According to one or more other aspects of the present disclosure, a system for reforming a liquid hydrocarbon fuel includes a mixing zone with a fuel intake fluidly coupled to a liquid hydrocarbon fuel source and an oxygen-containing gas intake fluidly coupled to an oxygen-containing gas source. The mixing zone further includes at least one atomizing nozzle and a fuel distribution zone downstream the at least on atomizing nozzle. The system also includes a catalyst reaction zone downstream the mixing zone, including a monolith block having a plurality of flow channels defined by monolith walls and a reforming catalyst coated onto the monolith walls. The atomizing nozzle generates a plurality of droplets comprising the liquid hydrocarbon fuel suspended in oxygen-containing gas. The fuel distribution zone distributes the plurality of droplets to each of the plurality of flow channels to contact the reforming catalyst including N-hydroxyphthalimide.

According to one or more other aspects of the present disclosure, a system for reforming a liquid hydrocarbon fuel includes a mixing zone with a fuel intake fluidly coupled to a liquid hydrocarbon fuel source and an oxygen-containing gas intake fluidly coupled to an oxygen-containing gas source. The mixing zone further includes at least one atomizing nozzle and a fuel distribution zone downstream the at least on atomizing nozzle. The system also includes a catalyst reaction zone downstream the mixing zone, including a monolith block having a plurality of flow channels defined by monolith walls and a reforming catalyst coated onto the monolith walls. The atomizing nozzle generates a plurality of droplets comprising the liquid hydrocarbon fuel suspended in oxygen-containing gas. The fuel distribution zone distributes the plurality of droplets to each of the plurality of flow channels to contact the reforming catalyst including N-hydroxyphthalimide.

The present invention relates to a reactor for production of synthesis gas that optionally has a fluid-tight connection to a heat exchanger, and to a process for producing synthesis gas, preferably under high pressure.

The present invention relates to a process for converting oxygenates to olefins, comprising (1) providing a gas stream comprising one or more ethers; (2) contacting the gas stream provided in (1) with a catalyst,
the catalyst comprising a support substrate and a layer applied to the substrate,
the layer comprising one or more zeolites of the MFI, MEL and/or MWW structure type.

A reactor system for thermally treating a hydrocarbon-containing stream includes a pressure containment vessel having an interior chamber defined by a first end, a second end, and at least one sidewall extending from the first end to the second end. A heat transfer medium converts electrical current to heat is positioned within the interior chamber of the pressure containment vessel, and the heat transfer medium has a first end face, a second end face, and channels extending between the first end face and the second end face. A heat sink reservoir includes molten salt, and at least one of a heater or heat exchanger is fluidly coupled to the heat transfer medium and thermally coupled to the heat sink reservoir.

A multi-structured tubular element for producing a reactor for effecting exothermic/endothermic chemical reactions, comprises two or more monolithic thermoconductive bodies, assembled together so that each has a part of the side surface interfaced with the side surface of one or more monolithic thermoconductive bodies adjacent thereto, so as to form as a whole, a honeycomb structure containing a plurality of longitudinal channels extending from one end to the other of said tubular element, suitable for being filled with a granular catalytic solid.

One embodiment of the present invention is a unique method for operating a fuel cell system. Another embodiment is a unique system for reforming a hydrocarbon fuel. Another embodiment is a unique fuel cell system. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for fuel cell systems and steam reforming systems. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.

One embodiment of the present invention is a unique method for operating a fuel cell system. Another embodiment is a unique system for reforming a hydrocarbon fuel. Another embodiment is a unique fuel cell system. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for fuel cell systems and steam reforming systems. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.

The present invention provides a continuous upstream manufacturing process for the production of bispecific antibody products, which comprise at least two binding domains. The process comprises at least the steps of (i) providing in a perfusion bioreactor at least one mammalian cell culture, which is capable of expressing the bispecific antibody product, (ii) growing the mammalian cell culture at a first perfusion rate until a set point viable cell density is reached, and (iii) maintaining perfusion culture at a second perfusion rate, wherein the bispecific antibody product concentration in the bioreactor is kept below a threshold value. The bispecific antibody product is then subject to subsequent downstream processing. Moreover, the invention provides a bispecific antibody product produced by the continuous upstream manufacturing process.

The invention relates to a method for the production of nitric oxide from a gaseous reactant mixture containing oxygen and nitrogen in a reactor comprising a reaction zone (1) with a heat input device (2) and at least two regenerator zones (3, 4, 5, 6), each regenerator zone having a low temperature section on one end and a high temperature section at the other end of the regenerator zone, the high temperature sections being fluidically connected to the reaction zone (1), the method comprising the steps of: e) supplying heat through the heat input device (2) to the reaction zone (1) until a temperature of from 1500 C. to 2500 C. is reached in the reaction zone (1); f) passing the reactant mixture through a first regenerator zone (3) into the reaction zone (1) in which the reactant mixture reacts to form a product mixture, passing the product mixture from the reaction zone (1) through a second regenerator zone (4) and withdrawing at least part of the product mixture from the second regenerator zone (4); g) reversing the direction of flow and passing the reactant mixture through the second regenerator zone (4) into the reaction zone (1) in which the reactant mixture reacts to form a product mixture, passing the product mixture from the reaction zone (1) through the first regenerator zone (3) and withdrawing at least part of the product mixture from the first regenerator zone (3); and h) reversing the direction of flow and periodically repeating steps b) and c); wherein the high temperature sections of the regenerator zones (3, 4, 5, 6) comprise a plurality of channels with a hydraulic diameter of 0.5 mm to 5 mm each, the inner walls of which are made of oxide ceramics.