US 12,233,392 B2
Reactor for endothermic reaction
Jeffrey G Weissman, Guilford, CT (US)
Assigned to Precision Combustion Inc., North Haven, CT (US)
Filed by Precision Combustion, Inc., North Haven, CT (US)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/717,907.
Application 17/717,907 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/097,048, filed on Nov. 13, 2020, granted, now 11,325,090.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/945,309, filed on Dec. 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0266213 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. B01J 12/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/12 (2006.01); B01J 19/24 (2006.01); B01J 20/28 (2006.01); B01J 20/34 (2006.01); C07C 1/04 (2006.01); F24S 20/20 (2018.01); F24S 70/10 (2018.01)
CPC B01J 19/0053 (2013.01) [B01J 19/127 (2013.01); B01J 20/28045 (2013.01); B01J 20/28095 (2013.01); B01J 20/3441 (2013.01); B01J 20/3483 (2013.01); F24S 70/10 (2018.05); B01J 2208/065 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00943 (2013.01); F24S 20/20 (2018.05)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A solar reactor comprising a reaction pathway having a reactor inlet and a reactor outlet, the reaction pathway defined by an exterior wall and an interior wall; wherein the exterior wall comprises a solar radiation receiver disposed in thermal communication with the reaction pathway; and further wherein the reaction pathway has disposed therein the following structures:
(a) a plurality of reactive elements, each reactive element comprising a porous material having a sorbent supported thereon, each reactive element further comprising a first flow path from a first inlet side to a first outlet side;
(b) a plurality of heat transfer elements, each heat transfer element comprising at least one porous, thermally conductive material substantially lacking reaction activity; each heat transfer element further comprising a second flowpath from a second inlet side to a second outlet side; and
(c) further such that the plurality of reactive elements and the plurality of heat transfer elements are disposed within the reaction pathway in an alternating configuration defining a fluid flow path from each element inlet side to each element outlet side.