CATEGORY: HYDROGEN
International Journal of Energy Research, Volume
37, Issue 2, pages 105–120, February 2013
Production of hydrogen and methanol enhancement
via a novel optimized thermally coupled two-membrane reactor
M. Bayat, M. R. Rahimpour*
rahimpor@shirazu.ac.ir
Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Petroleum
Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Summary
Focuses on optimum operating conditions for
thermally coupled two-membrane reactor (TCTMR) to maximize ultrapure hydrogen
and methanol production as alternative environmentally friendly fuels. Authors
present a configuration in which methanol synthesis is carried out in the
exothermic side by hydroxy sodalite membrane and supplies the necessary heat
for the endothermic side.
Dehydrogenation of cyclohexane is carried out in
the endothermic side with hydrogen-permselective Pd/Ag membrane wall. A
one-dimensional, steady-state heterogeneous model and the differential
evolution method, as a strong and powerful optimization method, are applied to
simulate and optimize the proposed reactor configuration. Optimization results reveal
5.87 and 10.51% increase in the methanol production in optimized TCTMR compared
with TCTMR and a conventional reactor, respectively.
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