[미국특허]
Process for forming an emulsion using microchannel process technology
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B01F-003/08
B01F-017/00
출원번호
US-0440056
(2003-05-16)
등록번호
US-7485671
(2009-02-03)
발명자
/ 주소
Qiu,Dongming
Tonkovich,Anna Lee
Silva,Laura
Long,Richard Q.
Yang,Barry L.
Trenkamp,Kristina Marie
출원인 / 주소
Velocys, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP
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48
초록▼
The disclosed invention relates to a process for making an emulsion. The process comprises: flowing a first liquid through a process microchannel having a wall with an apertured section; flowing a second liquid through the apertured section into the process microchannel in contact with the first liq
The disclosed invention relates to a process for making an emulsion. The process comprises: flowing a first liquid through a process microchannel having a wall with an apertured section; flowing a second liquid through the apertured section into the process microchannel in contact with the first liquid, the second liquid being immiscible with the first liquid, the first liquid forming a continuous phase, and the second liquid forming a discontinuous phase dispersed in the first liquid.
대표청구항▼
The invention claimed is: 1. A process for making an emulsion, comprising: flowing a first liquid in a process microchannel having a wall with an apertured section; and flowing a second liquid through the apertured section into the process microchannel in contact with the first liquid to form the e
The invention claimed is: 1. A process for making an emulsion, comprising: flowing a first liquid in a process microchannel having a wall with an apertured section; and flowing a second liquid through the apertured section into the process microchannel in contact with the first liquid to form the emulsion, the second liquid being immiscible with the first liquid, the first liquid forming a continuous phase, and the second liquid forming a discontinuous phase dispersed in the first liquid, the process microchannel having a narrowed height or width adjacent to the apertured section, the first liquid flowing through a region upstream of the apertured section having a height or width greater than the narrowed height or width adjacent to the apertured section, the emulsion flowing through a region downstream of the apertured section having a height or width greater than the narrowed height or width adjacent to the apertured section. 2. The process of claim 1 with the step of exchanging heat between the process microchannel and an adjacent heat exchanger. 3. The process of claim 2 wherein the heat exchanger comprises a heat exchange channels. 4. The process of claim 3 wherein the heat exchange channel comprises a microchannel having an internal dimension of width or height of up to about 10 mm. 5. The process of claim 3 wherein the heat exchange channel is made of a material comprising: steel; monel; inconel; aluminum; titanium; nickel; copper; brass; an alloy of any of the foregoing metals; a polymer; ceramics; glass; a composite comprising polymer and fiberglass; quartz; silicon; or a combination of two or more thereof. 6. The process of claim 1 wherein the apertured section comprises a sheet or plate with an array of apertures in the sheet or plate. 7. The process of claim 6 with a coating overlying at least part of the sheet or plate and filling part of the apertures. 8. The process of claim 6 wherein the sheet or plate is heat treated. 9. The process of claim 1 wherein the apertured section comprises a relatively thin sheet overlying a relatively thick sheet or plate, the relatively thin sheet containing an array of relatively small apertures, and the relatively thick sheet or plate containing an array of relatively large apertures, the relatively small apertures being coaxially aligned with the relatively large apertures. 10. The process of claim 1 wherein the apertured section has a wall thickness and a length along the flow path of the first liquid flowing through the process microchannel, the ratio of the wall thickness to the length along the flow path being from about 0.01 to about 1. 11. The process of claim 1 wherein the discontinuous phase is in the form of droplets having a mean diameter in the range of up to about 50 microns. 12. The process of claim 1 wherein the discontinuous phase comprises droplets having a mean diameter of up to about 50 microns, the standard deviation for the droplet size being from about 0.001 to about 10 microns. 13. The process of claim 1 wherein the first liquid comprises an organic liquid. 14. The process of claim 1 wherein the first liquid comprises an oil. 15. The process of claim 1 wherein the second liquid comprises water. 16. The process of claim 1 wherein the second liquid comprises an organic liquid. 17. The process of claim 1 wherein the second liquid comprises an oil. 18. The process of claim 1 wherein the first liquid comprises water. 19. The process of claim 1 wherein the process microchannel has an internal dimension of width or height of up to about 10 mm. 20. The process of claim 1 wherein the process microchannel is made of a material comprising: steel; monel; inconel; aluminum; titanium; nickel; copper; brass; an alloy of any of the foregoing metals; a polymer; ceramics; glass; a composite comprising a polymer and fiberglass; quartz; silicon; or a combination of two or more thereof. 21. The process of claim 1 wherein the emulsion is cooled to room temperature within a time period of up to about 10 minutes. 22. The process of claim 1 wherein the emulsion is filtered. 23. The process of claim 1 wherein the emulsion comprises a water-in-oil emulsion. 24. The process of claim 1 wherein the emulsion comprises an oil-in-water emulsion. 25. The process of claim 1 wherein either the first liquid or the second liquid comprises a natural oil, synthetic oil, or mixture thereof. 26. The process of claim 1 wherein either the first liquid or the second liquid comprises an organic liquid derived from a vegetable source, a mineral source, or mixture thereof. 27. The process of claim 1 wherein a surfactant is mixed with the first liquid, the second liquid, or both the first and second liquid. 28. The process of claim 27 wherein the surfactant comprises an alkanolamine, alkylaryl sulfonate, amine oxide, carboxylated alcohol ethoxylate, ethoxylated alcohol, ethoxylated alkyl phenol, ethoxylated amine, ethoxylated amide, ethoxylated fatty acid, ethoxylated fatty esters, ethoxylated fatty oil, fatty ester, glycerol ester, glycol ester, sorbitan ester, imidazoline derivative, lecithin, lecithin derivative, lignin, lignin derivative, monoglyceride, monoglyceride derivative, olefin sulfonate, phosphate ester, phosphate ester derivative, propoxylated fatty acid, ethoxylated fatty acid, propoxylated alcohol or alkyl phenol, ethoxylated alcohol or alkyl phenol, sorbitan derivative, sucrose ester, sulfonate of dodecyl ortridecyl benzene, naphthalene sulfonate, petroleum sulfonate, tridecyl or dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid, sulfosuccinate, sulfosuccinate derivative, or mixture of two or more thereof. 29. The process of claim 1 wherein the emulsion is a personal care product, a paint composition, an adhesive composition, a glue composition, a caulk composition, a sealant composition, a food composition, an agricultural composition, a pharmaceutical composition, or a fuel composition. 30. The process of claim 1 wherein the process is employed in an emulsion polymerization process. 31. A process for making an emulsion in an emulsion forming unit comprising a plurality of process microchannels and adjacent liquid channels, each process microchannel and adjacent liquid channel having a common wall, each process microchannel having at least one apertured section in the common wall, the process microchannels having narrowed widths or heights adjacent to the apertured sections, the process microchannels and liquid channels having rectangular cross sections and being aligned in side by side or stacked planes, comprising: flowing a first liquid in the process microchannels; and flowing a second liquid from the liquid channels through the apertured sections into the process microchannels in contact with the first liquid, the second liquid being immiscible with the first liquid, the first liquid forming a continuous phase, and the second liquid forming a discontinuous phase dispersed in the first liquid.
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