction conditions which are varied are selected from the group consisting of temperature, pressure, reactant composition, and flow rate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the products include iso-paraffin in the jet fuel range.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the products include iso-paraffin in the diesel fuel range.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the products include iso-paraffin in the lube base oil range.
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