Handbook of Membrane Reactors

<p>Contributor contact details</p> <p>Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy</p> <p>Foreword</p> <p>Preface</p> <p>Part I: Polymeric, dense metallic and composite membranes for membrane reactors</p> <p>Chapter 1: Polymeric membranes for membrane reactors</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>1.1 Introduction: polymer properties for membrane reactors</p> <p>1.2 Basics of polymer membranes</p> <p>1.3 Membrane reactors</p> <p>1.4 Modelling of polymeric catalytic membrane reactors</p> <p>1.5 Conclusions</p> <p>1.7 Appendix: nomenclature</p> <p>Chapter 2: Inorganic membrane reactors for hydrogen production: an overview with particular emphasis on dense metallic membrane materials</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>2.1 Introduction</p> <p>2.2 Development of inorganic membrane reactors (MRs)</p> <p>2.3 Types of membranes</p> <p>2.4 Preparation of dense metallic membranes</p> <p>2.5 Preparation of Pd-composite membranes</p> <p>2.6 Preparation of Pd–Ag alloy membranes</p> <p>2.7 Preparation of Pd–Cu alloy composite membranes</p> <p>2.8 Preparation of Pd–Au membranes</p> <p>2.9 Preparation of amorphous alloy membranes</p> <p>2.10 Degradation of dense metallic membranes</p> <p>2.11 Conclusions and future trends</p> <p>2.12 Acknowledgements</p> <p>2.14 Appendix: nomenclature</p> <p>Chapter 3: Palladium-based composite membranes for hydrogen separation in membrane reactors</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>3.1 Introduction</p> <p>3.2 Development of composite membranes</p> <p>3.3 Palladium and palladium-alloy composite membranes for hydrogen separation</p> <p>3.4 Performances in membrane reactors</p> <p>3.5 Conclusions and future trends</p> <p>3.6 Acknowledgements</p> <p>3.8 Appendix: nomenclature</p> <p>Chapter 4: Alternatives to palladium in membranes for hydrogen separation: nickel, niobium and vanadium alloys, ceramic supports for metal alloys and porous glass membranes</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>4.1 Introduction</p> <p>4.2 Materials</p> <p>4.3 Membrane synthesis and characterization</p> <p>4.4 Applications</p> <p>4.5 Conclusions</p> <p>4.7 Appendix: nomenclature</p> <p>Chapter 5: Nanocomposite membranes for membrane reactors</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>5.1 Introduction</p> <p>5.2 An overview of fabrication techniques</p> <p>5.3 Examples of organic/inorganic nanocomposite membranes</p> <p>5.4 Structure-property relationships in nanostructured composite membranes</p> <p>5.5 Major application of hybrid nanocomposites in membrane reactors</p> <p>5.6 Conclusions and future trends</p> <p>5.8 Appendix: nomenclature</p> <p>Part II: Zeolite, ceramic and carbon membranes and catalysts for membrane reactors</p> <p>Chapter 6: Zeolite membrane reactors</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>6.1 Introduction</p> <p>6.2 Separation using zeolite membranes</p> <p>6.3 Zeolite membrane reactors</p> <p>6.4 Modeling of zeolite membrane reactors</p> <p>6.5 Scale-up and scale-down of zeolite membranes</p> <p>6.6 Conclusion and future trends</p> <p>6.8 Appendix: nomenclature</p> <p>Chapter 7: Dense ceramic membranes for membrane reactors</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>7.1 Introduction</p> <p>7.2 Principles of dense ceramic membrane reactors</p> <p>7.3 Membrane preparation and catalyst incorporation</p> <p>7.4 Fabrication of membrane reactors</p> <p>7.5 Conclusion and future trends</p> <p>7.6 Acknowledgements</p> <p>7.8 Appendices</p> <p>Chapter 8: Porous ceramic membranes for membrane reactors</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>8.1 Introduction</p> <p>8.2 Preparation of porous ceramic membranes</p> <p>8.3 Characterisation of ceramic membranes</p> <p>8.4 Transport and separation of gases in ceramic membranes</p> <p>8.5 Ceramic membrane reactors</p> <p>8.6 Conclusions and future trends</p> <p>8.7 Acknowledgements</p> <p>8.9 Appendix: nomenclature</p> <p>Chapter 9: Microporous silica membranes: fundamentals and applications in membrane reactors for hydrogen separation</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>9.1 Introduction</p> <p>9.2 Microporous silica membranes</p> <p>9.3 Membrane reactor function and arrangement</p> <p>9.4 Membrane reactor performance metrics and design parameters</p> <p>9.5 Catalytic reactions in a membrane reactor configuration</p> <p>9.6 Industrial considerations</p> <p>9.7 Future trends and conclusions</p> <p>9.8 Acknowledgements</p> <p>9.10 Appendix: nomenclature</p> <p>Chapter 10: Carbon-based membranes for membrane reactors</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>10.1 Introduction</p> <p>10.2 Unsupported carbon membranes</p> <p>10.3 Supported carbon membranes</p> <p>10.4 Carbon membrane reactors (CMRs)</p> <p>10.5 Micro carbon-based membrane reactors</p> <p>10.6 Conclusions and future trends</p> <p>10.7 Acknowledgements</p> <p>10.9 Appendix: nomenclature</p> <p>Chapter 11: Advances in catalysts for membrane reactors</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>11.1 Introduction</p> <p>11.2 Requirements of catalysts for membrane reactors</p> <p>11.3 Catalyst design, preparation and formulation</p> <p>11.4 Case studies in membrane reactors</p> <p>11.5 Deactivation of catalysts</p> <p>11.6 The role of catalysts in supporting sustainability</p> <p>11.7 Conclusions and future trends</p> <p>11.9 Appendix: nomenclature</p> <p>Part III: Membrane reactor modelling, simulation and optimisation</p> <p>Chapter 12: Mathematical modelling of membrane reactors: overview of strategies and applications for the modelling of a hydrogen-selective membrane reactor</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>12.1 Introduction</p> <p>12.2 Membrane reactor concept and modelling</p> <p>12.3 A hydrogen-selective membrane reactor application: natural gas steam reforming</p> <p>12.4 Conclusions</p> <p>12.5 Acknowledgements</p> <p>12.7 Appendix: nomenclature</p> <p>Chapter 13: Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of membrane reactors: simulation of single-and multi-tube palladium membrane reactors for hydrogen recovery from cyclohexane</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>13.1 Introduction</p> <p>13.2 Single palladium membrane tube reactor</p> <p>13.4 Conclusions and future trends</p> <p>13.6 Appendix: nomenclature</p> <p>Chapter 14: Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of membrane reactors: simulation of a palladium-based membrane reactor in fuel cell micro-cogenerator system</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>14.1 Introduction</p> <p>14.2 Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) micro-cogenerator systems and MREF</p> <p>14.3 Model description and assumptions</p> <p>14.4 Simulation results and discussion of modelling issues</p> <p>14.5 Conclusion and future trends</p> <p>14.6 Acknowledgements</p> <p>14.8 Appendix: nomenclature</p> <p>Chapter 15: Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of membrane reactors: modelling of membrane bioreactors for municipal wastewater treatment</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>15.1 Introduction</p> <p>15.2 Design of the membrane bioreactor (MBR)</p> <p>15.3 Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)</p> <p>15.4 CFD modelling for MBR applications</p> <p>15.5 Model calibration and validation techniques</p> <p>15.6 Future trends and conclusions</p> <p>15.7 Acknowledgement</p> <p>15.9 Appendix: nomenclature</p> <p>Chapter 16: Models of membrane reactors based on artificial neural networks and hybrid approaches</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>16.1 Introduction</p> <p>16.2 Fundamentals of artificial neural networks</p> <p>16.3 An overview of hybrid modeling</p> <p>16.4 Case study: prediction of permeate flux decay during ultrafiltration performed in pulsating conditions by a neural model</p> <p>16.5 Case study: prediction of permeate flux decay during ultrafiltration performed in pulsating conditions by a hybrid neural model</p> <p>16.6 Case study: implementation of feedback control systems based on hybrid neural models</p> <p>16.7 Conclusions</p> <p>16.9 Appendix: nomenclature</p> <p>Chapter 17: Assessment of the key properties of materials used in membrane reactors by quantum computational approaches</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>17.1 Introduction</p> <p>17.2 Basic concepts of computational approaches</p> <p>17.3 Gas adsorption in porous nanostructured materials</p> <p>17.4 Adsorption and absorption of hydrogen and small gases</p> <p>17.5 Conclusions and future trends</p> <p>17.7 Appendix: nomenclature</p> <p>Chapter 18: Non-equilibrium thermodynamics for the description of transport of heat and mass across a zeolite membrane</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>18.1 Introduction</p> <p>18.2 Fluxes and forces from the second law and transport coefficients</p> <p>18.3 Case studies of heat and mass transport across the zeolite membrane</p> <p>18.4 Conclusions and future trends</p> <p>18.5 Acknowledgement</p> <p>18.7 Appendix: nomenclature</p> <p>Index</p>