Patent ID: 7803325

Claim:
An integrated reactor, comprising: a first reaction chamber having a width of 2 mm or less, wherein there is an open path through the first reaction chamber, wherein the first reaction chamber has an internal volume comprising 5 to 95 vol. % of porous catalyst and 5 to 95 vol. % of open space; and a second reaction chamber having a width of 2 mm or less, wherein there is an open path through the second reaction chamber, wherein the second reaction chamber has an internal volume comprising a catalyst and at least 5 vol. % of open space; and a reaction chamber wall separating the first chamber and the second chamber; and wherein the integrated reactor possesses a heat flux characteristic of at least 1 W/cc as measured according to the Heat Flux Measurement Test; or wherein the integrated reactor possesses a NOx output characteristic of less than 100 ppm as measured according to the Standard NOx Test Measurement; further comprising a fluid channel adjacent the second reaction chamber and a channel wall separating the fluid channel and the second reaction chamber wherein the channel wall comprises apertures along the length of the channel wall; and wherein, during operation, air or oxygen flows through the fluid channel, a fuel flows through the second reaction chamber, and the air or oxygen in the fluid channel flows through the apertures into the second reaction chamber.