US 11,814,285 B2
Simultaneous reaction and separation of chemicals
Eric W. McFarland, Santa Barbara, CA (US); Ches Upham, Menlo Park, CA (US); Jiren Zeng, Goleta, CA (US); Clarke Palmer, Goleta, CA (US); Shizhao Su, Santa Barbara, CA (US); Davide Mannini, Santa Barbara, CA (US); Dohyung Kang, Goleta, CA (US); Nazanin Rahimi, Goleta, CA (US); Horia Metiu, Santa Barbara, CA (US); and Michael Gordon, Goleta, CA (US)
Assigned to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Oakland, CA (US)
Appl. No. 16/764,226
Filed by The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US)
PCT Filed Nov. 16, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/061474
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 14, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/099795, PCT Pub. Date May 23, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/586,943, filed on Nov. 16, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0283293 A1, Sep. 10, 2020
Int. Cl. C01B 3/26 (2006.01); B01J 8/02 (2006.01); B01J 23/825 (2006.01); B01J 23/843 (2006.01); B01J 27/08 (2006.01); B01J 35/00 (2006.01); B01J 35/12 (2006.01)
CPC C01B 3/26 (2013.01) [B01J 8/0278 (2013.01); B01J 23/825 (2013.01); B01J 23/8437 (2013.01); B01J 27/08 (2013.01); B01J 35/0006 (2013.01); B01J 35/12 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0277 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1011 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1058 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1241 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multiphase reaction system comprising:
a reactor vessel, the reactor vessel comprising:
a feed stream comprising one or more hydrocarbon gas phase reactants;
liquid phases comprising a first liquid and a second liquid, the first liquid comprising a molten metal or a metalloid, and the second liquid comprising a molten salt, wherein the molten salt is disposed as a separate phase on top of the molten metal or the metalloid;
a solid phase disposed within the liquid phases; and
one or more products, wherein the one or more products comprise solid carbon and hydrogen, wherein the solid phase and the solid carbon are different, and wherein the solid carbon is accumulated on top of the molten salt.