1. A method for the production of formaldehyde through catalytic oxidation of methanol, comprising the steps of:
feeding to a first oxidation catalytic bed a gas flow comprising methanol and oxygen at a predetermined crossing linear flow velocity, obtaining at the outlet of said first catalytic bed a flow of gaseous reaction products comprising unreacted methanol; and
feeding said flow of gaseous products to a second oxidation catalytic bed;
wherein said flow of gaseous reaction products comprising unreacted methanol is fed to said second catalytic bed with a crossing linear flow velocity substantially equal to said predetermined first catalytic bed feeding flow velocity.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said gaseous reaction products fed to said second catalytic bed have a temperature that is controlled in a temperature range comprised between 200 and 300 C.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said temperature range is comprised between 210 and 260 C.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A system for designing personalities for synthetic characters, comprising:
a personality trait selection device that displays at least one selectable personality trait, said personality trait selection device comprises at least one trait indicator, each trait indicator representing an amount of a corresponding one of the selectable personality traits;
a personality builder that groups the selected personality traits into a character profile, said personality builder weights each selected personality trait in said character profile according the amount of each selected personality trait represented in the corresponding trait indicator;
a trait indicative behavior selection device that displays at least one selectable trait indicative behavior; and
a mapper configured to map each selected trait indicative behavior into amounts of the trait indicators according to an amount each selected personality attribute is represented in the selectable personality traits.
2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the trait indicators are graduated dials operating between a high anchor and a low anchor.
3. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:
a personality attribute seletion device that displays at least one selectable personality attribute;
wherein the mapper is configured to map each selected personality attribute into amounts of the trait indicators according to an amount each selected personality attribute is represented in the selectable personality traits.
4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the selectable personality traits include at least one primary trait of dominance, warmth, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness.
5. The system according to claim 1, wherein said character profile comprises a translation of the selected personality traits into a weighted set of personality traits.