Patent ID: 7622509

Claim:
A process for making a multiphase mixture, comprising: flowing a first fluid stream in a process microchannel, the first fluid stream comprising at least one liquid and/or at least one gas, the process microchannel having an entrance for flowing the first fluid stream into the process microchannel, an outlet for flowing the multiphase mixture out of the process microchannel, a sidewall extending between the entrance and the outlet, and an apertured section in the sidewall; flowing a second fluid stream through the apertured section into the process microchannel in contact with the first fluid stream to form the multiphase mixture, the second fluid stream comprising at least one gas and/or at least one microbody-forming material, the first fluid stream forming a continuous phase in the multiphase mixture, the second fluid stream forming a discontinuous phase dispersed in the continuous phase.