Membrane Reactors Distributing Reactants to Improve Selectivity and Yield [Hardcover]

This authoritative work represents a broad treatment of the field, including the basic principles of membrane reactors, a comparative study of these and conventional fixed-bed reactors or multi-tube reactors, modeling, industrial applications, and emerging applications -- all based on case studies and model reactions with a stringent mathematical framework.
The significant progress made over the last few years in this inherently hot multidisciplinary field is summarized in a competent manner, such that the novice can grasp the elementary concepts, while professionals can familiarize themselves with the latest developments in the area. For the industrial practitioner, this practical book covers all important current and potential future applications.Preface
BASIC PROBLEMS OF CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING AND POTENTIAL OF MEMBRANE REACTORS
Challenges in Chemical Reaction Engineering
Concepts of Membrane Reactors
Available Membranes
Illustration of the Selectivity Problem
Reaction Rate, Conversion, Selectivity and Yield
Distributed Dosing in Packed-Bed and Membrane Reactors
Kinetic Compatibility in Membrane Reactors
Current Status of Membrane Reactors of the Distributor Type
MODELING OF MEMBRANE REACTORS
Introduction
Momentum, Mass and Heat Balances
Transport Kinetics
Reduced Models
Solvability, Discretization Methods and Fast Solution
Implementation in FLUENT, MooNMD, COMSOL and ProMoT
Conclusion
CATALYSIS AND REACTION KINETICS OF A MODEL REACTION
Introduction
The Reaction Network of the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane
Catalysts and Structure-Activity Relations
Derivation of a Kinetic Model
TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN POROUS MEMBRANES AND MEMBRANE REACTORS
Introduction
Aspects of Discretizing Convection-Diffusionl³!