Patent ID: 9610575
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B01J,C03B

Claim:
1. A microreactor comprising: a sintered silica body formed from a sintered silica material; a channel formed in an exterior surface of the sintered silica body, the channel extending into the sintered silica body a depth from the exterior surface, and a width and length across the sintered silica body, wherein the channel defines a flow path across the exterior surface of the sintered silica body; a plurality of pores in the sintered silica material that extend internally through at least a portion of the sintered silica body, wherein at least one pore of the plurality of pores has an average diameter of about 1 nm to about 100 nm, and wherein the at least one pore is in fluid communication with the channel; and at least one catalyst on an internal surface of the at least one pore, wherein the catalyst on the internal surface of the at least one pore is in fluid communication with the channel within the sintered silica body.