Patent ID: 9108904
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: B01J,C07B,C07C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising a microchannel reactor, the microchannel reactor comprising: a microchannel reactor core, the microchannel reactor core comprising a plurality of process microchannels with catalyst in the process microchannels, a plurality of heat exchange channels, and a plurality of staged addition channels, each process microchannel having an inlet, outlet, length and width and being adapted to allow for the flow of a reactant from the inlet along the length of the process microchannel to the outlet, each staged addition channel having one or more common walls with one or more of the process microchannels, a plurality of orifices being in the common walls to allow for the flow of a staged addition reactant from the staged addition channels through the orifices into the process microchannels at different entry points along the length of the process microchannels, the heat exchange channels being adapted for exchanging heat with the process microchannels, the heat exchange channels being microchannels; a reactant header mounted on the microchannel reactor core and providing a passageway for the reactants to flow into the process microchannels; a staged addition header mounted on the microchannel reactor core providing a passageway for the staged addition reactant to flow into the staged addition channels; a product footer mounted on the microchannel reactor core and providing a passageway for product to flow out of the process microchannels; a heat exchange header mounted on the microchannel reactor core and providing a passageway for heat exchange fluid to flow into the heat exchange channels; a heat exchange footer mounted on the microchannel reactor core and providing a passageway for heat exchange fluid to flow out of the heat exchange channels; and the apparatus further comprising a quenching apparatus.