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Effect of hydrogen combustion reaction on the dehydrogenation of ethane in a fixed-bed catalytic membrane reactor

Hasany, M ; Sharif University of Technology | 2015

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2015.05.006
  3. Publisher: Chemical Industry Press , 2015
  4. Abstract:
  5. A two-dimensional non-isothermal mathematical model has been developed for the ethane dehydrogenation reaction in a fixed-bed catalytic membrane reactor. Since ethane dehydrogenation is an equilibrium reaction, removal of produced hydrogen by the membrane shifts the thermodynamic equilibrium to ethylene production. For further displacement of the dehydrogenation reaction, oxidative dehydrogenation method has been used. Since ethane dehydrogenation is an endothermic reaction, the energy produced by the oxidative dehydrogenation method is consumed by the dehydrogenation reaction. The results show that the oxidative dehydrogenation method generated a substantial improvement in the reactor performance in terms of high conversions and significant energy saving. It was also established that the sweep gas velocity in the shell side of the reactor is one of the most important factors in the effectiveness of the reactor
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  7. Mathematical modeling ; Bioreactors ; Combustion ; Energy conservation ; Ethane ; Ethylene ; Mathematical models ; Catalytic membrane reactors ; Dehydrogenation reactions ; Endothermic reactions ; Equilibrium reactions ; Ethane dehydrogenation ; Hydrogen combustion ; Oxidative dehydrogenations ; Thermodynamic equilibria ; Dehydrogenation
  8. Source: Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ; Volume 23, Issue 8 , August , 2015 , Pages 1316-1325 ; 10049541 (ISSN)
  9. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1004954115001767