Patent ID: 7458997
Filing Date: 2008-12-02
Classification: B01J,H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for making a high aspect ratio compact chemical reactor with high aspect ratio cavities using components with low aspect ratio cavities, comprising the steps: a. creating at least two low aspect ratio process layers; b. forming at least one low aspect ratio perimeter barrier by forming a barrier material into at least one barrier shape; c. creating low aspect ratio cavities by joining the low aspect ratio perimeter barrier to at least one side of one of the low aspect ratio process layers creating an intermediate assembly with at least one low aspect ratio cavity; d. repeating steps (a) to (c) to create additional intermediate assemblies with at least one low aspect ratio cavity; e. creating high aspect ratio cavities by joining one of the low aspect ratio process layers to the low aspect ratio cavities; f. repeating steps (d) and (e) to create a plurality of joined intermediate assemblies to create a compact chemical reactor with high aspect ratio cavities; and g. joining the compact chemical reactor with high aspect ratio cavities to two reactant plenums to facilitate a transport process between the reactant plenums and the process layers.