Patent ID: 7560081
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: B01J,C01B,F28D,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A reactor comprising paired channels for fluids to undergo chemical reactions, said paired channels being at least partially formed in a recess of a first substrate such that said paired channels extend adjacent one another, the reactor also comprising a heat exchanger for performing heat exchange between said paired channels; wherein each of the paired channels has an inner side-wall adjacent the other paired channel, and an outer side-wall opposite the inner side wall, the inner and outer side-walls being comprised of a material different than that of the substrate; wherein the heat exchanger is a structure formed separate from the inner side-walls of the paired channels, the heat exchanger being formed such that at least a portion thereof is located in a recess of a second substrate; and further wherein the side walls of the paired channels are comprised of material formed on or in adjacent grooves formed in the first substrate, a portion of the first substrate being removed to provide a space between the paired channels and the substrate.