LOADING OR UNLOADING OF PARTICULATES IN OR OUT OF MICROCHANNEL REACTORS

摘要

The invention providing methods of loading and unloading particulate from microchannels in apparatus that contains multiple microchannels, typically apparatus that is designed to operate with hundreds or thousands of particulate-containing microchannels. Aligning a sonicating head at one end of a set of microchannels provides a particularly effective mode for densifying particulate in microchannels. The particles may also be loaded using fluidization cycles or a sliding door.