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Process for treating and/or forming a non-Newtonian fluid using microchannel process technology

  • US 8,048,383 B2
  • Filed: 04/20/2007
  • Issued: 11/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A process, comprising:

  • conducting unit operations in at least two process zones in a process microchannel to treat and/or form a non-Newtonian fluid, a different unit operation being conducted in each process zone;

    exchanging heat between the process microchannel and a heat exchange channel andapplying an effective amount of shear stress to the non-Newtonian fluid to reduce the viscosity of the non-Newtonian fluid in each process zone, the average shear rate in one process zone differing from the average shear rate in another process zone by a factor of at least about 1.2 and wherein the average shear rate in at least one process zone is in excess of about 100 sec

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