Dimethyl ether production from methanol and/or syngas

RA Dagle, Y Wang, EG Baker, J Hu - US Patent 8,957,259, 2015 - Google Patents
Disclosed are methods for producing dimethyl ether (DME) from methanol and for producing
DME directly from Syngas, Such as Syngas from biomass. Also disclosed are apparatus for …

Conditions for fluid separations in microchannels, capillary-driven fluid separations, and laminated devices capable of separating fluids

WE Tegrotenhuis, VS Stenkamp - US Patent 7,344,576, 2008 - Google Patents
Methods of separating fluids using capillary forces and/or improved conditions for are
disclosed. The improved meth ods may include control of the ratio of gas and liquid …

Emulsion process using microchannel process technology

A Tonkovich, J Freeman, B Yang, L Silva… - US Patent App. 11 …, 2006 - Google Patents
2006-02-09 Assigned to VELOCYS, INC. reassignment VELOCYS, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: YANG, BIN …

Device and a method for separating a suspension

JL Achard, E Sollier, Y Fouillet, H Rostaing - US Patent 9,005,455, 2015 - Google Patents
A device for extracting a liquid phase from a suspension, the device being characterized in
that it comprises: a main duct for conveying a flow of said suspension, the duct being of a …

High-pressure homogenizer and method for manufacturing graphene using the same

EJ Kim, KH Yoo, YH Im, IY Kim, WJ Kwon - US Patent 11,820,665, 2023 - Google Patents
Provided a high-pressure homogenizer comprising a channel module comprising a
microchannel through which an object for homogenization passes, wherein the …

High-pressure homogenizer and method for manufacturing graphene using the same

EJ Kim, KH Yoo, YH Im, IY Kim, WJ Kwon - US Patent 11,242,251, 2022 - Google Patents
Provided a high-pressure homogenizer comprising a channel module comprising a
microchannel through which an object for homogenization passes, wherein the …

Processes and systems for producing hydrocarbon fuels having high carbon conversion efficiency

MC Darcy, MW Horner, LJ Frost, RL Freerks… - US Patent …, 2024 - Google Patents
The present disclosure relates to a processes and systems for producing fuels from biomass
with high carbon conversion efficiency. The processes and systems described herein …

Apparatus for erosion monitoring by means of optical fibers

C Argiolas - US Patent 12,054,684, 2024 - Google Patents
Apparatus for monitoring the erosion of components of industrial plants comprising at least
one optical fiber sensor (7′), the optical fibers (7′) not being provided with any Bragg grid …

Loading/unloading of particulates to/from microchannel reactors

JJ Ramler, AL Tonkovich, RD Taha… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
2019-06-26 Assigned to VELOCYS, INC. reassignment VELOCYS, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: LUZENSKI …

Multi-compartment reactor and method for controlling retention time in a multi-compartment reactor

KS Fraser, MS Pearson, WE McCombe - US Patent 9,827,547, 2017 - Google Patents
A method is disclosed for controlling retention time in a reactor, such as an autoclave,
having a plurality of compartments separated by dividers with underflow openings. A …