Patent AU-2010249746-A1 (AU)
Title: Continuous processing reactors and methods of using same
Inventor: ROSHAN JACHUCK J J
IPC: B01J19/00
Filed: 2010-05-17
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization IN International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date 25 November 2010 (25.11.2010) PCT W O 2010/135252 Al (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every BOJ 19/00 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (21) International Application Number: CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, PCT/US2010/035 128 DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, Fl, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (22) International Filing Date: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, 17 May 2010 (17.05.2010) KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, (25) Filing Language: English NO, NZ, OM, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU, SC, SD, (26) Publication Language: English SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): R3 FU SION, INC. [US/US]; 120 Defreest Drive, Troy, New (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every York 12180 (US). kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, (72) Inventors: JACHUCK, Roshan J.J.; 4 Wellington ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, Drive, Massena, New York 13662 (US). JACHUCK, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, Supriya; 4 Wellington Drive, Massena, New York 13662 EE, ES, Fl, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, (US). LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, (74) Agent: PHAM, Chinh; Greenberg Traurig, LLP, One hi- SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, ternational Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (US). GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). [Continued on next page] (54) Title: CONTINUOUS PROCESSING REACTORS AND METHODS OF USING SAME (57) Abstract: A system having a reactor for continuous processing of flu 10 id is provided herein. The reactor, in general, includes an outer vessel to accommodate fluids to be processed or used in connection therewith, an 14 inner vessel situated within the outer vessel to serve as an energy exchange surface, and an annular space defined between the outer and inner vessels 141 I121 and along which processing of the fluids can be implemented. The continu 12 ous thin film reactor can be used to perform, for example, distillation and -9 evaporation, fluid-fluid or solid-fluid-fluid reactions, organic reactions, 2 cooling, and desalination. 16'173 125' 17 Fig. 1 10 Fi. W O 2 0 10 /13 5 2 5 2 A 1|lllll|||1ll|| |lllllll lllll||||| II||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Published: - upon request of the applicant, before the expiration of the - with international search report (Art. 21(3)) time limit referred to in Article 21(2)(a) - before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h))